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airstrip

[air-strip] / ˈɛərˌstrɪp /






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Tristan da Cunha, which has a population of 221, has no airstrip and can only be reached by boat.

From BBC May 10, 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

A senior Danish official confirmed two possible locations at Kangerlussuaq, formerly Sondrestrom, which houses a sizable airstrip, as well as the maritime gateway of Narsarsuaq.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

The government consulted studies to identify the hours of lightest traffic from Altiplano to an airstrip near Mexico City, where the men would board flights to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

A fellow pilot draped his flight jacket over the U-2's cockpit window, trying to give Powers some relief as the unmarked black aircraft baked in the sun on an airstrip near Peshawar, Pakistan.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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