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the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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These would have included undergrounding utilities and upgrading the airfield.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Five days a week, and sometimes weekends, the herding dogs punch the clock and go to work clearing birds and woodland creatures from the mountaintop airfield at CRW.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Pellston Regional Airport in nearby Emmet County remains closed until at least April 28 because of high water flooding its airfield.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 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
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Five days a week, and sometimes weekends, the herding dogs punch the clock and go to work clearing birds and woodland creatures from the mountaintop airfield at CRW.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Pellston Regional Airport in nearby Emmet County remains closed until at least April 28 because of high water flooding its airfield.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 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
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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airfield
noun
air·field
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2
: airport
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