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the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Its fleet operates from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
The airfield is located about 600 kilometers from Ukraine's border and remains a key facility in Russia's military operations.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Hours before air-raid warnings were issued for Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot near a critical military airfield in southern Russia.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The airport temporarily closed its runways Monday night so crews could remove snow and focus on preventing refreezing on the airfield.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
The airfield is located about 600 kilometers from Ukraine's border and remains a key facility in Russia's military operations.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Hours before air-raid warnings were issued for Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot near a critical military airfield in southern Russia.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The airport temporarily closed its runways Monday night so crews could remove snow and focus on preventing refreezing on the airfield.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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airfield
noun
air·field
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2
: airport
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