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[[File:Pulkovo airport.jpg|thumb|[[Pulkovo Airport]], near [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia]]
[[File:Cessna 182P OH-CMR at EFSO 20110712.jpg|thumb|A Cessna 182P aircraft at [[Sodankylä Airfield]] in [[Sodankylä]], Finland]]
An '''aerodrome''' ([[English in the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth English]]) or '''airdrome''' ([[American English]]) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve [[air cargo]], passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it's for public or private use. Aerodromes include small [[general aviation]] airfields, large [[Commercial aviation|commercial]] airports, and military [[air base]]s.
The term ''[[airport]]'' may imply a certain stature (having satisfied certain certification criteria or regulatory requirements) that not all aerodromes may have achieved. That means that all airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports. Usage of the term "aerodrome" remains more common in Ireland and Commonwealth nations, and is conversely almost unknown in American English; with the term airport being almost exclusively applied.
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