Airports by type

airport serving international destinations

aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft

thumb|A heliport at Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls, [[Ontario, Canada]] thumb|The Hernesaari Heliport in [[Hernesaari, Helsinki, Finland]] thumb|Heliport of Uniklinikum Aachen, [[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany]] thumb|Heliport in the mountains of Loen, Norway|Loen, [[Norway]]

section of existing road, highway, or motorway, that is specially built (or adapted) to allow take-off and landing of (primarily) military aircraft in times of emergency resulting from damage to nearby permanent airbase runway

airport with scheduled traffic exclusively to domestic destinations

airport to be used in case of emergency or as alternate landing place

thumb|right|Hangar homes at Independence State Airport.

A STOLport or STOLPORT was an airport designed with STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) operations in mind, usually for an aircraft class of a certain weight and size. The term "STOLport" did not appear to be in common usage as of 2008, although was commonly used by pilots flying into Biggin Hill during 1986/87 when the London City Airport was opened restricting approaches and ceilings to the north of Biggin. A STOLport usually has a short single runway, generally shorter than . STOLports are only practicable by certain types of aircraft, especially smaller propeller aircraft, with performances