How to Say "Airport" in Japanese

空港

kūkō[kɯ̟ːko̞ː]

The Japanese word for airport is 空港 (kūkō). Wiktionary also lists エアポート (eapōto).

Meaning: place designated for airplanes (noun)

Ways to say it

“airport” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
空港	kūkō	[kɯ̟ːko̞ː] (narrow)
エアポート	eapōto	[e̞a̠po̞ːto̞] (narrow)

The term refers to a place designated for airplanes.

The word 空港 (kūkō) is composed of 空 (kū) meaning 'air/sky' and 港 (kō) meaning 'port'.

空港 (kūkō) is the standard Japanese word for airport, whereas エアポート (eapōto) is a loanword from English used primarily in names or branding.

kūkō

The character 空 (kū) used in 空港 is also the character for 'emptiness' or 'void' in Buddhist contexts, though in this phrase it refers strictly to 'sky'.
If you are looking for a smaller airfield or a local landing strip, you would likely use the word 飛行場 (hikōjō) instead of 空港.
The word for 'airport' is a homophone for several other words. Depending on the kanji used, kūkō can also mean 'empty hallway' or 'air-cooled'.

空港まで送るよ。
I'll drive you to the airport.
This sentence demonstrates how to use 空港 when offering a ride.
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空港って、遠いの？
Is the airport far?
This sentence shows how to ask about the distance to the 空港.
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私は今空港にいます。
I'm at the airport now.
This sentence illustrates how to state your current location at the 空港.
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Kenta and Yui are talking about Yui's upcoming trip.

結衣 Yui

新しい空港はとても広いです。
Atarashii kūkō wa totemo hiroi desu.
The new airport is very large.
健太 Kenta

結衣さんは、そこまで電車で行きますか？
Yui-san wa, soko made densha de ikimasu ka?
Yui, are you going there by train?
結衣 Yui

はい、空港まで電車で行く予定です。
Hai, kūkō made densha de iku yotei desu.
Yes, I plan to go to the airport by train.
健太 Kenta

気を付けて行ってきてくださいね。
Ki o tsukete itte kite kudasai ne.
Please have a safe trip.

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