Sentence examples for active airfield from inspiring English sources

The phrase "active airfield" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an airfield that is currently in operation and being used for flights or other aviation activities.
Example: "The pilot received clearance to land at the active airfield after confirming the weather conditions."
Alternatives: "operational airfield" or "functioning airfield".

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The air base at Bagram, built in the 1950's with assistance from the Soviet Union, is the only active airfield for heavy freight traffic in Afghanistan.

Lasham Airfield was an RAF station during World War Two and is still in use as an active airfield, although a small part of it returned to farmland after the war.

The site remains an active airfield and is used by civilian flying companies, and hosts regular air shows.

The site remains an active airfield and is used by a number of civilian flying companies, and hosts regular air shows.

Duxford remains an active airfield and maintains two parallel runways; an unpaved 880 m grass strip, and a concrete runway with a usable length of 1199 m, both oriented at 060/240-degrees.

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Duxford remained an active RAF airfield until 1961.

Los Alamitos is one of the most active military airfields in the U.S. It has supported various mobilizations and deployments, including the Persian Gulf War, Panama and most recently Bosnia.

The other sample of each pair was held in a car at the airfield with active cooling to maintain target temperature.

In May 2007, a detachment of 75 members of No. 114 MCRU deployed for active service at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, utilising the AN/TPS-77 to coordinate coalition combat air operations.

However, the location lacked an airfield on which to train the green pilots and American submarines were very active in the vicinity which restricted the ships to the anchorage.

"Airfield?" "Nope".

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