airport

noun

air·​port ˈer-ˌpȯrt 

: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal

Synonyms of airport

• airfield
• aerodrome

Examples of airport in a Sentence

the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline

Recent Examples on the Web

Other airports in the Southeast — including those in Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans; and Raleigh, North Carolina — had similar flight impacts to Atlanta’s primary airport. —Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026

Hilary Duff’s latest airport outfit is what dreams are made of. —Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026

Over the past seven months, travelers without Real ID compliant identification have still been able to travel without fees, but have faced additional scrutiny at airports. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026

Winter airport outfits can be deceptively tricky. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airport

• abort
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort
• forecourt

Kids Definition

airport

noun

air·​port ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 

ˈe(ə)r-, 

-ˌpȯrt

: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal