Thesaurus results for AIRPORTS

airports

noun

plural of airport

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 Ukrainian drones killed a woman in a Russian border region and disrupted flights at Moscow's airports, according to Russian authorities. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 The Houthis have repeatedly attacked airports and oil infrastructure across the kingdom with drones and missiles that can change direction during flight, posing a challenge to interceptors. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Pilot associations are also concerned that restricting training at Centennial could shift touch-and-go traffic to other already-busy general aviation airports along the Front Range. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Airport and clinic transfers, including the airports covered. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The Saturday attack was part of a string of Houthi strikes on airports across the kingdom this past week. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Early this year, criminal groups stole 10 new Ram pickup trucks from Oakland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas airports, according to private investigators. — Steve Fisher special Correspondent follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Following Saturday's attack, the Houthis renewed their warning against using Saudi airports. — Azhar Sukri,terri Cullen, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 At least three people, including a Saudi pilot, were killed this week after Houthi forces struck several airports in the kingdom, according to Saudi Arabia. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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The system is intended for missions against targets such as logistics hubs, airfields, command posts, and other infrastructure.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
An International Civil Aviation Organization code, or better known as ICAO, is used to designate airfields.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

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