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An area with runways and buildings for handling aircraft, passengers, and freight.
Mein Flug geht morgen früh, also muss ich um 5 Uhr am Flughafen sein.
My flight leaves early tomorrow morning, so I have to be at the airport at 5 o'clock.
The word 'Flughafen' (airport) is made up of 'Flug' (flight) and 'Hafen' (harbor). A 'Hafen' is a place where ships arrive and depart. So an airport is literally a 'harbor for flights.'
Der Frankfurter Flughafen ist einer der größten in Europa.
Frankfurt Airport is one of the largest in Europe.
To express movement to an airport, you use 'zum Flughafen' (to the airport, dative) or 'an den Flughafen' (to the airport, accusative). To describe the place where you are, you say 'am Flughafen' (at the airport, dative).
Wir müssen jetzt schnell zum Flughafen fahren.
We have to drive to the airport quickly now.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Flughafen' (airport) are 'jemanden zum Flughafen bringen' (to take someone to the airport), 'jemanden vom Flughafen abholen' (to pick someone up from the airport), and 'am Flughafen landen' (to land at the airport) or 'starten' (to take off).
Kannst du mich morgen früh vom Flughafen abholen?
Can you pick me up from the airport tomorrow morning?
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Flughafen is the neutral standard term for a large facility with the necessary passenger and flight services. Airport also refers to a large, often international airport, but it sounds English-influenced and is used more often in advertising or international names. In everyday speech, Flughafen is usually the better choice.
Für unseren Flug nach Madrid fahren wir früh zum Flughafen.
For our flight to Madrid, we are leaving for the airport early.
Das Reiseportal bewirbt den großen internationalen Airport als besonders modern.
The travel website advertises the large international airport as especially modern.
