An aerodrome or airfield's a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo or passengers or neither. A water aerodrome's an area of open water used regularly by seaplanes for landing and taking off. Derivation The word was created by analogy with "Hippodrome" (Greek, from hippos, horse, and dromos, race or course), which was a course for horse racing and chariot racing in ancient times. General usage The term's used in Intern… (More on Airfield)