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 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.
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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
Multiple unexploded mortars were found and safely detonated at an airfield in Washington State, authorities said Thursday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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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
Multiple unexploded mortars were found and safely detonated at an airfield in Washington State, authorities said Thursday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
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Modi held a meeting with the national security adviser, the foreign minister and other senior officials at the airport and a special security cabinet meeting had been called for 1230 GMT, a defence ministry official said.—
Fayaz Bukhari,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Two German teenagers who recently graduated high school say they were strip-searched and detained after arriving at the Honolulu airport during their world tour.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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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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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Despite earlier assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping that China would not militarize the reefs, some now feature airstrips, missile emplacements, ports, and other military infrastructure.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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