airstrip

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More than 300 miles east, construction teams etching another airstrip into the mountains battled icy winds, dizziness and nosebleeds, and relied on oxygen cylinders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

A strong walker, pre-acclimatized to the altitude, could cover the distance from the Lukla airstrip to Everest Base Camp in two or three long days.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer