as in airports
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 airfields
In June, Ukrainian forces destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian aircraft using small drones that were smuggled to the vicinity of Russian military airfields in trucks.
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Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The details matter as Emirates faces competition not just from Gulf rivals but also from private jets, which offer privacy and the hassle-free convenience of small airfields.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The country has already dredged up 70 percent of China's total 2,300 acres and, like China, has begun to add defensive structures, airfields and harbors at several features.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
As early as summer 2024, Ukraine began striking airfields used to store and deploy Shahed drones.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, August 31, two Royal Navy destroyers were sunk off the Dutch coast, German planes continued their assault on British airfields, and Nazi fighters dropped bombs across England, marking the beginning of the London Blitz.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The barrage is considered the largest drone strike on Russian airfields to date.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
As the busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest airfields in the world, Heathrow’s closure is likely to affect passengers and flight operations around the globe.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Both are used to strike munitions depots, command and control nodes, airfields and other bases; neither Ukraine nor Europe produces comparable weapons systems at scale.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The details matter as Emirates faces competition not just from Gulf rivals but also from private jets, which offer privacy and the hassle-free convenience of small airfields.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The country has already dredged up 70 percent of China's total 2,300 acres and, like China, has begun to add defensive structures, airfields and harbors at several features.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
As early as summer 2024, Ukraine began striking airfields used to store and deploy Shahed drones.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, August 31, two Royal Navy destroyers were sunk off the Dutch coast, German planes continued their assault on British airfields, and Nazi fighters dropped bombs across England, marking the beginning of the London Blitz.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The barrage is considered the largest drone strike on Russian airfields to date.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
As the busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest airfields in the world, Heathrow’s closure is likely to affect passengers and flight operations around the globe.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Both are used to strike munitions depots, command and control nodes, airfields and other bases; neither Ukraine nor Europe produces comparable weapons systems at scale.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfields
airports
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The Austin and Midland airports are about 330 miles apart.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Using data, the company could identify when customers were stuck at airports due to flight delays.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Airfields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfields. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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