airstrip

Example Sentences

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Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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

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

Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Outside the windows of O’Hare International Airport, the sky was painted a particular shade of gray and leaving droplets of water on the large glass windows that looked out onto the airstrip.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin