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heliport

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Recent Examples of heliport An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality. — Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport. — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 May 2026 This drone pilot program’s start date was pushed back in part because another experimental aviation tech, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, was demo-ing its own first-of-its-kind flights out of the same heliport. — Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 10 May 2026 That's faster than the five-seater Joby Aviation flew between JFK Airport and New York City's heliport network (200 mph or 322 km/h) as part of an air taxi demo last week. — New Atlas, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heliport

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Video released by the Coast Guard shows a crew member rappelling from a helicopter down to the ship’s helipad.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
The hospital will, however, have a helipad in case patients need to quickly be transferred via helicopter to Lurie’s downtown hospital.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

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Designed for demanding missions where airports may be unavailable, the M1 Hybrid is being developed in a cargo configuration designated M1-HC, with a five-foot-wide cargo door.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Assessing security threats and implementing aviation security measures primarily falls to national authorities, working in coordination with airport operators, airlines and law enforcement.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of airport

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O’Hare last year had the busiest airfield in the world, according to the Airports Council International World.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Mounting Citadel on a vehicle could allow operators to move the system between airfields, industrial facilities, military sites, and other locations as threats change.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of airfield

Noun

The air base in western England has been used to bomb Iran during this year’s war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
The 2025 decision came after the group claimed responsibility for breaking into a major air base, RAF Brize Norton, northwest of London, and damaging aircraft.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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