as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Recent Examples of airport
As airports and airlines adjust to the government reopening, passengers could still experience delays, Abdelghany said.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
Local travelers still will most likely continue to see impacts at MCI, as 32 of the 40 airports on the FAA reduction list are severed nonstop from MCI by passenger airlines, a spokesman for the Kansas City Aviation Department said last week.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital after a mobile lounge struck a dock at the airport near Washington, DC, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Although the government appears to be moving to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won’t go away all at once.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
Local travelers still will most likely continue to see impacts at MCI, as 32 of the 40 airports on the FAA reduction list are severed nonstop from MCI by passenger airlines, a spokesman for the Kansas City Aviation Department said last week.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital after a mobile lounge struck a dock at the airport near Washington, DC, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Although the government appears to be moving to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won’t go away all at once.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
Noun
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Though the cause of the crash has not yet been released, NTSB officials said the left engine detached from the plane and was found on the airfield.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shortly after takeoff, the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, went down about 3 miles south of the airfield.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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