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
Government officials greeted him at the airport with flowers, and fans draped him in the sky-blue Somali flag.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 10 June 2026
How TaxiBot works The TaxiBot is a specialized tow vehicle that connects to an aircraft’s nose wheel and transports it across the airport at speeds of up to 23 knots (about 26 miles per hour, or 42 kilometers per hour).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Recent tech additions to CLT Last year, TSA launched touchless ID at the airport.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
In 1958 O’Hare opened its first international terminal, and by 1959 the airport had expanded to more than 7,000 acres (about 2,800 hectares).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 10 June 2026
How TaxiBot works The TaxiBot is a specialized tow vehicle that connects to an aircraft’s nose wheel and transports it across the airport at speeds of up to 23 knots (about 26 miles per hour, or 42 kilometers per hour).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Recent tech additions to CLT Last year, TSA launched touchless ID at the airport.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
In 1958 O’Hare opened its first international terminal, and by 1959 the airport had expanded to more than 7,000 acres (about 2,800 hectares).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
Noun
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Over the past decade, Beijing transformed several reefs and outcroppings in the Spratly Islands into fortified artificial islands equipped with airfields, deep-water ports, radar systems and missile sites.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Serving more than 260 destinations on more than 40 airlines, O’Hare handled 80 million passengers in 2025 and ranked as the world’s busiest airfield that year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
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Fifty-seven-year-old Keiron Beau James Hedges was charged with one count of threatening to destroy, damage, or endanger the safety of a Commonwealth aerodrome.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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While a lot of the Garmin D2 Mach 2 Pro’s features are shared with Garmin’s other top watches, the Mach line also provides flight-first features too, including an airport database and aerodrome reports.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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