flight deck

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“Its flight deck layout appears to limit its ability to carry simultaneous aircraft launches and recoveries so it probably won’t be able to generate as many aircraft missions over a given period.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

HMS Prince of Wales, which docked in Singapore on Monday, is one of the UK Navy's largest ships with a flight deck large enough to fit three football pitches.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Both aviators aboard the jet safely ejected and were rescued at sea by helicopter with minor injuries, and no one aboard the warship’s flight deck was harmed, the service said.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

“More than just names and ranks, they were role models, trailblazers, and women whose influence touched countless people on the flight deck and well beyond,” Navy officials said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

“The flight deck is 862 feet long,” he writes.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline