How to Use heliport in a Sentence

heliport

noun
  • So Mom planned for the first portion of the send-off to be live-streamed from a heliport.
    — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
  • This marked the second sighting of the actors that week, at the very same heliport.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The estate has a 5,000-foot airstrip and a private heliport.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 5 July 2019
  • My phone buzzed just before 6:30 p.m. to meet the evening’s host, Priyanka Chopra, at the Wall Street heliport.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 13 July 2018
  • The pilot did not refuel at the heliport, the source added.
    — Greg Wallace and Brynn Gingras, CNN, 12 June 2019
  • There’s a private dock for getting in and out by boat and a 4,800-square-foot heliport for easy jaunts to Rio and São Paulo.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
  • After a sheriff towed a houseboat to the heliport to be crushed, the boat’s owner tried to cut the connecting line — and the cops drew their guns.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2021
  • The owner of the heliport parcel was one of his poker buddies.
    — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 21 Aug. 2019
  • There is also a saltwater pool, a heliport and a barn with three bedrooms for guests.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2018
  • Each trip includes transportation to and from the heliports, as well as the helicopter ride.
    — Sarah Jackson, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The city has a location in mind — the downtown heliport site — but hasn't yet revealed who the owners would be, despite some hints.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2024
  • The proposal to close the heliport sparked opposition across the state.
    — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
  • If the flying car is ever going to make sense to more than a tiny handful of customers, VTOL is a must, for cities have many more heliports than air fields.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2017
  • The most recent was just last month, when a copter crash landed in the Hudson River near a busy Manhattan heliport.
    — Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 10 June 2019
  • Los Angeles has maybe six or seven air fields, but more than 300 heliports.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 9 June 2017
  • Nearby Bessbrook was home to the busiest heliport in Europe, operated by the British army.
    — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The helicopter went down about 11 minutes after taking off from a heliport along the East River, a little more than a mile (1.6 km) away.
    — Jim Mustian, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2019
  • The helicopter went down about 11 minutes after taking off from a heliport along the East River, a little more than a mile (1.6 km) away.
    — Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 10 June 2019
  • The city currently allows helicopters to take off and land from three heliports, one each on the East and West sides and in downtown Manhattan.
    — Jim Mustian, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2019
  • The city currently allows helicopters to take off and land from three heliports, one each on the East and West sides and in downtown Manhattan.
    — Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 10 June 2019
  • The most recent was just last month, when a chopper crash landed in the Hudson River near a busy Manhattan heliport.
    — Jim Mustian, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2019
  • The firm also will build a retail store to promote its products and proposes to have a museum and heliport too, the village said.
    — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2018
  • In 2011, a helicopter carrying a group of tourists flipped over just after lifting off from a heliport on the east side of Manhattan.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 10 June 2019
  • In the wake of this gruesome disaster, the rooftop heliport was shuttered and New York Airways filed for bankruptcy two years later.
    — Raymond Schillinger, Bloomberg.com, 10 Aug. 2017
  • That same day, Depp and Vlasova were photographed together at a heliport in London.
    — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • The pair, who both wore casual, dark ensembles for the outing, had also been spotted at the heliport one day prior.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • From there, an Uber whisked me down to the heliport, where I was asked to for me ID and weight to ensure the four passengers were seated properly to even distribute in the helicopter.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Yet the design also includes a dinghy bay, a heliport, a car garage, and even an underwater escape pod for Bond-like exits.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024
  • The band would often rehearse at a heliport in Sausalito, where the likes of Quicksilver would also practice.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2022
  • Cruise and de Armas were also spotted together at the same heliport on Thursday night.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

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