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Old 24th April 2005 | 02:25
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jabberwok
 
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Aerodrome, airport and airfield. Hmmm.

At one point an airport was considered an aerodrome with port facilities i.e. Customs suitable for international flight. Anything without these was called an airfield.

Aerodrome is a more ancient (and lovely) name - that Sir George would probably use exclusively over the more recent variants.
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