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Recent Examples of airstrip
Instead, there are small airstrips (some of which are directly on the ice) at research facilities like the U.S.-run McMurdo Station.
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The airstrip, which appears to be 2.4 kilometers [1.5 miles] long, is still under construction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
With the launch of the two new routes, Lindblad passengers now have the option to fly in and out of an airstrip at a permanent Chilean research station on King George Island.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The airstrip, which appears to be 2.4 kilometers [1.5 miles] long, is still under construction.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
With the launch of the two new routes, Lindblad passengers now have the option to fly in and out of an airstrip at a permanent Chilean research station on King George Island.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Visibility was 6 miles with a runway visual range of 3000-6000 feet with an improving trend.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Related article How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down And many of these flights are just as long, if not longer than flights flown by larger jets.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Delivered by Lürssen in 2003, a second helipad was added during a 2008 refit.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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That money went to local infrastructure improvements, including toward a water system and a helipad for medical evacuations, in addition to Perpetua sponsoring the community’s annual harmonica festival, for which it’s known.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It's not known exactly when the heliport will close.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
4 Dec. 2024
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Saint Therese was closed years ago and its site, which included a heliport, at Washington Street and Keller Avenue, is being razed.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s why aside from continuing to build some sort of new culture and keeping everyone healthy, the next two months are all about gliding onto the landing strip in smooth fashion in July, setting things up for a run in 2025-26.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.—
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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