airfield

Example Sentences

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CBS News last week reported that multiple Iranian aircraft were parked on a Pakistani airfield, including an Iranian air force RC-130, a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

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

As the young women came running across the airfield in relief to welcome her back to earth, a smiling Marina climbed out of the plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein