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Recent Examples of heliport
Why eliminate the top floor parking for a Vertiport (similar to a heliport, it would be privately financed)?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
Noun
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The Simi Valley residence features a 17,000-square-foot Spanish-style villa, plus numerous guest and staff houses, equestrian facilities, and a helipad.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kraft’s helipad — another unusual detail in the foothills — sits about 10 minutes from Westover Field Airport for private aviation.—
David Caraccio
March 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many of the city’s highest earners work in Jones’ office, in the city attorney’s office, for the airport or in other transportation roles, according to data as of March 2026.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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That led to more Transportation Security Administration agents calling out from work, causing frustrating security lines at some of the nation's biggest airports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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China’s coast opposite Taiwan is lined with ports, airfields, missile bases, rail lines, shipyards and factories.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Out in the middle of current-day Edwards Air Force Base — one of the largest airfields in the world, at some 480 square miles — a small team began the X-plane program, a series of experimental aircraft designed to travel faster, higher and (purposefully) more awkwardly than ever before.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In March 2024, a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week.—
Joseph Epstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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