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Recent Examples of heliport
The city of Indianapolis has received approval to take ownership of the downtown heliport, a key step for a future redevelopment plan that could include a future soccer stadium.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
There are 176 public use airports and heliports and eight commercial airports, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
There are 176 public use airports and heliports and eight commercial airports, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
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And when you’re done with fun in the water, head to the touch-and-go helipad on the foredeck that doubles as a basketball court for a pick-up game or two.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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Explore the Parks Via a Private Flight Luxury travelers can explore the national parks via a helicopter that departs from Amangiri's helipad.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nonstop flights from Newark and Miami have made Dominica far easier to reach, and momentum is building ahead of a new international airport scheduled to open in 2027.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are protesting peacefully downtown and at the airport.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The two-person crew of a NASA plane is safe after the aircraft’s landing gear failed, leading to a fiery belly landing at a Houston airfield on Tuesday.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Chicago’s largest airport overtook Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson to become the busiest airfield in the country last year, according to preliminary federal data.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Baghdad expects logistical support to transit through the coalition’s air base in Erbil and did not rule out joint US-Iraqi counter-ISIS operations launched from Al-Asad if deemed necessary.—
Jonny Hallam,
CNN Money,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Syrian military said its forces were in full control of Deir Hafer, captured the Jarrah air base to the east and were in the process of clearing mines and explosives.—
Ghaith Alsayed,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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