airports
Where planes land
Airports are facilities where aircraft take off and land, equipped with runways, terminals, and services for passengers and cargo.
The word typically refers to commercial aviation hubs: We arrived at the airport two hours early.
Airport also functions as an adjective for things found there: airport security, airport lounge, airport novel—the last being light reading for travel.
Paved path for planes
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- tarmacPaved airport surface
apron · terminal building · concourse · jetway · radar · beacon · windsock · cargo facility
At the endpoint
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- boardingEntering a vehicle
check-in · layover · connection · international · domestic · transit · itinerary · destination
Evaluative selection process
- TSAAirport screening agency
- checkpointInspection station on route
- scannerDevice that reads data
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
metal detector · pat-down · liquids · prohibited items · ID verification · boarding pass · clearance · surveillance
Comfortable waiting room
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- newsstandBooth selling periodicals
- currency exchangeConverting between national monies
WiFi · charging station · spa · shower · hotel · business center · smoking area · prayer room
London's main airport
- JFK35th president's monogram
- DubaiPersian Gulf emirate
- SchipholAmsterdam's international airport
- NaritaTokyo's main international airport
Incheon · Frankfurt · LAX · Charles de Gaulle · Sydney · Hong Kong · Munich · Zurich
Aircraft support personnel
- baggage handlerAirport luggage worker
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- schedulingAssigning times to events
logistics · turnaround · pushback · catering · loading · refueling · maintenance crew · operations center
runway
Paved path for planes
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- hangarAircraft storage structure
tarmac · apron · terminal building · concourse · jetway · radar · beacon · windsock · cargo facility · maintenance
terminal
At the endpoint
boarding · check-in · layover · connection · international · domestic · transit · itinerary · destination · passport
screening
Evaluative selection process
- TSAAirport screening agency
- checkpointInspection station on route
- scannerDevice that reads data
X-ray · metal detector · pat-down · liquids · prohibited items · ID verification · boarding pass · clearance · surveillance · restricted area
lounge
Comfortable waiting room
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- newsstandBooth selling periodicals
currency exchange · WiFi · charging station · spa · shower · hotel · business center · smoking area · prayer room · vending
Heathrow
London's main airport
Narita · Incheon · Frankfurt · LAX · Charles de Gaulle · Sydney · Hong Kong · Munich · Zurich · Singapore
ground crew
Aircraft support personnel
- baggage handlerAirport luggage worker
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
scheduling · logistics · turnaround · pushback · catering · loading · refueling · maintenance crew · operations center · coordination
- man-madebuildings, cars, planes, boats, trains
- transport themesaviation, nautical, railroad, automotive, space travel
- airportsterminals, terminal building, runway, runways, gates
- aviationaircraft, flying, flight, airplane, airplanes
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- Asia travelSeoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Kyoto, Hong Kong
airportstrain stations
Facilities for rail passengers
seaports · harbors · bus terminals · subway stations · ferry terminals
airportssubway stations
Underground rail boarding points
metro stations · tunnels · mines · bunkers · basements
airportsdestinations
Places one travels to
homes · hometowns · settlements · prisons
- JFK AirportNew York's busiest international terminal
- airport securityPassenger and luggage inspection
- international airportFacility for foreign flights
- airport shuttleVehicle serving travelers' ground transport
- airport loungePremium terminal waiting space
- airport terminalPassenger processing facility