airport

¹ American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

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

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airport ² American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

Nautical.

1. a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.

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airport British  

/ ˈɛəˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities

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Etymology

Origin of airport¹

1915–20; air ¹ + port ¹, on the model of seaport

Origin of airport²

First recorded in 1780–90; air ¹ + port ⁴

Example Sentences

The Ukrainian leader, who usually makes foreign trips from the Polish airport of Rzeszów chose this week to fly to the UK via Moldova.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Tusk has made clear that the airport is not closed to Zelensky: "I am not going to tell him where and how to fly."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Contracts for Local 11-represented hotel and airport workers are also set to expire in early 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"While I can't go into the details, what I can tell you, high level, is it was for a very good reason," Giuliani said of Artan, who was turned back at Miami airport.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

At the airport, there is one last area where we can wave goodbye before we part ways.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway