as in airports
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 airfields
Over the past decade, Beijing transformed several reefs and outcroppings in the Spratly Islands into fortified artificial islands equipped with airfields, deep-water ports, radar systems and missile sites.
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James Laporta, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The daring attack, a symbol of Ukraine's innovative drone efforts reminiscent of that stunning operation last year in which Ukraine hid drones in shipping trucks, releasing them deep in Russia and striking military airfields.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
They are flanked by armored bunkers and fortified weapons-storage areas, as well as airfields and railheads that link the octagons to the Hami silos.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
As reported, Russian assets tend to use the same airfields during operations and tend to follow the same, or a limited set of patrol routes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Behind the scenes, her military reportedly drew up plans to blow up airfields in the event of an American invasion.
—Nikhil Kumar, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
China’s coast opposite Taiwan is lined with ports, airfields, missile bases, rail lines, shipyards and factories.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
James Laporta, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The daring attack, a symbol of Ukraine's innovative drone efforts reminiscent of that stunning operation last year in which Ukraine hid drones in shipping trucks, releasing them deep in Russia and striking military airfields.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
His father was a bombardier-navigator who was among the first American bombers during World War II to land at Soviet airfields to refuel and rearm, enabling the Allies to reach distant German targets.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
They are flanked by armored bunkers and fortified weapons-storage areas, as well as airfields and railheads that link the octagons to the Hami silos.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
As reported, Russian assets tend to use the same airfields during operations and tend to follow the same, or a limited set of patrol routes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Behind the scenes, her military reportedly drew up plans to blow up airfields in the event of an American invasion.
—Nikhil Kumar, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
China’s coast opposite Taiwan is lined with ports, airfields, missile bases, rail lines, shipyards and factories.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfields
airports
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Strong storms delayed or halted flights at airports in some cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Rosaviatsiya said that flight restrictions were also introduced at airports in the cities of Sochi and Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast, plus in the city of Krasnodar in southern Russia.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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“Airfields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfields. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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