: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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And nothing beats the feeling of arriving at the airport looking stylish and feeling comfortable.
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In early May, a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis penetrated Israel’s air defenses and struck Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, halting flights for about 30 minutes.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
And nothing beats the feeling of arriving at the airport looking stylish and feeling comfortable.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
In early May, a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis penetrated Israel’s air defenses and struck Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, halting flights for about 30 minutes.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Alarmed residents point out that, although Leticia has an airport, there are no highways connecting this town of 55,000 people at the southern-most tip of Colombia to any other region of the country.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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