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–noun

a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.

[Origin: 1915–20; air¹ + port¹, on the model of seaport

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air·port2

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–noun Nautical.

a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.

[Origin: 1780–90; air¹ + port⁴

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n.

A tract of leveled land where aircraft can take off and land, usually equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, a control tower, hangars, aircraft maintenance and refueling facilities, and accommodations for passengers and cargo.
Such an installation in which the landing area is on water.

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airport
noun
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

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ˈairport noun

a place where passenger aircraft arrive and depart, with buildings for customs, waiting-rooms etc

Arabic:	مَطَار
Chinese (Simplified):	機場
Chinese (Traditional):	機場
Czech:	letiště
Danish:	lufthavn
Dutch:	vliegveld
Estonian:	lennujaam
Finnish:	lentokenttä
French:	aéroport
German:	der Flughafen
Greek:	αεροδρόμιο
Hungarian:	repülőtér
Icelandic:	flugvöllur
Indonesian:	bandar udara
Italian:	aeroporto

Japanese:	空港
Korean:	공항
Latvian:	lidosta
Lithuanian:	oro uostas
Norwegian:	flyplass, lufthavn
Polish:	lotnisko
Portuguese (Brazil):	aeroporto
Portuguese (Portugal):	aeroporto
Romanian:	aeroport
Russian:	аэропорт
Slovak:	letisko
Slovenian:	letališče
Spanish:	aeropuerto
Swedish:	flygplats
Turkish:	havaalanı

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Airport Drive, MO (village, FIPS 424) Location: 37.13898 N, 94.51577 W
Population (1990): 818 (328 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Airport, FL Zip code(s): 34622

Wilson Airport, GA Zip code(s): 31206

Big Flats Airport, NY (CDP, FIPS 6480) Location: 42.17101 N, 76.88983 W
Population (1990): 2248 (749 housing units)
Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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