airstrip
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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
Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
The pass was close to Chushul airstrip, which was "the primary nervous centre at a time when road network connecting the region with the rest of India was largely absent", Yadav says.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
More than 300 miles east, construction teams etching another airstrip into the mountains battled icy winds, dizziness and nosebleeds, and relied on oxygen cylinders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Unsure of what’s going on, I take off running along the front of the warehouse, heading for the alley that leads to the airstrip.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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