(DoD, NATO) An airfield with at least minimum essential facilities, which may be used as an emergency airfield or when the main or redeployment airfield is not usable or as required to facilitate tactical operations. See also airfield; departure airfield; main airfield; redeployment airfield.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). diversion airfield. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/diversion_airfield/definitions/1961434 |
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