More criticism of the way the U. S.-controlled airstrip is being administeredhere. From Wordnik.com. [Médecins Sans Frontières « Gerry Canavan] Reference
Ixtlán also houses the main airstrip used to fly over the Huichol and Cora mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Wandering through Nayarit] Reference
“What you experienced at the airstrip is what I experienced at Jonestown,” Carter said almost 30 years after that horrible day. From Wordnik.com. [Peoples Temple: pain of cult massacre lives on] Reference
To get near Everest, you must either walk for 10 days or fly to Lukla, a remote mountain airstrip where flights are notoriously unreliable. From Wordnik.com. [Motion Trek | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Beyond the airstrip were a few Eskimo shacks and a military radar installation. From Wordnik.com. [The U-2 spy plane fiasco] Reference
The airstrip is a good few hundred feet above sea level, as is most of the largest island. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Wanted:] Reference
The ASW school is closer, and its airstrip, which is in use today, is about three blocks down the street. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The Bowens met her at the airstrip, which is ten miles from the town of Kuantan; Wilson-Hays had sent them a signal that morning. From Wordnik.com. [A Town Like Alice]
There are also plans for an airstrip, which is fuelling suspicions that the rice produced is not destined for Mali but for export to. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Calling this an "airstrip" might be an exaggeration. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Headgear and the "airstrip," which calls for the stewardess to remove layers of clothing during a flight. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
His assigned target was an airstrip in North Korea. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon Considered Nuclear Option Against N. Korea] Reference
Here on the ground, we're at, in a private airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2006] Reference
They were told it was impossible, the airstrip destroyed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2005] Reference
Duke Smith met Rogers at the FBI airstrip at dusk on Friday. From Wordnik.com. ['Every Knee Shall Bow'] Reference
Out there is the busiest airstrip, supposedly, in the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2009] Reference
He disappeared Monday after he took off from a Nevada airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2007] Reference
She brought flowers for a makeshift memorial next to the airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009] Reference
Airports: airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
The engine will be used to take off and, if necessary, to motor back to the airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [Up, Up And Away] Reference
Dr. Copter has donated his time flying the 15 minutes to the island's deserted airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2010] Reference
The testing crew also brought the snow blowers to a private airstrip in upstate New York. From Wordnik.com. [Inside CR Test Labs: Snow-Blower Workouts] Reference
JIM CARTER, JONESTOWN SURVIVOR: It was a tractor trailer that had come from the airstrip. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2008] Reference
O'BRIEN (voice-over): The jungle grows right up to the edge of the airstrip at Port Kaituma. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009] Reference
In fact, the Alliance is trying to finish an airstrip north of the front in the coming days. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2001] Reference
Karr set to touch down on a Colorado airstrip for immediate transport to a Boulder jailhouse. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006] Reference
CARTER: The tractor-trailer that had come from the airstrip came up and stopped at the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009] Reference
(The American Army has invited tenders for a hospital and airstrip, according to Jordanian businessmen.). From Wordnik.com. [Mideast: 'It Must Be Decisive'] Reference
Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2003 est.). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Noonan -- they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Airports: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia Earhart and Fred. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
The crisis goes back to the legendary battle of Guadalcanal, when the United States captured a half-built airstrip from Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels Of The Pacific] Reference
NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
With captive power and even its own airstrip, the area hopes to compete for foreign investors alongside China's coastal cities. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On Reform] Reference
Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Since 1974, the island's airstrip has been used by the US military and some commercial cargo planes, as well as for emergency landings. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Howland Island airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
•Ambience: After a bumpy landing at the local airstrip, visitors are greeted with cool towels to wipe off the grime from their journeys. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Spot: Selous Safari Camp, Tanzania] Reference
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