as in airfields
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
landed at the aerodrome in Surrey, south of London
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Noun
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The chief of Ukraine's SBU security agency, Vasyl Maliuk, later said 150 combat first person-view drones were used in Operation Spiderweb, smuggled over the border and placed close to the airfields.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
In June, Ukrainian forces destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian aircraft using small drones that were smuggled to the vicinity of Russian military airfields in trucks.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Airlines often adjust schedules for new airports based on actual booking data versus initial forecasts.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The study ranked Charlotte Douglas International Airport 19th out of 21 North American airports in the mega category.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Aerodromes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerodromes. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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