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the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Work will continue overnight to keep the airfield clear.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
The airfield is used by Russia's military station its Tu-95MS and Tu-160 jets, which launch cruise missile strikes against Ukraine and are nuclear-capable.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Fritz circled the airfield, in an attempt to get the birds to fall in behind.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Instead, it's more commonly used as a taxiway to get around the congested airfield.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
The airfield is used by Russia's military station its Tu-95MS and Tu-160 jets, which launch cruise missile strikes against Ukraine and are nuclear-capable.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Fritz circled the airfield, in an attempt to get the birds to fall in behind.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Instead, it's more commonly used as a taxiway to get around the congested airfield.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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airfield
noun
air·field
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2
: airport
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