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
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Recent Examples of airports
The nearest airports are Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP) and Seville Airport (SVQ), both of which are within a two-hour drive.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
In July 2024, an outage with cybersecurity company CrowdStrike plunged the country and beyond into chaos, knocking out services at airports, hospitals, grocery stores and more.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
That has left only the smaller airports in Cap-Haïtien and Les Cayes available for international travel.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the airports where each airline participates vary.
—Jordan Parker
aviation, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Chicago is considering selling sponsorships and naming rights at O’Hare International and Midway airports, the city’s Department of Aviation announced in a news release Wednesday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Damascus will take control of the region’s vital oil fields, airports, and manage its border crossings.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
The big story Last month, Indian airports descended into chaos as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the country’s largest airline, Indigo, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The airline will similarly close its bases at North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington airports, while still flying to those cities.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
In July 2024, an outage with cybersecurity company CrowdStrike plunged the country and beyond into chaos, knocking out services at airports, hospitals, grocery stores and more.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
That has left only the smaller airports in Cap-Haïtien and Les Cayes available for international travel.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the airports where each airline participates vary.
—Jordan Parker
aviation, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Chicago is considering selling sponsorships and naming rights at O’Hare International and Midway airports, the city’s Department of Aviation announced in a news release Wednesday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Damascus will take control of the region’s vital oil fields, airports, and manage its border crossings.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
The big story Last month, Indian airports descended into chaos as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the country’s largest airline, Indigo, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The airline will similarly close its bases at North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington airports, while still flying to those cities.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airports
airfields
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Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps Ukraine’s biggest drone success in 2025 was Operation Spider, a complex covert operation that saw shipping containers placed within FPV range of Russia’s heavy bomber airfields in Siberia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Airports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airports. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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