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Recent Examples of heliport
After New York City capped the number of flights that could take off from Manhattan heliports at 30,000 annually in 2016, many companies moved operations to New Jersey.
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Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Sightseeing helicopter flights are only allowed to leave from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport and only Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; although commuter and other flights are allowed to leave from the island’s two other heliports as well.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 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
There are 176 public use airports and heliports in Ohio, including eight commercial airports that include locations in Akron, Dayton, Toledo, and near Youngstown.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Sightseeing helicopter flights are only allowed to leave from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport and only Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; although commuter and other flights are allowed to leave from the island’s two other heliports as well.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 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
There are 176 public use airports and heliports in Ohio, including eight commercial airports that include locations in Akron, Dayton, Toledo, and near Youngstown.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
Noun
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Oyer said Mar-a-Lago will pay for the helipad, and the town will incur no expense.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a restaurant surrounded by an aquarium—a portion of beluga caviar costs seven hundred dollars—and a helipad upon which Roger Federer once played tennis against Andre Agassi.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The airport has put out green donation bins accepting nonperishable food and personal care items for unpaid federal airport workers, according to a social media post from Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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City officials also said $150,000 in public improvement funds would be directed toward the installation of a statue of Truman at the airport.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ukraine sees them as a way to strike Russian command centers, logistics hubs, and airfields currently out of reach.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The book’s version of these particular events takes place in the 1930s with a focus on a younger Will Hanlon, who was described on the page as serving in the army on the Derry-adjacent air base.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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