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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 European regulations are already creating a growing market, with the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation rules requiring SAF to account for 2% of aviation fuel supplied at EU airports in 2025, increasing to 6% in 2030 and 70% by 2050. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 The drones are not remotely controlled but are overseen by on-site flight monitors who track airspace and work with local airports. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 There’s no indication that any report from Loomer had a connection to his arrest, which came at a time when ICE arrests have been happening more frequently at US airports. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Their airports and oil refineries have repeatedly needed to pause operations. — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026 The smoke is not expected to affect any major airports, even though smoke from a loft will remain in the atmosphere on Wednesday. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, reported temporary flight restrictions at three of Moscow's four international airports -- Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Vnukovo -- amid the overnight attacks. — David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 The two communities offer uniquely spacious industrial tracts at the nexus of major fiber-optic lines and on the doorstep of one of the world’s busiest airports, with ample access to power and water and a dense customer base in Chicago. — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 These include data centers, advanced manufacturing plants, EV fleet operators, critical transportation infrastructure such as airports or seaports, and commercial real estate developers who are leasing large industrial properties, said Ramamurthy. — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Ukraine struck Russian oil facilities, airfields, logistics and infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Wednesday, referring to attacks over the previous 24 hours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile provides long-range strike capability against command centers, air defenses, communications sites, airfields, and logistics facilities.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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