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Recent Examples of heliport
Why eliminate the top floor parking for a Vertiport (similar to a heliport, it would be privately financed)?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
Noun
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Two additional guest cabins, the captain’s cabin, and the wheelhouse can also be found on this deck, along with a touch-and-go helipad and sport deck.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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These included the lobby, as well as all exterior shots, like the hospital's signage and helipad.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During a Philadelphia City Council budget hearing, Tracy Borda, the airport's interim CEO and chief financial officer, said ICE agents will leave as soon as Thursday.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Two people have died in a fiery plane crash at a small airport in Arizona, officials said Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The airfield is home to about 130 planes and dozens of student pilots.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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They may also be used to saturate and destroy remaining airfields, command centers, and logistic hubs.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In March 2024, a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week.—
Joseph Epstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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