airfield

Example Sentences

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In one instance, a plane carrying the European Commission president was forced to divert to another airfield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The government says its facilities include an airfield and deep-water port, as well as advanced communications and surveillance capabilities.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

Technical director Jeremy Howitt said the advantage of trialling the service there was the large amount of airspace around the airfield that cannot be used by non-approved aircraft.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

I don’t think she’s given them the right name of any airfield in the whole of Britain, except Maidsend and Buscot, which of course were where she was stationed.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein