Airfield is an English word with synonyms like field or facility. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Airfield meaning
An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
Synonyms of Airfield
Using Airfield
- The main meaning on this page is: An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
- Useful related words include: landing field, flying field, field, facility.
- In the example corpus, airfield often appears in combinations such as: the airfield, airfield in, an airfield.
Context around Airfield
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Airfield
- In this selection, "airfield" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, military, aviation, maypole, weather, mission and remained stand out and add context to how "airfield" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a satellite airfield for operations and airfield review no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "airfield" sits close to words such as annoyed, canton and chiang, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with airfield
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Airfield Review No 140. Airfield Research Group. (7 words)
At this time, we have some water on the south end of our airfield. (14 words)
Emergency responders rushed to the scene at Caboolture airfield shortly after 10.30am Friday. (14 words)
But as the search for an airfield and even an idea to create a new small general aviation airfield, which has not been done for more than 50 years in England, goes further afield Chris said he is concerned that one may not be found. (45 words)
The letter sent to them by Girlings Solicitors reads: "We act for Andy and Sally Haigh who as you know are owners of Maypole Airfield and we hereby give you formal notice that the airfield will close on the 10th of January, 2021. (43 words)
At the town hall Fast announced the 36th Wing’s top five priorities: 1. Establish command, control and communications 2. Sustainment of life 3. Open the airfield 4. Help the Guam community 5. Recover facilities. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
But as the search for an airfield and even an idea to create a new small general aviation airfield, which has not been done for more than 50 years in England, goes further afield Chris said he is concerned that one may not be found.
It meant the airfield was reduced to a Care and Maintenance status and there was very little activity at the airfield for the remainder of the war.
The letter sent to them by Girlings Solicitors reads: "We act for Andy and Sally Haigh who as you know are owners of Maypole Airfield and we hereby give you formal notice that the airfield will close on the 10th of January, 2021.
The Airfield Weather Operations flight now produces TAF reports as well as airfield mission weather products.
After Sampson AFB closed, the airfield remained as Seneca Army Airfield but was closed in 2000.
Airfield Review No 140. Airfield Research Group.
It also restored a historic grass airfield that functioned as a culturally significant military airfield between 1919 and 1936.
RAF units from Sector airfields often flew into a satellite airfield for operations during the day, returning to their home airfield in the evenings.
The first jeep-borne airfield raid occurred on the night of 7–8 July 1942 when Stirling's SAS group attacked Bagush airfield along with five other Axis airfields all in the same night.
The island's biplanes were unable to defend due to the Luqa Airfield being unfinished; however, the airfield was ready by the seventh attack.
As a central town, it’s also reasonably close to key locations such as the Northwestern Airfield.
As of Sunday morning, Wagner remained in charge of the Millerovo military airfield in southern Russia, according to Russian reports.
As the family progressed with the tour, Louis preferred to stand next to the vehicle and look out over the airfield outside.
At the town hall Fast announced the 36th Wing’s top five priorities: 1. Establish command, control and communications 2. Sustainment of life 3. Open the airfield 4. Help the Guam community 5. Recover facilities.
At this time, we have some water on the south end of our airfield.
At Villacoublay military airfield, Princess Diana's coffin is placed in the hold of Squadron Leader Graham Laurie's BAe-146.
But Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport still shellacked Chicago for the third year in a row as the nation's busiest airfield.
Crash investigators said that Maia had flown out of their ranch in Nova Conquista and then stopped at an airfield to refuel.
Defence has been responsible for managing the update of the airfield to Code E Status, allowing wide bodied commercial aircraft such as Boeing 787’s and Airbus A330’s to use Newcastle Airport.
Emergency responders rushed to the scene at Caboolture airfield shortly after 10.30am Friday.
Common combinations with airfield
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the airfield 57×
- airfield in 29×
- an airfield 17×
- airfield and 11×
- airfield was 11×
- military airfield 8×
- airfield at 8×
- army airfield 7×
- airfield near 7×
- airfield for 6×