An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo; SYN. airdrome, aerodrome.
Landing strip with a facility for the loading and unloading of passengers and freight from aircraft. Commercial airports normally have a purpose-built terminal building, concrete or asphalt runways, and instrumentation such as radar for guiding and locating planes. A stolport is a specialized type of airport.
Factors important in the location of airports are: (1) easy access via highway and rail links; (2) nearness to urban areas for local demand; (3) flat land; and (4) suitable weather; for example, a large number of days free of fog and snow.

A wireless connectivity option introduced by Apple in 1999. AirPort provides wireless network and Internet communications to all AirPort card–equipped Macintosh computers within 150 feet of an AirPort base station. AirPort was developed around the IEEE 802.11 Direct Sequence Spectrum (DSSS) industry standard and is interoperable with other 802.11-based equipment.