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helipad

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as in heliport

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Recent Examples of helipad For the well-heeled, Fasano is Angra’s undisputed center of gravity, with an 18-hole golf course, secluded jungle walking trails and swimming holes, a 16,000-square-foot wellness center, and a private helipad. — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 In May of last year, an Army helicopter that was instructed to fly over the Pentagon helipad forced controllers to order two flights to abort landings at Reagan National Airport to prevent collisions. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 However, he was unexpectedly whisked to a federal courtroom first after landing on a Wall Street helipad surrounded by a phalanx of armed agents and then-Mayor Eric Adams. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for helipad

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Noun

The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.

— Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

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The Riga airport said on Sunday morning that flights could be delayed or rerouted because of the severe storm overnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Courtesy Alana Calloway Her body was found in a drainage ditch near a parking structure Thursday after someone called to report a body near the airport, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026

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One incident resulted in more than $2,000 in damage after a man crashed through a fence and drove onto the airfield.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The snafu took place on Monday ahead of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new training facility for missile operators at a nearby federal airfield in Santa Barbara.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of airfield

Noun

In response, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday there was no Turkish military delegation at the Syrian air base before or during Israel’s attack.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Zelenskyy also said Russia's Savasleyka air base, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the front line, had also been hit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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