airstrip

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DHS is expected to allow the closure of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” a soft-sided, state-run facility built on an abandoned airstrip in the Florida Everglades that Noem had relied on to increase detention capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq early in the war against Iran, two security officials told AFP, confirming a report by the Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Today it is home to an empty airstrip and the rusty remains of buildings, vehicles and hundreds of fuel drums, nicknamed American flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The informant also sent Sánchez a video of a Cessna landing on a rudimentary airstrip near the mine.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

“They’re moving her tomorrow morning. They’ll be taking her to the airstrip just west of here to fly her into the Capital.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline