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 confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Norway, Denmark and Germany have also reported incidents involving unidentified drones in their airspace in last week, causing disruption to airports and air traffic.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily halted, trash accumulated in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Roughly 750,000 federal employees — including more than 23,000 in Kentucky — could be furloughed or terminated due to the shutdown, which affects federal agencies at various places from national parks to airports.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
An extended shutdown, after all, can lead to flight delays and longer waits at airports.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The exact impacts are unclear, but airports, Amtrak trains and wildfire response would probably not be hamstrung, officials told Bay Area News Group on Monday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
News outlets have reported disruptions to banking services, hospitals, businesses, government offices, news organizations, education, airports, and visa issuances in a country of roughly 43 million people.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the South’s busiest airports is also the best place to have a stopover, according to a new study by AllClear Travel Insurance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Norway, Denmark and Germany have also reported incidents involving unidentified drones in their airspace in last week, causing disruption to airports and air traffic.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily halted, trash accumulated in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Roughly 750,000 federal employees — including more than 23,000 in Kentucky — could be furloughed or terminated due to the shutdown, which affects federal agencies at various places from national parks to airports.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
An extended shutdown, after all, can lead to flight delays and longer waits at airports.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The exact impacts are unclear, but airports, Amtrak trains and wildfire response would probably not be hamstrung, officials told Bay Area News Group on Monday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
News outlets have reported disruptions to banking services, hospitals, businesses, government offices, news organizations, education, airports, and visa issuances in a country of roughly 43 million people.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the South’s busiest airports is also the best place to have a stopover, according to a new study by AllClear Travel Insurance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airports
airfields
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The chief of Ukraine's SBU security agency, Vasyl Maliuk, later said 150 combat first person-view drones were used in Operation Spiderweb, smuggled over the border and placed close to the airfields.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In June, Ukrainian forces destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian aircraft using small drones that were smuggled to the vicinity of Russian military airfields in trucks.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Airports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airports. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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