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Airfield

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006745

A designated area of land or water, including any buildings, installations, and equipment, intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure, and surface movement of aircraft. This infrastructure supports flight operations and aircraft maintenance activities. Airfields are classified by their operational capabilities and the types of aircraft they can accommodate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006745
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
Synonymsaerodrome; airdrome; landing field
Referencesairfield - definition and meaning (Wordnik)
TranslationsGerman: Flugplatz; Spanish: campo de aviación; French: terrain d'aviation
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006745",
  "term": "Airfield",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A designated area of land or water, including any buildings, installations, and equipment, intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure, and surface movement of aircraft. This infrastructure supports flight operations and aircraft maintenance activities. Airfields are classified by their operational capabilities and the types of aircraft they can accommodate.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aerodrome",
    "airdrome",
    "landing field"
  ],
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "references": [
    "airfield - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Flugplatz",
    "es": "campo de aviación",
    "fr": "terrain d'aviation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/airfield/"
}

Record 148 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.