airport
(eəʳpɔːʳt )
Word forms: airports
countable noun [oft in names] A2
An airport is a place where aircraft land and take off, which has buildings and facilities for passengers.
...Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the world.
Synonyms: airfield, aerodrome, airdrome [US]
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Collocations:
airport arrivals airport baggage airport check-in airport concession airport customs airport delays airport departure lounge airport expansion airport gates airport hangar airport official airport parking airport passenger airport perimeter airport road airport runway airport scanner airport screening airport shop airport shuttle airport station airport taxi airport terminal airport traffic busy airport cargo airport civilian airport destination airport international airport main airport major airport regional airport
She was tested with an ear thermometer in the airport arrivals hall, but her reading was normal.
The Sun
I've never felt so nervous as waiting for them at the airport arrivals gate.
Times, Sunday Times
If he has to live the rest of his life in an airport arrivals lounge, so be it.
The Sun
It suggested some calamity, like an airport arrivals hall announcement that a missing airliner has been 'delayed'.
Times, Sunday Times
Where else can you walk through airport arrivals, straight to the harbour and on to your boat, ready to whisk you off to a tropical island?
The Sun
He's 31 and an airport baggage handler.
The Sun (2013)
Similar devices are being used by construction workers and airport baggage handlers to reduce the burden of their loads.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What checks are made on airport baggage handlers?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Last night an airport baggage handlers' strike was called off.
The Sun (2016)
She says the worst experience now is being stuck at an airport baggage carousel while I do selfies with fans.
The Sun (2015)
She was ' almost doubled up with pain' at the airport check-in - only days after a local spiritual healer told her she was unwell.
The Sun (2010)
ANYONE who has been stuck in an endless airport check-in queue knows flying can be a hellish experience.
The Sun (2008)
The Indian system films people from the side as they walk towards an airport check-in or a bank teller.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Its airport concessions were down by 58 per cent.
Times,Sunday Times
Customers rushing to grab a drink at rail and airport concessions have to pay up to 35p more for the same product.
The Sun
Contracts are awarded on a preferential basis if a business qualifies as an airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise.
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We've seen the topic of being repeatedly stopped at airport customs done often and so much more skilfully than this.
Times, Sunday Times
We're sure those nice airport customs officers will see the funny side ...
The Sun
And for no extra charge, he even offered to get the ivory smuggled through airport customs and out of the country without detection.
The Sun
The unnamed 32-yearold was arrested after an airport customs officer noticed she had 'a lot of hair' - and discovered a bag glued to her head.
The Sun
The crate in the airport customs hall was less than a third of a cubic metre in size, and was simply marked 'live animals'.
Times, Sunday Times
Airport delays are out of all proportion to the land travel involved.
Times, Sunday Times
No airport delays and early morning flights to remove the gloss.
Times, Sunday Times
Flooding also wreaked havoc with air traffic, causing serious airport delays.
Mail and Guardian
Road congestion costs the country $101bn (64bn) annually; airport delays add another $22bn.
Times, Sunday Times
Airport delays and road congestion forced more people on to trains but new online booking systems and flexible fares also helped.
Times, Sunday Times
It is finally time to debunk the myth of duty-free shopping in airport departure lounges.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The dining area here is so large that I was worried it would feel like an airport departure lounge, only with better food.
The Sun (2015)
Instead, I bought some of those disposable glasses you see in airport departure lounges.
The Sun (2007)
It's been the inside of airport departure lounges and aeroplane food for me since the Premiership season finished this month.
The Sun (2006)
I do not get stuck in packed airport departure lounges, waiting ages for announcements.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
However, ministers have delayed a final decision on airport expansion until the summer, pending further investigation into the environmental and noise impact of more flights.
Times, Sunday Times
The decision on airport expansion will be taken in the next few months.
Times, Sunday Times
Airport expansion, climate change, the credit crunch, national protectionism and the public's ambivalence about air travel are all a source of contention.
Times, Sunday Times
But as the prospect of airport expansion moves closer, the villagers have been joined by professional protesters intent on taking a stand against the project.
Times, Sunday Times
More than 80 per cent said it was important that households affected most by airport expansion receive financial compensation.
Times, Sunday Times
It has carbon composite wings, the last 3.3m of which fold up after landing to let it dock at airport gates.
Times,Sunday Times
No last-minute cancellations, no abandonment at the airport gates.
Times, Sunday Times
Airlines have also used ant-based routing in assigning aircraft arrivals to airport gates.
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The whole thing was held in the rather unglamorous location of an airport hangar.
The Sun
It's warm and the tents are the size of airport hangars.
Times, Sunday Times
On conference floors the size of airport hangars, few people are clicking with a mouse.
Times, Sunday Times
She will have to travel to airport hangars in fading rust-belt states.
Times, Sunday Times
These systems are usually used with special hazards occupancies associated with high challenge fires, such as flammable liquids, and airport hangars.
