Definition
An airport is a place where aircraft take off, land, and are serviced, and where passengers and cargo are handled. It usually includes runways, terminals, control towers, and hangars.
Etymology
From *air* + *port*, modeled after seaports where ships dock. The term spread as commercial aviation developed in the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
An airport is literally a ‘sky harbor’—a port for air-ships instead of sea-ships. That’s why so many airport words, like ‘terminal’ and ‘gate,’ are borrowed straight from older shipping vocabulary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አየር ማረገ
AH-yer mah-reh-geh
BNবাংলা
বিমানবন্দর
bee-maan-bon-dor
CACatalà
aeroport
ah-eh-roh-POHR-t
CSČeština
letiště
LEH-tee-shteh
DADansk
lufthavn
LOO-ft-hahvn
DEDeutsch
Flughafen
FLOO-gah-fen
ELΕλληνικά
αεροδρόμιο
ah-eh-roh-DROH-mee-oh
ESEspañol
aeropuerto
ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh
FAفارسی
فرودگاه
foroodgah
FISuomi
lentokenttä
LEHN-toh-kehnt-tah
FRFrançais
aéroport
ah-eh-roh-POHR
GUGU
હવાઈમથક
havaai-mathak
HAHA
filin jirgi
fee-leen jee-r-gee
HEעברית
נמל תעופה
NAH-mahl tah-OH-fah
HIहिन्दी
विमानपत्तन
vee-maan-pat-tan
HUMagyar
repülőtér
REH-pyoo-loh-tehr
IDBahasa Indonesia
bandar udara
bahndar oo-DAH-rah
IGIG
ọdụ ụgbọ elu
oh-doo oo-gboh eh-loo
ITItaliano
aeroporto
ah-eh-roh-POHR-toh
KKKK
әуеайрық
AH-oo-eh-ay-ree-kh
KMKM
អាកាសយានដ្ឋាន
ah-kah-syahndh
MRMR
विमानतळ
vee-maan-tal
MSBahasa Melayu
lapangan terbang
lah-pah-ngahn teh-rbahng
NLNederlands
luchthaven
LOO-kht-hah-ven
NONorsk
flyplass
FLEE-plahs
PAPA
ਹਵਾਈ ਅੱਡਾ
havaai adda
PLPolski
port lotniczy
pohrt LOHT-nee-chy
PTPortuguês
aeroporto
ah-eh-roh-POHR-too
RORomână
aeroport
ah-eh-roh-POHR-t
RUРусский
аэропорт
ah-eh-roh-POHR-t
SVSvenska
flygplats
FLEEG-plah-tz
SWKiswahili
uwanja wa ndege
oo-wahn-jah wah n-DEH-geh
TAதமிழ்
விமான நிலையம்
vee-MAH-nah nee-LAH-yam
TEతెలుగు
విమానాశ్రయం
vee-MAH-nah-shrayam
THไทย
สนามบิน
sah-nahm bin
TLTL
paliparan
pah-lee-PAH-ran
TRTürkçe
havalimanı
hah-vah-lee-MAH-nuh
UKУкраїнська
аеропорт
ah-eh-roh-POHR-t
URاردو
ہوائی اڈہ
havaai addah
VITiếng Việt
sân bay
sahhn bahy
YOYO
pápá ọkọ̀
pah-pah oh-koh
ZUZU
indawo yokuthutha izindiza
in-dah-woh yoh-koo-thoo-thah ee-zin-dee-zah