(DoD, NATO) An airfield specified in the flight plan to which a flight may proceed when it becomes inadvisable to land at the airfield of intended landing. An alternate airfield may be the airfield of departure.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). alternate airfield. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/alternate_airfield/definitions/1960297 |
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