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(DOD) An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and equipment), landing, and takeoff of aircraft. See also alternate airfield; departure airfield; landing area; landing point; landing site; main airfield; redeployment airfield. (DOD Note: In all entries involving "airfield" or "aerodrome," the US uses "airfield," and NATO uses "aerodrome." The terms are synonymous.

Any area on which aircraft may land, take off, park, and be serviced. It includes buildings and installations to support flying and maintenance operations. Also known as an airport, airstrip, or aerodrome. On aeronautical charts, airfields are depicted as in the illustration.

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For a list of words related to airfield, see:

• Commercial Airlines, Airports, and Air Force - airfield: landing area of airport, esp. military air base

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See words rhyming with "airfield."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - flyveplads, landingsplads

Nederlands (Dutch)
vliegveld

Français (French)
n. - terrain d'aviation, (petit) aérodrome

Deutsch (German)
n. - Flugplatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) (πρόχειρο) στρατιωτικό αεροδρόμιο

Italiano (Italian)
campo d'aviazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aeródromo (m), campo (m) de aviação

Русский (Russian)
летное поле

Español (Spanish)
n. - aeropuerto, campo de aterrizaje

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flygfält

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
飞机场

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 飛機場

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비행장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飛行場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أرض ألهبوط في مطار, مهبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שדה-תעופה‬

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