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

The two-person crew of a NASA plane is safe after the aircraft’s landing gear failed, leading to a fiery belly landing at a Houston airfield on Tuesday. —David Matthews, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

Chicago’s largest airport overtook Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson to become the busiest airfield in the country last year, according to preliminary federal data. —Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Last week, Chicago officials announced that O'Hare International Airport was the busiest airfield in the United States, taking the honor from Atlanta. —Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

The city, which has a population of around 77,000 residents, also hosts more than 700 acres of parks and green spaces, including a water park and a drone airfield. —Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026

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