airfield

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

airfield
    n 1: a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield},
         {landing field}, {flying field}, {field}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

airfield \air"field`\ ([^a]r"f[=e]ld`), n.
   1. 1 a place where planes take off and land; an airport; --
      usually used of airports other than those with regularly
      sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military
      bases or small fields for private aircraft.

   Syn: landing field, flying field, field
        [WordNet 1.5]