airstrip

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SIRTE, Libya—The twin-turboprop plane carved a line down through the sky and touched down at a desert airstrip here near Libya’s Mediterranean coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Instead of circling right around and coming down on the airstrip, he tried to land among the trees on the far side of the Ruaha River.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall