Carpet for the landing? (8)
I believe the answer is:
airfield
'for the landing?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for airfield that I've seen before include "Flying base" , "where flights are on offer" , "Aniseed aperitif" , "Strip for planes" , "If derail? (Anag)" .)