Airport vs. Airpark — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Airport and Airpark
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Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports often have facilities to park and maintain aircraft, and a control tower.
Airpark
A residential airpark (also spelled air park) is also referred to as a "fly-in community". The word can also refer to a community specifically designed around an airport where the residents each would own their own airplane which they park in their hangar usually attached to the home or integrated into their home.
Airport
A place where aircraft take off and land, usually equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, a control tower, hangars, aircraft maintenance and refueling facilities, and accommodations for passengers and cargo.
Airpark
A small airport typically located near a business area or industrial park.
Airport
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
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Airpark
(US) A small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
Airport
An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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