Thesaurus results for AIRPORT

airport

noun

ˈer-ˌpȯrt

as in airfield

a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline

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Recent Examples of airport For instance, the agency oversees the Traffic Flow Management System, which calculates the overall demand for airspace in U.S. airports and which airlines depend on. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 Several other incidents have recently occurred at major airports in Chicago, Seattle, and Houston, USA TODAY previously reported. —

Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 This creates significant challenges for air traffic controllers, particularly in airports operating near or beyond capacity. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 The airport's main runway measures about 5,700 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's website. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for airport