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Because if things get really unbearable, you can always complain to a passing airport official.
Times, Sunday Times
An airport official said that ordinary travellers were supposed to make a customs declaration if they carried more than €4,700 in cash.
Times, Sunday Times
Groggily he made his way to customs, where an airport official informed him he had too many duty-free items in his bag.
Times, Sunday Times
An airport official has stated that the second runway will allow for continuous airport operations should an aircraft incident render the existing runway unusable.
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Airport officials insist that absenteeism rates three times higher than usual have not compromised security, although waiting times for screening have increased.
Times, Sunday Times
But really, why would you trust your precious car to anything but official airport parking (booked direct)?
Times,Sunday Times
Forget pricey airport parking and shuttle buses - simply drop your car at the hotel door.
The Sun
It also finds flights, car hire, airport parking and travel insurance.
Times, Sunday Times
Most drivers who have experienced airport parking would probably beg to differ.
Times, Sunday Times
Rip-off car hire, disastrous airport parking, nonexistent hotel bookings and flight-delay nightmares.
Times,Sunday Times
The existing airport passenger tax - a tax on tickets - would be replaced by a new tax on aircraft that would be based on emissions.
Times, Sunday Times
Travellers there scrambled to find hotel accommodations and some airport passenger facilities closed early after many flights were delayed.
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These contributed to a steady growth in airport passenger and flight movements.
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The airport passenger service began in 1977 after years of delays.
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The transport select committee said that safeguards designed to protect local residents and airport passengers had to be strengthened before the plans are approved.
Times, Sunday Times
He eased himself through, emerging into the field of snow, debris and the stricken beyond the airport perimeter.
Times,Sunday Times
The city's planners want to build 4,700 flats on the airport perimeter, as well as offices and a large library, at a cost of 220m.
Times, Sunday Times
After the incident, police spoke to a number of people and searched vehicles near the airport perimeter in an area popular with plane spotters.
The Sun
Sophisticated technology has been used to prevent drivers from picking up fares while parked a few miles outside the airport perimeter.
Times, Sunday Times
Admiral advised travellers to book far in advance to secure the best deals or use off-site parking providers outside the airport perimeter.
Times, Sunday Times
The one sign of crisis was on our way home, when a taxi drivers' picket meant abandoning the hire car on the airport road.
Times, Sunday Times
The dustmen, based on the airport road, have stopped work.
Times, Sunday Times
The airport road was blocked.
Times, Sunday Times
The radio mast was moved from the east side of the building to the south side to make way for an airport road in 1952.
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The van would be found later that night on fire at the side of the airport road.
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Marking each side of a long aisle of parked cars ran a straight line of small lights, some green, some red, like airport runway lights.
Times, Sunday Times
Just think of all those hours of exertion on a surface not dissimilar to a road or airport runway.
Times, Sunday Times
Residents say that the local airport runway was extended to allow him to fly directly into the country on his private plane.
Times, Sunday Times
A car thief has been jailed for three years and eight months after driving a stolen car through a fence and on to an airport runway.
Times, Sunday Times
Noise levels on an airport runway will rise to 130 decibels, and a road junction in a city may have levels of more than 100 decibels.
Times, Sunday Times
It also includes equipment such as airport scanners and cyber security systems.
Times, Sunday Times
Its disparate operations span everything from airport scanners to heating elements for tumble dryers.
Times, Sunday Times
Today the conglomerate has five divisions making airport scanners, medical devices and engineered components for energy and communications.
Times, Sunday Times
Its shares were helped yesterday by the update and by news of another vaccine breakthrough, which could hasten the revival of air travel and help its airport scanners business.
Times,Sunday Times
I have heard all the jokes about setting off airport scanners and going rusty in a rainstorm.
The Sun
Experts have not yet recommended airport screening, fearing it would be ineffective because many travellers would not have symptoms on arrival.
Times,Sunday Times
About 420,000 are required to work as 'essential' employees, such as border patrol agents or airport screening staff, while 380,000 have simply been sent home.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a bit like an airport screening process.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the effectiveness of airport screening has been contested by health experts.
Times,Sunday Times
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the object was part of a test to assess the quality of airport screening procedures.
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It has also initiated a review of its airport shop pricing.
Times, Sunday Times
The most convenient spots to do this are an airport shop or department store.
Times, Sunday Times
Another clip shows families taking cover inside an airport shop.
The Sun
Airport shops are coining it in because so many flights are late.
Times, Sunday Times
In between, we will bankrupt ourselves in the overpriced airport shops.
The Sun
There's a bar and, of course, a free airport shuttle.
The Sun
The airport shuttle buses are another good way into the city and can drop you at many of the main hotels.
Times, Sunday Times
Other boons include a $10 airport shuttle.
Times, Sunday Times
The hotel has an airport shuttle bus every half-hour.
