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

Joby Aviation has begun piloted electric air taxi flights across Florida, testing how the aircraft could operate between airports and other locations as the state works toward building a network for future aerial transportation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

At least three of them have been installed in Florida already, at airports in Gainesville, Tallahassee and the Panhandle’s Okaloosa County. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

And at one of the state’s busiest airports, graves remain embedded beside an active runway. — Eli Goodstein, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

However, recent hires in nearby airports with fewer passengers offered higher wages for airport directors, according to previous Statesman reporting. — Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

This interference-detection method would be concentrated where safety is most critical, near airports and population centers, but be less useful in more rural areas or over the open ocean. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026

Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

The Houthis in Yemen, whom the kingdom has been battling on and off since 2009, have demonstrated an alarming ability to strike deep inside Saudi Arabia, from airports to the Aramco head office, with no regard for civilian lives. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026