Synonyms of airfield

airfield

noun

ˈer-ˌfēld 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airport
• aerodrome
• airstrip
• airdrome
• runway
• field
• heliport
• helipad
• jetport
• air base
• landing field
• landing strip
• air park
• pad
• launchpad

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of airfield

The battle between Sanford and GOAA became especially heated after the Sanford airfield applied to trademark its name and logo, succeeded, and GOAA filed an appeal. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Ukraine also struck the Saratov oil refinery, the Engels military airfield and other targets inside Russia overnight including fuel storage tanks at the Lyudinovskaya oil depot in Russia’s Kaluga region, Zelenskyy said. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The ministry earlier said the pilots of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, which can carry 12 passengers, notified the control tower at Nazca airfield of the emergency, in the aircraft’s final radio transmission. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

While the surrounding airfield dates back to the 1930s, when it was used as a military base by the Luftwaffe, the dome itself was built in 1999 by the CargoLifter transport company. — Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026