airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld 

: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as

a

: airport

b

: air base

Synonyms of airfield

• airport
• aerodrome
• airstrip

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Recent Examples on the Web

His plan centered on seizing the Hostomel airfield, a crucial staging post for an assault on the capital, but Putin’s forces got bogged down and eventually withdrew. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026

Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields. —Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Perhaps Ukraine’s biggest drone success in 2025 was Operation Spider, a complex covert operation that saw shipping containers placed within FPV range of Russia’s heavy bomber airfields in Siberia. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025

According to Tasmania Police Inspector Aleena Crack, the man and woman involved in the crash seemed to be part of a group, which also included the woman’s husband, who was at the airfield on the day of the incident. —Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airfield

• afield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield
• infield

Kids Definition

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 

ˈe(ə)r-

1

: the landing field of an airport

2

: airport