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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.
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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.
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Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
People who were at the jetport between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday might have been exposed, the agency said.
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CBS News,
22 Sep. 2020
Somewhere in the jetport controvert, Nixon took a liking to Reed and appointed him assistant secretary of the Interior.
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Alex Harris,
miamiherald,
11 July 2018
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
People who were at the jetport between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday might have been exposed, the agency said.
—
CBS News,
22 Sep. 2020
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
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In airports, outside hotels and inside stadiums, Haitians wore their national colors and proudly waved their flags.
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Video showed people running and several areas inside the airport covered in rubble and dust, with damaged ceilings.
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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.
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An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
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For amphibious groups such as the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, that means greater situational awareness while operating far from shore and without dependence on nearby airfields.
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In honor of Father’s Day, the king also shared a photo taken 55 years ago, an August 1971 image from the airfield of Cranwell Air Base in Lincolnshire.
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Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4, 2026.
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Kent’s upcoming October tour includes a private helicopter excursion from Jakarta to the remote Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park, where A&K staff will build a helipad just for the occasion.
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And hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Nanyuki, the town closest to the air base, fearing the disease might spread to their community.
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The Times reports that hundreds of people have gathered for protests in Nanyuki, the town closest to the air base.
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Fifty-seven-year-old Keiron Beau James Hedges was charged with one count of threatening to destroy, damage, or endanger the safety of a Commonwealth aerodrome.
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While a lot of the Garmin D2 Mach 2 Pro’s features are shared with Garmin’s other top watches, the Mach line also provides flight-first features too, including an airport database and aerodrome reports.
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“Jetport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetport. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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