: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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There were concerns about traffic gridlock around the airport and neighboring streets.
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Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.
—Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Some flights to London City airport, for example, have now been combined with aircraft heading to the Big Smoke’s Gatwick.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
The county also added an insurance requirement that pilots argue extends beyond what airport tenants and pilots of larger planes flying in and out of the facility must show.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.
—Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Some flights to London City airport, for example, have now been combined with aircraft heading to the Big Smoke’s Gatwick.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
The county also added an insurance requirement that pilots argue extends beyond what airport tenants and pilots of larger planes flying in and out of the facility must show.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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
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