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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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Kraft’s helipad — another unusual detail in the foothills — sits about 10 minutes from Westover Field Airport for private aviation.—
David Caraccio
March 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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The base had a helipad, tennis court, recreation area, barracks, mess hall, signal towers and more.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many of the city’s highest earners work in Jones’ office, in the city attorney’s office, for the airport or in other transportation roles, according to data as of March 2026.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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That led to more Transportation Security Administration agents calling out from work, causing frustrating security lines at some of the nation's biggest airports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Two controllers were working in the tower cab at the time, the top of the tower that looks out over the airfield, the NTSB confirmed on Tuesday.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week in attacks on a Saudi air base.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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