| 单词 | airstrip |
| 例句 | A few cars were leaving and arriving at the terminal building; farther ahead, the airstrip was pitch black. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When the “all clear” message would come over the loudspeakers, the family would ascend to the ground floor of their little house in Kent, England, midway between London and the Nazi airstrips in France. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We were flying over rugged country, and there was nowhere to land until we got to the bush airstrip at Ruaha. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z In the distance the airstrip was lit up and there were figures—more guards and technicians—everywhere. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At the airstrip, the wind whipping his hair across his forehead, Henry fishes inside his jacket for something. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead of circling right around and coming down on the airstrip, he tried to land among the trees on the far side of the Ruaha River. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Alex wrenched the gear into first, released the hand brake, and gunned the Jeep forward, shooting over the drive and onto the grass, heading for the airstrip. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “They’re moving her tomorrow morning. They’ll be taking her to the airstrip just west of here to fly her into the Capital.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z 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. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z On one screen Alex could see the underground laboratory, on another the assembly line, on a third the airstrip with the last of the trucks on its way out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z De la O grabbed his gear and loaded into the back of a truck heading for the airstrip to be lifted off by helicopter. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z 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. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The car is waiting to take him back to the royals’ private airstrip. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But the computers would be constructed in the modern buildings he had seen opposite the airstrip. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Frank looked down and saw the airstrip riddled with craters like a piece of burning Swiss cheese. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A strong walker, pre-acclimatized to the altitude, could cover the distance from the Lukla airstrip to Everest Base Camp in two or three long days. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We landed on an airstrip on one end of the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s on the way back to the airstrip when he sees it, emblazoned on the side of a brick building, a shock of color against a gray street. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z North of the city, we landed on an abandoned airstrip, where a cargo plane was waiting. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It was his first visit to Biafra’s only link to the outside world, this wonder of an airstrip where food and arms evaded Nigerian bombers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Around sunset, they landed at an airstrip near a Zande village. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They built new airstrips as they needed them and lived with the local population or even in hastily dug trenches in the ground sheltered by tarpaulin sheets. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A fellow pilot draped his flight jacket over the U-2's cockpit window, trying to give Powers some relief as the unmarked black aircraft baked in the sun on an airstrip near Peshawar, Pakistan. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The sun had already set, but across the lawn the airstrip was ablaze, artificially illuminated by the sort of lights Alex had seen in soccer stadiums. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It was getting dark, and the pilots decided to spend the night in the cockpit, sitting on the airstrip. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then she waved, even though the streets, as wide and as straight as the airstrip in Chungking, were empty. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The theater consisted of a few dozen folding chairs arranged before a bedsheet or the blank wall of a vacant hangar out near the airstrip. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Buffalo landed at an airstrip outside the town. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We could see a tiny splotch of white in the otherwise unbroken sea of green scrubland: a patch of flat gravel that would serve as our makeshift airstrip. Explorer : Mud, Leeches and Stunning Beauty in Tasmania 2013-01-25T17:51:24Z We stopped to refuel at this really remote desert airstrip. Frequent Flier: Over Brazil, a Cockpit English Lesson With ?Dick and Jane? 2010-11-16T12:41:00Z The bill would permit the construction of military installations, roads, airstrips, and communication towers anywhere within the 100-mile zones. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z It was a 35-minute flight to a little dusty airstrip inside the reserve. A Family Adventure in the Wild Heart of Tanzania 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The area around the airstrip was known during the Vietnam War as the “Arizona Territory” — a region of intense and bloody combat. A U.S. Marine lost his dog tag in the Vietnam war. A tour group just found it. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Even an airstrip gas station sells gear for warding off conjurers. ‘Spell’ Review: Occult Reprogramming 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z About 900 dealers sell vintage wares along an airstrip at the former naval base. The Best Flea Markets For Summer Shopping 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “The airstrip opposite. There is nothing. It is fantastic.” Anselm Kiefer Raises History’s Ghosts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The town itself, high in the northern mountains, 150km north of the capital Vientiane, is an ugly splat of yellow Beer Lao advertising signs divided by a disused airstrip. