heliport

See also: héliport

English

a helicopter landing at a heliport

Etymology

Blend of helicopter +‎ port, by analogy to airport.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɪˌpoɹt/

Noun

heliport (plural heliports)

1. (aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.

Synonyms

• helidrome

Related terms

• airport
• helipad

Translations

facility for helicopters

• Basque: heliportu (eu)
• Esperanto: helikopterhaveno
• Finnish: helikopterikenttä (fi)
• French: héliport (fr) m
• Galician: heliporto m
• German: Hubschrauberlandeplatz (de) m, Heliport m
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• Greek: ελικοδρόμιο (el) (elikodrómio)
• Icelandic: þyrluvöllur m
• Italian: eliporto (it) m
• Macedonian: хелидром m (helidrom)
• Portuguese: heliporto (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: heliodrom (sh) m
• Spanish: helipuerto (es) m