The airfield also has a small commercial terminal handling scheduled and chartered passenger flights from the other islands in the Azores, Europe, Africa, and North America.

There are also several man-made fresh-water ponds resulting from excavations made during construction of the airfield and road on the western half of the atoll rim.

A secret training airfield was established at Lipetsk in 1924 and operated for approximately nine years using mostly Dutch and Russian, but also some German, training aircraft before being closed in 1933.

A small airfield is also nearby.

There is a small airfield located in Domagnano right next to the border ; there is also an international heliport located in Borgo Maggiore.

There is also a small airfield name Camdem Airfield in Couva, which is mainly used for cropdusting planes.

The terms aerodrome, airfield, and airstrip may also be used to refer to airports, and the terms heliport, seaplane base, and STOLport refer to airports dedicated exclusively to helicopters, seaplanes, or short take-off and landing aircraft.

* Circuit ( airfield ), also called the pattern, a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing

The terms of the base rights granted for Bermuda also included that the airfield constructed by the US would be used jointly with the Royal Air Force ( RAF ).

It was also strategically important to France, which maintained an important naval base and coaling station in its harbor and which integrated it into its earliest air force and airmail circuits, most notably with the legendary Mermoz airfield ( no longer extant ).

The airfield there also serves as a second national hub for international flights.

A paratroop detachment also dropped at the airfield of Aalborg which was crucial for the Luftwaffe for operations over Norway.

The city has a main railway station ( Zwickau-Hbf ) and is also reachable via a public airfield which takes light aircraft.

Taft was also the site of a military airfield named Gardner Field which was used to train pilots during World War II.

Kingsford Smith, in his plane, the Southern Cross, also used the airfield on his historic flights across the Pacific.

( Note: The Machesney Elementary School across from where the airport was also got named after Fred Machesney's airport ) The airfield was Rockford's main airport until the 1950s, when the Greater Rockford airport came on line.

Schroon also has an airfield with a runway that is capable of landing small and medium size private airplanes.

A party was also active from mid 1980th to mid 1990th with only one purpose to prevent the exploitation of the small airfield, F18, in Tullinge to become a commercial airport in the 1980s.

The Flugebyn airfield, home of the Västergötland Skydiving Club ( Västergötlands Fallskärmsklubb ) also lies in the municipality.

Several ferries provide regular transport for most travelers ; the island also features a number of marinas, as well as a small airfield for private planes.

On 20 September 2006, the airfield also played host to television's Richard Hammond and his near-fatal drive in the Vampire Dragster ; contrary to some reports at the time, this was not an attempt at the British land speed record.

The island was also the site of a small military airfield, as part of the defense.

It also hosts a Belgian military airfield which formerly flew F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.

On 4 April 1961, President Kennedy then approved the Bay of Pigs plan ( also known as Operation Zapata ), because it had an airfield that would not need to be extended to handle bomber operations, it was farther away from large groups of civilians than the Trinidad plan, and it was less " noisy " militarily, which would make any future denial of direct US involvement more plausible.

Lyneham, in Number 46 Group, was its main base in the south, and as well as sending its own aircraft overseas, acted as the clearance airfield for planning, diplomatic clearance, customs and briefing purposes for transport aeroplanes from other stations flying abroad.

In 1947, the airfield opened for operational use, with the 381st Bombardment Group being assigned to the field with one squadron of B-29 Superfortresses, although the facility remained primarily a separation center.

On September 17, 1945, the airfield's mission was changed to that of a separation center, and it was closed as an active AAF airfield on November 30, 1945.

Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield.

Nakagawa's defenses were based at Peleliu's highest point, Umurbrogol Mountain, a collection of hills and steep ridges located at the center of Peleliu overlooking a large portion of the island, including the crucial airfield.

The Moreno Valley and Perris region recovered from two economic slumps each in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, especially after the closure and reassignment of March Joint Air Reserve Base and the usage of the airfield by DHL corporation for its warehouse distribution center.

It has an airfield with a 840 m ( 2757 ft ) asphalt runway, located about a kilometer west of the town center, its identifier is " O47 ".

Third Air Force used it as a training center by 120, 000 combat air crews and flew antisubmarine patrols from the airfield.

The engineering campus is located next to the small Freiburg airfield to the northwest of the city center, close to the University Medical Center.

The terminal at the airport has 12 gates and is a pier finger lay out ; the passenger terminal is located centrally on the airfield and is almost parallel to the center of the runway.

A previous project, the only flyable Boeing 247 in existence, is based from the airfield at the restoration center.

Today, Fritzlar is a service and market center for the surrounding area, with schools, hospital, and a sizeable military garrison with airfield which is the homebase of the Luftbewegliche Brigade 1 ( 1st Air Mobile Brigade ) and the Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36 Kurhessen ( Attack Helicopter Regiment 36 ) of the German Army.

An airfield was cut into the bush straight down the center of the island.

The airfield was initially assigned to Second Air Force and its mission was to be a flying training center for cadets.

When the U. S. entered the war in April 1917, the airfield was taken over as a training center for military pilots and renamed Hazelhurst Field.

The depot's former airfield is slated for use as a New York State Police training center.

Being relatively far from major urban centers ( 41 kilometers north of Eilat and 130 kilometers south of Dimona ), it is the center of the region, where most regional facilities are based: regional school, regional council offices, community center, sports center, movies and concerts hall and local airfield.

In 1943, the field was re-designated as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Corry Field, continuing to serve as a training center for aviators through World War II and during the Korean War, until its decommissioning as an active airfield in June 1958.

The Upper Base houses the airfield and administrative buildings of 12 Wing Shearwater, as well as a skate park, pool, large gym, and youth center.

For example, the 1985 elections to an Omsk soviet included instructions to move the airfield farther from the city center, construct a new music center, and build parking facilities for invalids.

At Okinawa, landings were made on the west coast in the vicinity of Kadena airfield on April 1, 1945, with the Marine 1st and 6th divisions sweeping northeast and the Army 7th division moving south along the eastern coast and the 96th division moving south down the center of the island.

* Suribachi Airbase: annex airfield located at the center of the south coast of the island, with two runways.