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Below him, the rural airstrip outside of Orange, Va., unfurls like an ashen ribbon in the June afternoon sun. A jumping accident left him paralyzed, but Ned Wulin continues to train skydivers It was redirected to an airstrip in the Jordanian desert, and joined by two others. An Infamous Hijacking, Revisited Through a Child’s Eyes 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z One of the group’s stops was at the abandoned An Hoa airstrip. A U.S. Marine lost his dog tag in the Vietnam war. A tour group just found it. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Each camp is within easy driving distance of an airstrip; air transport should be arranged with a reputable safari outfitter. Personal Journeys : In East Africa, Safaris That Leave a Lighter Footprint 2014-01-31T18:49:41Z He is drawn to those airstrips like nothing I've ever seen and it is how many of our adventures have begun. This 5-minute, rum-spiked fruit salad will transport you to a tropical island 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z They loved the place but were interested in greater privacy, and after much looking found a four-acre property at the end of a driveway as long as your average airstrip. James Burrows 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z Later, we passed the airstrip and a group of men on radios flagged us down. My life inside the luxury real estate bubble 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “Every time I came to a new airstrip or military facility, I was automatically under arrest.” ‘We come as friends’: The world’s most consequential lie 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Their helicopter crashed soon after takeoff from an airstrip near Nowra, 97 miles north of Sydney, police said. Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash 2012-02-06T00:31:04Z While the group was exploring the area around the airstrip, a villager approached them on a bicycle, he said. A U.S. Marine lost his dog tag in the Vietnam war. A tour group just found it. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Two-Lane Blacktop was an existential odyssey that set off for Washington DC only to blow it, memorably, on an airstrip in Tennessee. King of the road movie: Monte Hellman on his new film 2010-09-16T21:29:00Z How can the Inuit protect themselves from the outsiders developing airstrips and radar stations, as well as increased military and mining efforts? In the stunning yet grim "The Last Ice," melting glaciers and development threaten Inuit way of life 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The Mule emerges from the thicket to the spectacle of a man riding a mower up and down a grassy airstrip next to some cottages and outbuildings on the opposite end of Sinclair. The ‘other’ San Juan islanders go their own way 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z “It will be the adventure of your life,” he said, as I tried to politely decline since a Cessna was to pick us up at the dirt airstrip that afternoon. Latin America 2011 : Suriname, South America?s Hidden Treasure 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z Landing a plane on a floating airstrip was easier for some young men than others. Review: Planes in Lake Michigan? ‘Heroes on Deck’ Has the Answer 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Before the kidnapping, the couple had settled with their toddler into the new house, complete with an airstrip. The Lindberghs, From Triumph to Tragedy, an Exhibition at Morven 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Oak Island, a beach town tucked inside North Carolina’s coastal elbow, is in its off-season when a plane crashes onto the local airstrip. New Southern Fiction By Percival Everett, Wiley Cash and Andrew Siegrist 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Others made reference to an incident from 2006, when a plane operated on behalf of Ryanair accidentally landed at the wrong airstrip in Northern Ireland. Ryanair tries trolling British Airways for landing at wrong destination, but Twitter isn't on board 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z When we eventually made it to Galkacyo, the main city of Somalia’s northern state of Puntland, we were collected from the airstrip by yet another convoy of Land Cruisers bearing smiling men with guns. T Magazine: Expatriot Games 2011-03-11T17:02:22Z Of course, if you are one of the Carnegies, you can land a small plane on the meadow that serves as an airstrip. On a Georgia Island, a Lot of Good Food and Plenty of Nothing 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Bailey landed at a small airstrip by the bay, allowing Mr. Miller to scrape the bug off the lens. Amber Waves, From Spacious Skies 2011-07-22T21:24:33Z The helicopter crashed on 4 February last year, on an airstrip near Nowra, New South Wales. Cameron firm sued over crash death 2013-11-06T14:25:14Z At the time, Butlin said that Camas County "does not regulate private airstrips under the current zoning ordinance." Work on airstrip for Bruce Willis suspended due to zoning 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Missoula County sheriff's Capt. Bill Burt says the pilot appeared to be trying to land at a small airstrip when "something went drastically wrong." Montana plane crash kills 'Ice Road Truckers' TV show star 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z “Here we were standing on this airstrip where Marines had fought and died, and along comes this dog tag after all these years,” Webb said. A U.S. Marine lost his dog tag in the Vietnam war. A tour group just found it. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z He and his family owned this property and maintained the private airstrip for decades. The ‘other’ San Juan islanders go their own way 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Forty years ago, Charles Krause lay on the tarmac of a remote jungle airstrip in Guyana, shot in the hip, holding still and pretending to be dead. 40 years ago, this journalist survived the Jonestown massacre. He warns it could happen again. