jetport

noun

Definition of jetportnext
as in airport

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Recent Examples of jetport The airstrip was intended in the 1960s for a massive jetport that, with its access corridors east and west, would have trashed Florida’s greatest natural resource, the Everglades. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026 Construction on a huge jetport had begun, but Stoneman Douglas and others were able to stop it after just one runway was built in the fragile wetlands. — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 Somewhere in the jetport controvert, Nixon took a liking to Reed and appointed him assistant secretary of the Interior. — Alex Harris, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetport
  1. airport
  2. heliport
  3. airfield
  4. helipad
  5. air base
  6. aerodrome
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The hotel also has its own private heliport, should that be of interest.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In September, the Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee voted 2-1 to approve the Citadel founder’s heliport request and pass it on to the planning department for approval, then ultimately to the full City Commission.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • That means one person can deploy it in a couple of minutes from the side of the road rather than from an airfield, says Bocken.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pratt & Whitney magnanimously donated 75 acres of the former Rentschler airfield to further facilitate its construction.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of airfield
Noun
  • 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
Definition of helipad
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
Definition of air base
Noun
  • The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images The aircraft, registered in Germany, crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, close to a residential area and two roads, an AFP journalist reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of aerodrome

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“Jetport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetport. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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