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
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Recent Examples of airfield
Chicago’s largest airport overtook Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson to become the busiest airfield in the country last year, according to preliminary federal data.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 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 the 1990s by the CargoLifter transport company.
—Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
Operations at the airfield near North Highlands has resumed.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
So what happened to that busy and historic little airfield?
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 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 the 1990s by the CargoLifter transport company.
—Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
Operations at the airfield near North Highlands has resumed.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
So what happened to that busy and historic little airfield?
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Julie Bennett left to drive her parents to the airport for a weekend trip to Florida that summer afternoon.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not red carpet moments or full glam looks—I’m talking about the outfits the stars wear while running errands, grabbing coffee, or walking through an airport.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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This 2004 shingled contemporary has a heated six-car garage readily convertible into an event space, as well as an airstrip, Lake Champlain frontage, and a guest apartment.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Jan. 2026
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The details of the crash were also detailed in an incident report from the Aviation Safety Network, which alleged that the two-person glider crashed shortly after takeoff at the private airstrip and that the aircraft sustained substantial damage.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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