airstrip
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But they already have a well-established airstrip nearby on Woody Island.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
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
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
We landed on an airstrip on one end of the island.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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