Hangar vs. Airport — What's the Difference?

A hangar is a closed building structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft. Hangars are built of metal, wood, or concrete.

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.

A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.

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.

House (an aircraft) in a hangar

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.

A shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft.

An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

(obsolete) A covered shed for carriages.

(transitive) To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.

A large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained