Airport area
The crossword clue "Airport area" is answered by TARMAC, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TARMAC
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TARMAC answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ARRIVALS (5 uses in xd)
- BAGGAGECLAIM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TARMAC
Every other clue in this collection answered by TARMAC, most used first.
- Runway surface - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Airport surface - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Runway material - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Landing strip - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Place for a touchdown - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the area - AROUND, used 24 times
- Washington airport - SEATAC, used 21 times
- Area of influence - SPHERE, used 18 times
- Library area - STACKS, used 18 times
- Area - REGION, used 14 times
- Tokyo airport - NARITA, used 13 times
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