Editing Spaceport

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{{Center|''For the [[Remember Reach]] short film, see [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)]]''}}
[[File:Manassas Spaceport.png|thumb|250px|Manassas Spaceport on Reach.]]
A '''spaceport''', also known as a '''starport''',{{Ref/Level|Id=Exodus|HR|Exodus}} is a location on a planet where spacecraft launch and land, by analogy with seaport for seaborne ships or airport for aircraft. Spaceports may serve as transport hubs for cargo or passengers, or both. A '''shuttle port''' is a type of spaceport presumably used primarily by shuttlecraft. There are at least 15 major shuttle ports on [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Axon]]'', [[Media:ILB_Old_mombasa.ogg|old_mombasa]]</ref> Spaceports are often located in the vicinity of [[:Category:Cities|cities]], connected to them by highways or [[MagLev train]]s.<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 37-38''</ref> Alternatively, commuters or goods may be shipped to orbital platforms connected to [[space elevator]]s.

Due to their significance to interplanetary and interstellar transportation, spaceports are common targets for [[terrorism|terrorists]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s. During [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[Tribute]]'s numerous spaceports were under constant supervision by [[ARGUS drone]]s to prevent bombings.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref>

Spaceports are also found on [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili colonies|worlds]], such as the mining colony of [[Creck]] in the early days of the [[Covenant]]. Sangheili could land and temporarily store their personal starships in a spaceport while they visited a world. The spaceports were guarded by armed Sangheili and travelers were required to go through processing stations. To enter or leave a spaceport with a starship, Sangheili were required to gain proper clearance from a spaceport administrator.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Chapter=1}}

==Known spaceports==
*[[Esztergom Spaceport]], [[Reach]]<ref name="ringcode">[[:File:Ringcode - LegendBox 02.jpg]]</ref>
*[[Great Lakes Spaceport]], [[Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|ch}}
*[[Luxor Spaceport]], [[Eridanus II]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 21''</ref>
*[[Manassas Spaceport]], Reach{{Ref/Generic|Heading=[[Remember Reach]]|Subheading=[[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]}}
*[[New Alexandria Starport]], Reach{{Ref/Reuse|Exodus}}
*[[New Harmony (city)|New Harmony Spaceport]], [[Mars]]{{Ref/Film|Film=Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn}}
*[[New Tyne Airfield]], [[Venezia]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 45'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
*[[Utgard Spaceport]], [[Harvest]]{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Story=Dirt}}
*[[Paxopolis]], [[Sarcophagus]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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