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the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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BERLIN – Authorities say an employee at an airfield in southern Germany has died after being hit by flying debris when the rotor blades of a military helicopter collided with the facility's control tower.
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The airfield, about 25 miles from the Syrian capital of Damascus, has hosted Syrian attack helicopters as well as Russian advisors.
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The Indian airfield was also the fastest-growing on the list, with passenger traffic rising 14 percent, followed by 10 percent at China’s Guangzhou, which climbed two notches to No. 13.
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The Indian airfield was also the fastest-growing on the list, with passenger traffic rising 14 percent, followed by 10 percent at China’s Guangzhou, which climbed two notches to No. 13.
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The celebrated aviator and women’s rights symbol took off with navigator Fred Noonan in her Lockheed Electra at an airfield in Papua New Guinea on July 2, 1937.
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During construction, the airport will shift arrivals and departures to the two north-south runways on opposite ends of the airfield.
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The plane is operated by Wayman Aviation, a flight school at the airfield.
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After eight hours in the air, the plane bumped down on an airstrip in an airfield in Konya, Turkey.
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First Known Use of airfield
1919
AIRFIELD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of airfield for English Language Learners
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: a field or airport where airplanes take off and land
AIRFIELD Defined for Kids
Definition of airfield for Students
: a field or airport where airplanes take off and land
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