Starport

"Spaceflight and air superiority form the foundation of terran dominance in the Koprulu sector. And the very cornerstone of our areospace capabilities is the modern starport"

- Dominion Marine Corps Combat Handbook: Infantry Edition

The starport is an advanced terran structure, responsible for the construction and maintenance of all space-faring vehicles and starships. Along with featuring a number of landing pads, a control tower may be attached to coordinate the upgrading and construction of advanced vessels. Starports contain an advanced fueling system, as well as a versatile, retractable landing pad.

Starports can function both terrestrially and as space stations. At least some feature a flight school. Starports are known to have many amenities for their pilots, including a lounge stocked with beer, much to the ire of frontline infantry.

StarCraft
In StarCraft, the starport constructs the wraith, dropship, valkyrie, science vessel and battlecruiser.

Development
During early builds of StarCraft, the starport had a dry docks add-on.

StarCraft II
In StarCraft II, the starport is compatible with the tech lab and reactor, albeit not both simultaneously.

Jim Raynor
In Co-op Missions, Jim Raynor gains the following upgrades to the starport.

Rory Swann
In Co-op Missions, Rory Swann gains the following upgrades to the starport.

Development
In early builds of the game, the starport was capable of being upgraded into the star base, but the building was scrapped.

The development team wanted to revise the starport and some other terran structures from the first game, but there wasn't enough time for this. The starport underwent only by a couple art revisions, the second revision done to realize the structures properly in 3D with all the flight animations and moving parts the placeholder art lacked. These versions were done two or more years or more before Wings of Liberty shipped, and didn't get the benefit of a texture unification pass.

Known Starports

 * Augustgrad's starport
 * Agria starport
 * Atkinson Airfield
 * Giddings Station
 * Mar Sara Starport
 * Skyway Starport
 * Tarsonis Starport
 * Zarahemla Starport