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z When we were making “American Dharma,” we went looking for an airstrip—an old airstrip that would double for “Twelve O’Clock High.” “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Apparently the local airstrip is inaccessible to large aircrafts after huge, though not unusual, amounts of rainfall last week. The magic factor to a solo Colombia adventure: Turtle power 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The first ones we saw were on the beach, en route from the airstrip to town. In this Alaskan village, get nose-to-nose with polar bears 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z There he is at the beginning of this week’s episode, on a remote airstrip in Iceland, staring down his old nemesis, the fugitive billionaire Bobby Axelrod. ‘Billions’ Season 7, Episode 6 Recap: From Russia With Love 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In the evening, during the month I spent at the base, I went running on the airstrip, past the helicopters, the transport planes, the artillery park and the compound where prisoners were being kept. Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran – review 2012-07-06T10:00:02Z The institute quickly leased an airstrip, acquired multiple planes, and hired its own instructor pilots. 10 inspiring facts about the Tuskegee Airmen 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z According to its website, Polsa Rosa is a "movie ranch" where film crews can utilize a variety of terrains as well as two airstrips. 3 dead in copter crash on Calif. reality TV set 2013-02-11T21:23:22Z Israel accused Iran in September of building an airstrip in south Lebanon that could be used to launch attacks. Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Many were hoping to be airlifted to Armenia, but instead remain stranded on the airstrip. 'They bombed everywhere': Survivors recount Karabakh attack 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The city of Nampa also was not made aware of Risch’s proposal ahead of time, Lynsey Johnson, business manager for Nampa’s small municipal airstrip, told the Statesman. Senator wants to reroute flights away from Southwest Boise, where he lives 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z A day after the plane crashed, Alaska State Troopers were alerted of a stranded hunter at a remote airstrip near the park’s southwestern boundary. Conditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Alaska plane crash, officials say 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z China, which does not recognise the ruling, has built man-made islands with airstrips and surface-to-air missiles in the South China Sea. Philippines to resupply South China Sea troops after Beijing's block 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z At the Blue Ribbon Farms development in Sequim, a series of large houses, some with an airplane hangar attached, are arranged around a grass airstrip. Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The day of the crash, two hunting guides were waiting to be picked up from the remote airstrip near their camp to be flown to the Unalakleet airport. Small plane that crashed in rural Alaska, killing 2, apparently struck tree, official says 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The plane crashed 500 feet from the airstrip on a second approach, near Briggs and Auld roads in Murrieta, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board, authorities said. Victims in fatal Riverside County plane crash identified 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The hunter, who was not named, told troopers that Tucker was to have flown Blace to a Dillinger River airstrip near the parks’ western boundary and then return to transport the other hunter. Conditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Alaska plane crash, officials say 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z That autumn, the Forest Service began an experimental parachute program at the airstrip now home to the Methow Valley State Airport. Meet the WA firefighters parachuting from planes to battle blazes 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Mark Long, chairman of the Blue Ribbon homeowners board, said only about 10 people out of the more than 130 residents continue to fly regularly out of the airstrip. Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The special teams, with gunners equipped with .50 caliber machine guns, were a consistent security presence on the bay as U.S. forces ferried detainees from the base airstrip to the prison. Coast Guard Ends Post-9/11 Antiterrorism Patrols at Guantánamo Bay 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Ronald Whitman knew the call came from a woman who lived near an airstrip in the rural California town of Kettenpom , about two hours away from the nearest Trinity County sheriff’s station. Trinity County will pay $7 million to settle lawsuit brought by couple stabbed assisting Sheriff's Department 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Troopers said there was no indication that the plane made it to the airstrip to drop off Blace. Conditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Alaska plane crash, officials say 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z About 90 years ago, it too was just another airstrip on the L.A. aviation map. What if LAX were literally anywhere else? It could have been 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z That fall, the board asked the Masons to stop using the airstrip. Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Saturday from a Sonoma County airstrip in Santa Rosa, one of the pilots cheerfully telling the control tower they were headed for Honolulu. Plane that crashed off coast of Half Moon Bay was owned by Sergey Brin's investment firm 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “I landed at the very airstrip from which the Marines fought in World War II, and I landed in a plane marked United States of America.” Wendy Sherman, U.S. Diplomat Known for ‘Hard Conversations in Hard Places,’ to Retire 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z British, French and Turkish military aircraft landed at an airstrip north of Khartoum, leaving with diplomats and private citizens. ‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z From a dirt airstrip a hundred years ago, by 1928 it had the first paved runways west of the Rockies. What if LAX were literally anywhere else? It could have been 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Still, the sheer number of flights during the good summer weather had grown too disruptive for many residents, and the covenant rules bar using the airstrip “for commercial purposes.” Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z China has rapidly built up its military presence in the area in recent years, pushing back other claimants like the Philippines and building artificial islands with airstrips and military garrisons. On board a Philippine patrol in contested South China Sea 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Last week, a negotiated, short-term ceasefire allowed UK evacuation flights to take off from an airstrip near the Khartoum, from Tuesday onwards - while the ceasefire held. Sudan conflict: Evacuation is almost over, says foreign secretary 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Kenya has offered the use of its airports and airstrips near the border with South Sudan as part of an international humanitarian effort, Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua said. Sudan conflict drives 100,000 over border amid crumbling ceasefires 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z And in 1914, down the coast a bit he built an airstrip, Aviation Field. What if LAX were literally anywhere else? It could have been 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z In October, it ruled that the Masons had violated the Blue Ribbon residents’ covenant and issued a summary judgment barring the Masons from using either the airstrip or their hangar for the wing walking business. Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z It comes after the military rescue flights from an airstrip, near Sudanese capital Khartoum, ended on Saturday. Sudan: Final UK evacuation flights depart 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z A deadline for British nationals to reach an airstrip north of the country's capital Khartoum, for the UK's final rescue flights, has expired. We can't stay in Sudan forever, says government minister 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z They sat out by the municipal airport, watching the private planes come and go while reminiscing about their long-ago efforts to save the airstrip from closure. Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Some have struggled to get to the airstrip used for evacuations. Sudan crisis: Heavy fighting as ceasefire set to end 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Senior German political forces said British forces landed in Sudan without permission from the Sudanese army, so angering them they temporarily barred access to the Wadi Saeedna airstrip that European nations were hoping to use. Sudan: No guarantee of flights after ceasefire, warns foreign secretary 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Crucially it has an airstrip that will give the US access to the Taiwan Strait. Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The small airstrip being used in Sudan has begun to break up the BBC has learned, but flights have continued take people away from the conflict. Sudan evacuees from around the world arrive home 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Another RAF flight was preparing to depart the Wadi Saeedna airstrip near the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday afternoon, with a further three flights expected later. Sudan evacuation: Scot's journey from hell to escape conflict 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Military planes are leaving RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to pick up British passport holders from the airstrip and fly them to Lanarca airport where they are processed by UK staff who check their documentation. Sudan: Second evacuation flight of Britons lands in Cyprus 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Japanese nationals are being transported by land to an eastern town with an airstrip, to be picked up by Japanese aircraft positioned in Djibouti, Japanese media said. Foreigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Virgin Orbit’s launch format is considered more flexible and cheaper than vertical rocket launchers because it can operate from airstrips around the world. Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy After Failed Launch and Lack of Funding 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z This launch format had the advantage of being more flexible and cheaper than vertical rocket launchers because it could operate from airstrips around the world. A Failure to Launch Appears to Sink Virgin Orbit 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The approval of the project near the city of Nuiqsut would allow the construction of hundreds of miles of roads and pipelines, airstrips, a gravel mine and a processing facility. Biden will approve Alaska oil project, alongside Arctic protections 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Around 120 British troops are supporting the evacuation at the Wadi Saeedna airstrip. Sudan: Second evacuation flight of Britons lands in Cyprus 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The government stipulated conditions that include protections for wildlife and reducing the length of gravel and ice roads, pipelines and the length of airstrips to support the drilling. Biden Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The Saudi government sent commercial airliners to Guantánamo to pick them up, which permitted rehabilitation efforts to begin on the base airstrip as soon as U.S. guards unshackled the prisoners. U.S. Military Repatriates Saudi Engineer Who From Guantánamo Bay 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Construction of the airstrip didn’t begin until May 2021, almost eight years after the first observed activity at the site, and is ongoing. In Satellite Images and Video, Hidden Clues About an Iranian Air Force Upgrade 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The ministry told the Associated Press in an email that the site was selected “as the most favorable alternative” for the airport because a military airstrip had started to be built there in the 1920s. Environmentalists say new airport threatens Albanian lagoons 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z He said the Typhoons and F-16s would need to operate from smooth runways and centralised bases, while Sweden's Gripen planes could fly at lower altitudes and be serviced on shorter, rougher airstrips. Factbox: Will Ukraine get Western fighter jets and what are the challenges? 