refueling stop

Example Sentences

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It was a 19-hour journey from Mumbai to San Francisco with a two-hour refueling stop in Kolkata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

After a refueling stop at an Air Force base in Maryland, the president landed in Los Angeles around dawn Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024

After a grueling 19-hour flight with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, the pups were cleared by a vet and the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

The Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, had to divert to Papua New Guinea after the Solomon Islands failed to respond to a request to dock for a routine refueling stop, U.S. officials say.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

It was a refueling stop for the jet liners and space freighters bound for the outer planets, and for those returning to Earth.

From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis