Synonyms of airports

airports

noun

plural of airport

as in airfields

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airfields
• aerodromes
• airstrips
• airdromes
• runways
• fields
• heliports
• air bases
• helipads
• landing fields
• landing strips
• air parks
• jetports
• launchpads
• pads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of airports

All four of Moscow's international airports -- Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo -- were put under temporary flight restrictions overnight, according to Rosaviatsiya, Russia's federal air transport agency. — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The crews who take to the air in Los Angeles must not only navigate each other, but air traffic to three regional airports and smaller, local air strips across the Southland when doing their job. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Layers always work in places like lounges and airports, and this set is perfect for it. — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

The area around airports is also off limits for drones, due to the danger of colliding with aircraft with people onboard. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

And all airports within a five hour drive of our house were also unable to accommodate us. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026

Airlines, airports, investors and employees own the remaining shares in the public-private partnership. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

The incident forced the closure of one of the nation's busiest airports. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting flight cancellations at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting flights at other airports. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026