jetport

noun

Definition of jetportnext
as in airport

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Recent Examples of jetport The airstrip was intended in the 1960s for a massive jetport that, with its access corridors east and west, would have trashed Florida’s greatest natural resource, the Everglades. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026 Construction on a huge jetport had begun, but Stoneman Douglas and others were able to stop it after just one runway was built in the fragile wetlands. — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetport
  1. airport
  2. heliport
  3. airfield
  4. helipad
  5. air base
  6. aerodrome
Noun
  • Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, ​early on Saturday, triggering hours of sustained gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking state television and radio off air.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of airport
Noun
  • The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
  • An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
    — Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • Video from the airfield showed Chicago Fire Department personnel responding to the aircraft.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That leads to stabilization of the soil and prevents wildlife from building habitats and making the airfield their homes.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of airfield
Noun
  • The communication issues surfaced after Marine One flights were moved from the White House South Lawn to the Ellipse in May as work on the helipad continued, according to Reuters.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The note likely refers to the helipad construction on the South Lawn, where the presidential helicopter normally lands and takes off.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of helipad
Noun
  • The airport is a strategic hub that hosts a key military air base, known as Base 101, as well as the headquarters of Russia’s Africa Corps in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In response, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday there was no Turkish military delegation at the Syrian air base before or during Israel’s attack.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of air base
Noun
  • The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images The aircraft, registered in Germany, crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, close to a residential area and two roads, an AFP journalist reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of aerodrome

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“Jetport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetport. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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