The Sun
Shuttle buses will usually link with other transport hubs, such as airport shuttle buses.
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The link was planned to open in 2011 and would have included an underground airport station located beneath the terminal building.
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Two options were examined for connections from the airport station to the new line.
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Airport station was unpopular with airport passengers, mostly due to very infrequent services and significant walking distance to the airport terminal.
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An airport station was recommended by local authorities during the consultation stage.
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Unless otherwise noted, all figures below are quoted from the international airport station.
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If it ever gets off the ground, that could be the end of the airport taxi.
Times, Sunday Times
The kind of cars you see in airport taxi ranks and cold war espionage films, right?
Times, Sunday Times
Much of the rest reminds one of a tourist struggling to make himself understood at an airport taxi rank.
The Times Literary Supplement
Allow a generous 25 each way for airport taxis and you have a saving of 357pp, or 714 for two.
Times, Sunday Times
Airport taxis, on the other hand, are yellow.
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Alongside the track is the new 200m grandstand, which is about the size of an airport terminal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The danger is that it could easily end up being cold and impersonal, like a miniature airport terminal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It recently opened a restaurant at the new airport terminal in Dubai, its first outpost overseas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What are you doing sitting on your bag in the middle of an airport terminal?
The Sun (2013)
There are enough tiger skins to carpet an airport terminal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The latest airport traffic statistics show that there are fewer getaways to the sun.
Times, Sunday Times
However, in 2009, airport traffic has fallen by almost 20% in just two years to 13.4 million.
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Over the following decade, the airport traffic increased which facilitated two extensions of the runway.
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Over the following decade, the airport traffic increased which facilitated modernisation and improvements to be made.
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Aside from cargo access on its south side, all airport traffic travels through the east side of the airport.
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Separate research found that increasing handwashing at busy airports could reduce the spread of a respiratory pandemic by 37 per cent.
Times,Sunday Times
I don't call this a fight for a cleaner environment or less busy airports.
The Sun
An official report found the planes carried fuel in excess of requirements, but that the airline should 'review fuel policy' when operating into busy airports.
Times, Sunday Times
But delays by flight queues at busy airports or by bad weather can leave fuel tanks dangerously low, forcing emergency landings.
The Sun
The once-quirky upstart flies to the big, busy airports it used to shun.
Houston Chronicle
In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport was the 5th busiest cargo airport in world, handling 2.44 million tonnes of cargo in 2013.
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Players can operate passenger airports and cargo airports with different considerations for each.
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Dozens of cities have passenger and cargo airports.
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Three others volunteered for temporary civilian airport security duties.
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However, the airfield was under local jurisdiction and the facility was being used as a civilian airport.
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It operated as two airports, a civilian airport and a military field.
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The airfield became a civilian airport in 1952 and first flights started operating in 1954.
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In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.
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It's happened to most of us: you arrive at your destination airport, but your suitcase doesn't.
Times, Sunday Times
You should also check out the website of your destination airport for details of routes and transfers.
Times, Sunday Times
Those ordered can be posted to the passenger's home or forwarded to the destination airport for collection.
Times, Sunday Times
Under that system, passengers book their luggage in at the departure airport and pick it up at the destination airport.
Times, Sunday Times
The pilot then needs to look at the weather and minimum specifications for landing at the destination airport and the alternate requirements.
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He has also been ac-cused of hiring old school friends for key posts and hand-ing out sweetheart contracts to build an international airport.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The project will also build two free-trade zones, two ports linked by rail and an international airport.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Will they really bring the world's busiest international airport to its knees?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has also increased the use of thermal scanners at its international airport.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It led to the recommendation of a major new international airport in the middle of the Buckinghamshire countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The main airport was closed and power and telephone lines had been torn down.
SA Star
The first cargo flight left yesterday from the city's main airport.
The Sun
Its home-made rockets, now able to strike all the country's largest cities, forced the closure of its main airport for two days.
Times, Sunday Times
There was no evidence that the national broadcaster or the main airport had been affected.
Times, Sunday Times
Several of these were excavated during works for the airport and are being exhibited in the main airport building.
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How would you staff that for a major airport?
Times, Sunday Times
But only ten are snowploughs - a terrible shortfall in a major airport.
Times, Sunday Times
Development has already started for the country's newest major airport.
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It has worked on 80 port and harbor projects, and 90 major airport projects.
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Others put forward the view that light rail or trolleybuses were more appropriate for a high-speed link and for linking to a major airport.
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You hire a private jet and slip into a badly patrolled regional airport.
Times, Sunday Times
A large public park and city's prime lakefront stuck under the glide path of a major regional airport?
Globe and Mail
He said the plane might have made a forced landing, or perhaps landed at a regional airport.
Globe and Mail
This massive field was then used for years as a regional airport, with daily airline service.
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In 1978, it was decided that, with runway extensions, the airport could be upgraded to regional airport status.
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