aeropuerto
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In Mexico an airport is an aeropuerto. Mexico City's main one is the Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, and people usually just say el aeropuerto.
Useful phrases include ¿Cómo llego al aeropuerto? for "How do I get to the airport?" and Voy al aeropuerto for "I am going to the airport".
Meaning: place where planes take off and land (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Aeropuerto is masculine: el aeropuerto. The plural is los aeropuertos.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as "ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh" with four to five syllables, with the stress on puer.
Did you know?
- The new Felipe Ángeles International Airport, near Mexico City, opened in 2022.
Examples in context
- ¿Cómo llego al aeropuerto?How do I get to the airport?
- Mi vuelo sale del aeropuerto a las seis.My flight leaves the airport at six.
- El aeropuerto está muy lleno hoy.The airport is very crowded today.
Example conversation
A traveler, Miguel, asks a taxi driver for help at a hotel in Cancún.
- MiguelBuenas tardes, necesito ir al aeropuerto.Good afternoon, I need to go to the airport.
- TaxistaClaro, súbase. ¿A qué hora sale su vuelo?Of course, get in. What time does your flight leave?
- MiguelA las cinco.At five.
- TaxistaEntonces llegamos con tiempo.Then we will arrive in time.
