Talk:Aerodrome

message: It's the "legal name" ? What's that supposed to mean ? If there's no offer supporting this, then I will amend.  Is this something USA-specific perhaps ?
:"Aerodrome" is the ICAO term for any area set out for the take-off and landing of aircraft. It is therefore used in all the airfield or airport's operating licences and other legal documentation.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.31.130.99 (talk) 10:40, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Legal name?

message: Is this a disambiguation page or an entry for "aerodrome"? Currently it seems to be trying to be both, which is ... unusual... at the least. Graldensblud 00:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confused article?

message: are aircraft carriers regarded as "aerodromes"? perhaps the article could clarify this. 27.35.53.75 (talk) 19:22, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  aircraft carriers 

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message: This spelling variation of aerodrome was introduced to this article back in 2007, along with a comment that it was obsolete. Somewhere along the way the 'obsolete' qualification has been dropped, and whilst Collins or Merriam-Webster (online) might list it even today, they also list the word 'whither', without explaining that nobody has used it for quite some time. 
Airdrome is not just American-English, it is archaic.
'Airdrome' had its day between 1917 and 1944, e.g. see this US article dated 31st December 1942;  German Airdromes in Western Europe, WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 15, December 31, 1942 https://lonesentry.com/articles/ttt08/german-airdromes-western-europe.html.
Here in the 21st century 'Airdrome' is used in just two instances.
* Airdrome Precision Components (Gardena, CA) - Hydraulic fittings
* Airdrome Aeroplanes (Holden, Missouri) - makers of WWI flying replicas
Neither qualifies it for inclusion in the first line of this article.
Meanwhile, the word 'airfield' is in daily use (in the UK at least) and is absolutely a synonym for aerodrome. According to Gov.uk there are at least 152 active airfields in the UK, and according to recent articles in the Daily Telegraph, Russia has been attacking airfields all over Ukraine. That's current usage.
WendlingCrusader (talk) 13:51, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airdrome - really?