sentence: Many airports have buildings which are used to hold airplanes and passengers.
sentences_before: Southern Brazil An 'airport' is a place where airplanes can land or take off. Most airports in the world have only a long strip of level ground called a runway.
sentences_after: A building that holds passengers waiting for their planes or luggage is called a terminal. Airports also have buildings called hangars to hold planes when they are not used. Some airports have buildings to control the airport, like a control tower which tells planes where to go.
concept_name: airport
headings: Airport
categories: Aviation infrastructure