Synonyms of airfields

airfields

noun

plural of airfield

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• airports
• aerodromes
• airstrips
• airdromes
• runways
• fields
• heliports
• air bases
• helipads
• landing fields
• landing strips
• jetports
• air parks
• pads
• launchpads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of airfields

By 2024, they were regularly being used to strike Russian airfields, ammunition depots and oil refineries. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

The network of pipelines and refineries necessary for military airfields, for example, was foundational for the petrolization of societies. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Ukraine struck Russian oil facilities, airfields, logistics and infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Wednesday, referring to attacks over the previous 24 hours. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile provides long-range strike capability against command centers, air defenses, communications sites, airfields, and logistics facilities. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields. — David Szondy july 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

After several of the most dramatic strikes—against Russian oil refineries, military airfields, weapons factories—President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the company and its engineers. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

By 1944, the Flying Tigers had come under American control, but still flew out of airfields in China, including one in Yunnan, China, where McKinney was based. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026