as in airfields
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 airports
Airlines often adjust schedules for new airports based on actual booking data versus initial forecasts.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The study ranked Charlotte Douglas International Airport 19th out of 21 North American airports in the mega category.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Testing at both these airports will begin soon.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Several airports have reinvented themselves entirely.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While the survey overall suggests an uptick in satisfaction, some leading airports saw scores drop from last year.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This year’s survey, in its 20th year, found that airports across the country had done a good job handing high volumes of travelers and that overall traveler satisfaction had increased.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Retirement 2025 were selected from a list of counties Investopedia ranked according to several factors a retiree might consider, including cost of living, proximity to major airports, and access to quality health care.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Damascus will take control of the region’s vital oilfields and airports and manage its border crossings.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The study ranked Charlotte Douglas International Airport 19th out of 21 North American airports in the mega category.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Testing at both these airports will begin soon.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Several airports have reinvented themselves entirely.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While the survey overall suggests an uptick in satisfaction, some leading airports saw scores drop from last year.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This year’s survey, in its 20th year, found that airports across the country had done a good job handing high volumes of travelers and that overall traveler satisfaction had increased.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Retirement 2025 were selected from a list of counties Investopedia ranked according to several factors a retiree might consider, including cost of living, proximity to major airports, and access to quality health care.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Damascus will take control of the region’s vital oilfields and airports and manage its border crossings.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airports
airfields
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The chief of Ukraine's SBU security agency, Vasyl Maliuk, later said 150 combat first person-view drones were used in Operation Spiderweb, smuggled over the border and placed close to the airfields.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In June, Ukrainian forces destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian aircraft using small drones that were smuggled to the vicinity of Russian military airfields in trucks.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Airports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airports. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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