Airport Word Search
Airports run on a mix of people, places and paperwork, from the check-in desk to the gate. Runways are numbered by the compass direction they point, so one marked 27 heads roughly west.
Airport word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- check in
- gate
- luggage
- passport
- pilot
- plane
- runway
- security
- terminal
- ticket
Airport word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- baggage claim
- boarding pass
- carousel
- check in
- control tower
- gate
- jet bridge
- luggage
- passport
- pilot
- plane
- runway
- security
- terminal
- ticket
Airport word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- arrival
- baggage claim
- boarding pass
- carousel
- check in
- control tower
- customs
- departure
- flight crew
- gate
- jet bridge
- luggage
- passport
- pilot
- plane
- runway
- security
- taxiway
- terminal
- ticket
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Words in the Airport word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- plane
- Aircraft with wings and engines that carries passengers.
- gate
- Numbered doorway where you board your plane.
- ticket
- Proof that you paid for a seat on a flight.
- pilot
- Person trained to fly the aircraft.
- luggage
- Bags and cases you bring on your trip.
- runway
- Long paved strip where planes take off and land.
- terminal
- Building with gates, shops, and waiting areas.
- baggage claim
- Area where you pick up checked bags after landing.
- boarding pass
- Slip or code that lets you onto the plane.
- security
- Checkpoint where staff screen people and their bags.
- passport
- Government booklet proving who you are abroad.
- check in
- Step where you confirm your flight and drop bags.
- control tower
- Tall building where staff direct planes on ground and air.
- jet bridge
- Covered walkway from the gate to the airplane door.
- carousel
- Moving belt that brings luggage around to travelers.
- departure
- A flight leaving, listed with its time and gate.
- arrival
- A flight coming in, listed on the screens.
- customs
- Area where officers check goods entering a country.
- taxiway
- Paved path planes use between runway and gate.
- flight crew
- Pilots and attendants who work on board the plane.
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