airstrip
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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
Tessalit serves as a strategic base due to its geographical location and features a well-maintained airstrip capable of accommodating helicopters and other large military aircraft.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
That October, intelligence agents transported the oil executives from the Helicoide jail in Caracas to an airstrip on a tiny Caribbean island in the Grenadines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 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
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
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