airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld 

: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as

a

: airport

b

: air base

Synonyms

• aerodrome [chiefly British]
• airdrome
• airport
• field

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Recent Examples on the Web

Ukraine launched dozens of drones over large swathes of Russia overnight Monday, with three military airfields said to be among the targets. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

The airport expects to complete Concourse D renovations by fall 2026 and spring 2027 for Concourse E. For airfield operations, Charlotte Douglas commissioned its North End Around Taxiway project in January. —Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025

As the busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest airfields in the world, Heathrow’s closure is likely to affect passengers and flight operations around the globe. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

This airfield stores the largest number of missiles used by strategic aviation for strikes on Ukraine. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airfield

• afield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield
• infield

Kids Definition

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 

ˈe(ə)r-

1

: the landing field of an airport

2

: airport