Definition

A patch of land where aircraft land and take off without pretending to be fancy—no terminals, no paved runways, just raw ambition and a prayer. Think of it as the budget airline of landing zones.

Example Usage

The remote airfield could handle small planes but lacked the infrastructure of a commercial airport.

Source: Common aviation terminology

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