airfield

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Over the preceding several years, the Soviet Union and Cuba had grown involved in Grenada, building military facilities, providing arms, and building an airfield capable of handling military aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the airfield near Honiton at about 13:00 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 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

That night, several of the flimsy open-cockpit Po-2s took off from Engels on a practice bombing mission—dropping concrete “bombs” on a parade ground at another airfield.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein