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Recent Examples of jetportThe call to the tower gave federal agents enough time to race to the jetport to meet the pilot.—Charles Rabin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022 People who were at the jetport between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday might have been exposed, the agency said.—CBS News, 22 Sep. 2020 Somewhere in the jetport controvert, Nixon took a liking to Reed and appointed him assistant secretary of the Interior.—Alex Harris, miamiherald, 11 July 2018 In addition to recruiting new space hardware companies like rocket manufacturer Blue Origin, the city is trying to certify its jetport as a landing spot for Sierra Nevada's mini-space shuttle Dream Chaser.—Lee Roop, AL.com, 6 July 2017
The airport's main runway measures about 5,700 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's website.
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Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Once they are collectively greeted at the airport by Jorg (Peter Diseth), Moretti’s personal majordomo, the group is whisked away to the singer’s massive middle-of-nowhere estate.
He then was flown to a Manhattan heliport, where he was walked slowly up a pier by a throng of officers with assault rifles — a contingent that included New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
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MICHAEL R. SISAK,
TIME,
19 Dec. 2024
The proposal to close the heliport sparked opposition across the state.
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Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
4 Dec. 2024
Its fleet operates from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.
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Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
Hours before air-raid warnings were issued for Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot near a critical military airfield in southern Russia.
Palmer offered Pavlovich tickets to her shows and invited her to parties for the Patreon community at her house on nearby Waiheke Island, a lush bohemian retreat with vineyards, golden beaches, and more than 60 helipads to accommodate the billionaires who vacationed there.
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Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
The yacht has nine guest cabins, space for a staff of 40, a helipad, a spa, a sauna, a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor theaters, a gym and floor-to-ceiling indoor fireplaces.
Enhancing the air base would strengthen its role in Middle Eastern crisis responses, bolstering U.S.-Cyprus relations while reinforcing the island nation's standing as a dependable Western ally in the region.
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Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
What this actually means for docking rights for Russian vessels remains unclear, as does the future of Russia’s air base in Khmeimim.
The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.
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Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2024
And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.
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