airfield

Example Sentences

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Unless an airfield was available, a makeshift one would need to be set up to bring equipment in and take the nuclear material out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The troops and equipment had landed at an airfield in the north-eastern state of Bauchi, Nigerian defence spokesperson Maj Gen Samaila Uba said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The United States can count on plenty of other military assets in the region, including ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf, and the Baledogle airfield in Somalia.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The airfield can flood in heavy rain, forcing commercial flights to be grounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Bad weather slowed them down, and as it began to get dark, Marina’s group had to make the decision to come down to earth on a soggy airfield in the middle of nowhere.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein