as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
The targets may have included the few Russian air force Sukhoi Su-25 attack jets that still stage from the airfield for attacks on the 800-mile front line of Russia’s 34-month wider war on Ukraine, 100 miles to the west.
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Where it’s located: A private facility located across the airfield from LAX’s main terminal area off Imperial Highway.
—Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Update: Crews have successfully treated airfield surfaces and the runways and taxiways at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) are open for flight operations.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Our airfield was closed briefly this evening, but one of our runways has now been cleared to resume regular operations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Where it’s located: A private facility located across the airfield from LAX’s main terminal area off Imperial Highway.
—Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Update: Crews have successfully treated airfield surfaces and the runways and taxiways at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) are open for flight operations.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Our airfield was closed briefly this evening, but one of our runways has now been cleared to resume regular operations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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The airport's main runway measures about 5,700 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's website.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The airport's plans will affect nearly half of the property, along with nearly all of its more than nine miles of bike trails, WRAL reports.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2024
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And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2024
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The airstrip, which appears to be 2.4 kilometers [1.5 miles] long, is still under construction.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the launch of the two new routes, Lindblad passengers now have the option to fly in and out of an airstrip at a permanent Chilean research station on King George Island.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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