How to say "airport" in Japanese

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空港くうこうJLPT N4approx.Common
nounThe everyday word for an airport, especially a commercial one with passenger terminals and scheduled flights. Use this in almost any context: travel, directions, or talking about arriving and departing by plane.
どの空港くうこうから出発しゅっぱつしますか。↗
Which airport do I leave from?
飛行場ひこうじょうJLPT N4approx.Common
nounGlossed as airfield or aerodrome as well as airport, this word really refers to an airfield — often a small, rural, or military one — and is seldom the word you want for a typical passenger airport.
その島しまの飛行場ひこうじょうは、今いまでは草くさがぼうぼうだ。↗
The airfield on the island is now covered with weeds.

Use 空港 for an ordinary airport with scheduled passenger flights; 飛行場 is primarily 'airfield' or 'aerodrome', so it suits smaller or military airfields rather than a typical commercial airport.

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Japanese equivalents

空港くうこうairport
飛行場ひこうじょうairfield
エアポートairport
空の玄関そらのげんかんairport

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