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Recent Examples of heliport
The Bell 206 helicopter took off from a heliport in downtown Manhattan the afternoon of April 10 for an aerial tour of the city, said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the NTSB.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Officials call for air traffic restrictions Community activists and officials have repeatedly proposed banning or restricting traffic at Manhattan heliports, citing New York City’s history of fatal helicopter accidents that have killed 38 people since 1977 as well as the relentless noise.
—Ted Shaffrey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Image Thousands of sightseeing flights take off from the heliports in and around New York City every year.
—James Barron, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Adams administration has been a booster for converting to electric helicopters, making the nascent — and ostensibly quiet — technology a key part of its rebranding of the Wall St. heliport.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Officials call for air traffic restrictions Community activists and officials have repeatedly proposed banning or restricting traffic at Manhattan heliports, citing New York City’s history of fatal helicopter accidents that have killed 38 people since 1977 as well as the relentless noise.
—Ted Shaffrey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Image Thousands of sightseeing flights take off from the heliports in and around New York City every year.
—James Barron, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Adams administration has been a booster for converting to electric helicopters, making the nascent — and ostensibly quiet — technology a key part of its rebranding of the Wall St. heliport.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
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An additional guesthouse, a helipad, a floating dock, and acres of surrounding land round out the impressive compound, which boasts 2,000 feet of Oyster Bay Harbor water frontage.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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The crash victim, then 56, was airlifted from a helipad directly to an Illinois trauma hospital.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The building is close to Interstate 77, the airport, and uptown Charlotte.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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The issue of Chinese students has long been a point of friction between the two countries, with previous visa delays and airport interrogations sparking tensions.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Today, there are about 15 T-buildings, based on aerial maps of the former airfield, according to Sue Gillis, curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society.—
Michael Cook,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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What To Know Citing satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies, Reuters reported on Wednesday that two Chinese H-6 bombers were spotted at an airfield on Woody Island on May 19.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Japan and the United States could share the cell’s intelligence with Australia and the Philippines, which could in turn contribute personnel at the air base and provide data from their own unmanned surface and aerial platforms.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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On March 17, 1947, Christensen gathered with other flight instructors at a naval air base in Glenview, Illinois.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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