Definition

1. Noun:
   • Airport: A defined area on land or water, including buildings and facilities, where aircraft take off, land, and are serviced. This is the primary and modern meaning of "phi trường".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi sẽ gặp nhau tại phi trường. (We will meet at the airport.)
  • Phi trường Tân Sơn Nhất rất đông đúc. (Tan Son Nhat airport is very crowded.)
  • Xe buýt này đi thẳng đến phi trường. (This bus goes directly to the airport.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "phi trường" is a Sino-Vietnamese compound (from 飛場). It is a formal term equivalent to "sân bay". While still correct and understood, "sân bay" is more commonly used in contemporary everyday Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Sân bay (n): airport. The more common, everyday synonym for "phi trường".
• Cảng hàng không (n): air terminal; another formal term for an airport, emphasizing its function as a port for air traffic.

Synonyms

• Airport: A complex of runways and buildings for the takeoff, landing, and maintenance of civil aircraft.
• Airfield: A simpler area equipped for aircraft takeoff and landing, often without extensive passenger facilities.
• Aerodrome: A term for a location from which aircraft flight operations take place.

Related Idioms

• is a specific technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Related phrases involve its primary function.
  • Hạ cánh tại phi trường: to land at the airport.

    • Máy bay sẽ hạ cánh tại phi trường lúc 10 giờ tối. (The airplane will land at the airport at 10 p.m.)