der Flughafen
Translation
airport
Examples
Wir fahren zum Flughafen.
We are driving to the airport.
Der Flug startet vom Flughafen Frankfurt.
The flight departs from Frankfurt Airport.
Grammar Patterns
to drive to the airport We're driving to the airport tomorrow.
to be at the airport I'm at the airport right now.
to depart from the airport The plane departs from the Berlin airport.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Flugplatz (airfield)
Etymology
A compound noun from 'Flug' (flight) and 'Hafen' (harbor, port). It literally means 'flight harbor'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a harbor ('Hafen') not for ships, but for flights ('Flug'). This makes the compound word easy to remember.