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Recent Examples of heliport
The helicopter, paid for by Harris, was late taking off from the Millenium Downtown heliport (as Gelitin found out through staying in contact via a cache of clunky cellphones).
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Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The doomed chopper took off from a downtown Manhattan heliport at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, carrying five passengers and one pilot.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Timeline of the Doomed Flight 7 hr 23 min ago
Based on flight tracking software, officials said the helicopter, which was flying for tour company New York Helicopters, took off at 2:59 p.m. from the downtown Manhattan heliport.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The doomed chopper took off from a downtown Manhattan heliport at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, carrying five passengers and one pilot.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Timeline of the Doomed Flight 7 hr 23 min ago
Based on flight tracking software, officials said the helicopter, which was flying for tour company New York Helicopters, took off at 2:59 p.m. from the downtown Manhattan heliport.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
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Scenes in Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) house and on the rooftop helipad of Grey Sloan Memorial are both filmed in the Emerald City, per Los Angeles Magazine.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement The expected reopening also eases pressures on the airline industry, which was grappling with staffing shortfalls in airport security and air-traffic control, resulting in delays at major airports across the country just two weeks ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Until a deal is officially inked, airlines must continue to follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s emergency order to incrementally reduce flight capacity at 40 major US airports, up to 10%.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Though the cause of the crash has not yet been released, NTSB officials said the left engine detached from the plane and was found on the airfield.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shortly after takeoff, the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, went down about 3 miles south of the airfield.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
5 Nov. 2025
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The incidents followed drones seen over a Belgian military air base during the weekend.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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India has operated the air base for nearly 25 years under a 2002 agreement with Tajikistan, which allowed New Delhi to rebuild and modernize the facility according to India TV website.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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