chiefly British
as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal landed at the aerodrome in Surrey, south of London

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Recent Examples of aerodrome The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis. Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024 And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024 But William died six weeks later, when his racing aircraft crashed at an aerodrome near Wolverhampton. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024 For a unique view of the area, go to the local aerodrome and take a flight on a vintage plane. Fiona Kerr, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021 The fatal incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. at the aerodrome in Saint-Esprit, Quebec, which is located approximately 37 miles north of Montreal, a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirms to PEOPLE. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021 The company envisions rooftop aerodromes servicing a fleet of fixed-wing air taxis, carrying four passengers plus a pilot. Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018 The military report cited by NTV says that on Sept. 16 a lieutenant colonel and a senior lieutenant carried out a sortie at 2:47 p.m. from an aerodrome to practice live fire combat exercises. David Filipov, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2017

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“Aerodrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerodrome. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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