¿Estás en el aeropuerto?
Are you at the airport?
On a worried phone call, he already suspects she's where the planes take off. Estar en el aeropuerto asks where someone is right now.
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How to say "airport" in Spanish
el aeropuerto
nounmasculineplural: los aeropuertos
"Airport" in Spanish is el aeropuerto, a masculine noun said ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh. The a and the e are two separate syllables. "To the airport" is al aeropuerto, because a and el merge into al.
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Words you'll need at the airport
Signs and phrases from check-in to the gate.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Salidas / Llegadas | Departures / Arrivals |
| la terminal | terminal |
| facturar la maleta | to check a bag (Spain) |
| la tarjeta de embarque | boarding pass (Spain); in Mexico, el pase de abordar |
| el control de seguridad | security check |
| la puerta de embarque | boarding gate |
Tip: Facturar is the Spain word for checking a bag. In Mexico you'll hear documentar instead.
Grammar: el aeropuerto, al aeropuerto
Four points to get you through the terminal.
Masculine
el aeropuerto, los aeropuertos. Adjectives agree with it: un aeropuerto pequeño.a + el = al
Going there: Voy al aeropuerto. Leaving: Salgo del aeropuerto, because de and el join into del.Hay que + infinitive
Hay que means you have to, said about everyone: Hay que llegar al aeropuerto a las seis.Getting there
Use en for the way you travel: Voy al aeropuerto en taxi, en metro, en autobús.Example sentences
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Hay que llegar al aeropuerto a las seis.
You have to get to the airport at six.
Hay que esperar en el aeropuerto.
You have to wait at the airport.
Llegamos al aeropuerto en el último vuelo.
We got to the airport on the last flight.
El aeropuerto está después.
The airport is further on.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Llegamos en el aeropuerto
✓Llegamos al aeropuerto
With llegar, the place takes a. Save en for how you came: en el último vuelo.
✗aereopuerto
✓aeropuerto
There's no extra e in the middle, even though the adjective for air travel is aéreo.
✗air-oh-PWER-toh (pronunciation)
✓ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh
Say the a and the e as two clear vowels. Spanish never blends them into an English air.
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How to remember it
Aeropuerto is aero plus puerto, port. Picture planes pulling into a port and lining up like ships at a dock.
Questions about "airport" in Spanish
How do you say airport in Spanish?
El aeropuerto, pronounced ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh. The plural is los aeropuertos.
How do you say "to the airport" in Spanish?
Al aeropuerto: Voy al aeropuerto. The words a and el always merge into al.
How do you say "I'm at the airport" in Spanish?
Estoy en el aeropuerto. Use estar for where you are, and en for at.
How do you say boarding pass in Spanish?
La tarjeta de embarque in Spain and el pase de abordar in Mexico.
