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
Arriving flights at Dallas Love Field airport are facing a delay of an hour and seven minutes on average, according to online flight tracking service FlightAware.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Other participating airports include Portland International Airport in Oregon and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Spokane International Airport in Washington state.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Plus, navigating busy airports is effortless with the telescoping handle and smooth-rolling wheels.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Viral scenes of travelers waiting in hours-long lines at the nation's airports may no longer be the norm, but that doesn't mean the Transportation Security Administration is back to its pre-shutdown shape.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Other participating airports include Portland International Airport in Oregon and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Spokane International Airport in Washington state.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Plus, navigating busy airports is effortless with the telescoping handle and smooth-rolling wheels.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Viral scenes of travelers waiting in hours-long lines at the nation's airports may no longer be the norm, but that doesn't mean the Transportation Security Administration is back to its pre-shutdown shape.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
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Five days a week, and sometimes weekends, the herding dogs punch the clock and go to work clearing birds and woodland creatures from the mountaintop airfield at CRW.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pellston Regional Airport in nearby Emmet County remains closed until at least April 28 because of high water flooding its airfield.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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