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z They set fire to wooden shacks and a hangar housing a plane at a clandestine airstrip used by miners to fly in supplies, according to images supplied by Ibama. Brazil agencies launch raid against illegal gold miners in Yanomami lands 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The CIA began flying armed Predator drones from Pakistan with Musharraf’s blessing, using an airstrip built by the founding president of the United Arab Emirates for falconing in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The wreckage of a crashed airplane is parked at the gate of the city airstrip, used largely by the aid workers who provide what services exist. The World’s Newest Country Is Broken and Forgotten. Enter Pope Francis. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The assessment calls for curtailing the project to three drill sites from five, as well as reducing the miles of both gravel and ice roads, pipelines and the length of airstrips to support the drilling. Biden Clears the Way for Alaska Oil Project 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z They fly supply planes to clandestine airstrips in the jungle and use the rivers to take heavier machinery and fuel to their prospects, which are muddy ponds where they dredge for gold in forest clearings. Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials say 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z On their phones, satellite images showed that the island was home to a village and an airstrip. A Small Boat, a Vast Sea and a Desperate Escape From Russia 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z They managed a small airstrip there, and she helped government agencies count wild horses by air and flew charters that transported prisoners and elevated parachutists. Overlooked No More: Mary Barr, Who Fought Wildfires From Aloft 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z There have also been reports of miners taking control of health facilities and airstrips in Yanomami territory for their own use. Why Brazil’s Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The same report shows that the region had more than 40 illegal airstrips made by miners and that they had taken over some of the government health centers installed in the region. Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Though Yeti Airlines has a poor record, most Nepali airlines fly safely into remote airstrips on a daily basis with thousands of tourists and local residents aboard. Opinion | Nepal’s airlines have a great safety record 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Yet, just as flight AM165 to Mexico City was about to take off, a succession of military planes landed on the airstrip. 'We threw ourselves to the floor': Mexican passenger plane caught in cartel crossfire 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Thompson fired a paintball rifle toward the ground, which made gentle pop noises, aiming not to hit them but to startle them into motion from the nearby airstrip, which was closed at the time. Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage’s airport 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Toward the end of my stay, I drove about 50 miles southwest to the sprawling Berengo military camp, an estate with an airstrip that used to belong to the Bokassa family. Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z New helipads, widened airstrips, new barracks, new surface-to-air missile sites and radar locations have also been reported by Indian media. Indian, Chinese army commanders meet to end border standoff 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z He thinks taking a smaller load to a short airstrip closer to the final recipient will cut costs and take trucks off the road. The cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on board 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z They have burned police stations, taken over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of the international airport in Arequipa, a gateway to some of Peru’s tourist attractions. Peruvians protest, await ruling on ex-president’s detention 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z On this day, Thompson, working from a pickup truck, followed the bull moose after they crossed the road toward the airstrip. Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage’s airport 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Outside the capital, demonstrators burned police stations, took over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of an international airport favored by tourists and hiking enthusiasts. Peru’s ousted President Castillo challenges detention 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The sturdy Antonovs and Ilyushins were up for sale along with their crews, and were perfect for delivering goods to bumpy wartime airstrips around the world. Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z At Green River, Wyo., one plane dove off a cliff, having not gained enough lift before running out of airstrip. Review | A thrilling cross-country race that helped spawn modern aviation 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z China has dredged the sea floor to build harbours and airstrips on the Spratlys, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. APEC summit host Thailand urges leaders to put aside differences 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The twin bulls turned to look at Thompson as he closed the gate behind him, sealing them from easy airstrip access. Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage’s airport 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z In recent years, China has dredged the sea floor to construct harbors and airstrips on the Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Kamala Harris to visit South China Sea island, move tempts inflamed tensions with Beijing 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z China has dredged the sea floor to build harbors and airstrips on the Spratlys, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Exclusive: Kamala Harris to visit Philippine island at edge of South China Sea dispute 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z When he ran out of ammunition, he escaped by flying into clouds and circling back to his tiny airstrip, Henderson Field. Samuel Folsom, Who Fought the Japanese Above Guadalcanal, Dies at 102 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z As the Democrats wrapped up their rally in Philadelphia, Trump’s plane was preparing to land at an airstrip on the other side of the state, near Pittsburgh. In closing campaign pitches, Democrats lean on their star: Obama 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The fur of a polar bear dried in a rack next to the town’s airstrip. Climate Migration: Alaska village resists despite threats 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The fur of a polar bear dried in a rack next to the airstrip where small planes carry passengers, frozen foods and other goods. Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Illegal airstrips, toxic mercury ponds and forest-wrecking heavy machinery have proliferated throughout the Amazon as prospecting for gold on Indigenous lands and other protected areas has exploded in recent years. Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z At Guantánamo, it has taken months to install the first 50 atop a cracked old airstrip. At Millions Per Detainee, Guantánamo Prison Stuck in a Cycle of Costly Delays 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Air Force’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany; his family looking out of a bus window as forests of pine trees stream past; Tokhi, uncharacteristically sullen, standing between hangars on a German airstrip. Reaching Md. was an odyssey. Now, an Afghan family marks a quiet milestone. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records. 17-year-old pilot sets record for solo flight around world 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Mack Rutherford, who turned 17 during the trip, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records. Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, he touched down at an airstrip near Charleroi, in Southern Belgium, where he had learned to fly, inspired by his family’s generations of aviators. Teenage Aviator Circles the Globe Solo, Setting a Record 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The Xingu River is home to several Indigenous peoples, who are now pressed on both sides by an onslaught of settlers who have built a large network of dirt roads and illegal airstrips. Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z It was a key node for the anticipated assault on the capital, and FSB officers were observed there before Russian forces were driven from the airstrip, officials said. Russia’s spies misread Ukraine and misled Kremlin as war loomed A helicopter crashed after taking off from a nearby airstrip, killing the seasoned pilot who was moving equipment to the front lines. As Alaska Warms, Fires Burn Over (and Under) More Wild Land 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The effort would target anything from the wording on airfield doors to the name of an airstrip. Renaming Army bases that honor Confederates would cost $21M 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Three local witnesses told Reuters they had seen black smoke rising from the direction of the airstrip. Ukraine war: Explosions hit airstrip in Russia-annexed Crimea 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Hundreds of airstrips have been secretly built by the illegal mining industry on protected lands in Brazil, a Times investigation found. Your Wednesday Briefing: China Plans Drills as Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring the illegal mining industry to remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon. A New Axis? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In the police report, satellite images of the Kayapo reserve - a region larger than Belgium - show vast swathes of muddy mining pools and clandestine airstrips to access them. Illegal Brazil gold tied to Italian refiner and Big Tech customers -documents 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z As so often in this year’s race, the pair were in a class of their own and were left fighting each other in the brutal final kilometer up to Peyragudes airstrip. Pogacar sprints to Tour de France stage win but still trails Vingegaard for overall lead 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z In more remote or inaccessible regions, meanwhile, such planes could provide a transport lifeline from small airstrips, avoiding the need for major investments in road or rail lines. Aerospace charts a future without jet fuel 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z He’s lived for several years now in a dilapidated mobile home by the airstrip. It was California's forgotten mass shooting. But for victims, the 'hell' never ends 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The capture of its airstrips gave the United States a base for fighter planes escorting the bombers and provided emergency landing sites for crippled B-29s returning from their missions. Hershel Williams, a Hero in the Battle for Iwo Jima, Dies at 98 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, she said, a group called Elevated Access has enlisted volunteer light aircraft pilots to transport patients to abortion appointments, sometimes departing from small rural airstrips. Clinics scramble to divert patients as states ban abortion 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z At the Naval Air Facility El Centro, which a Navy official says is the site of crucial training, the maneuver brings the aircraft close by buildings and vehicles near an airstrip. Will Blue Angels perform ‘sneak pass’ in new, bigger jets at this year’s Seafair? The stunt caused problems in California 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Navy has sailed warships past artificial islands China has built in the sea that are equipped with airstrips and other military facilities. China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Later that day, though, the ministry said an Israeli attack had targeted airport infrastructure, damaging airstrips, navigational lights and a hall inside the airport. Syria says Damascus airport operations suspended after Israeli strikes 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z To his dismay, he spotted military photographers down on the airstrip, the place he wanted to be. A Trove of Guantánamo Photos 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Nepal has had a fraught record of aviation accidents, partly due to its sudden weather changes and airstrips located in hard-to-access rocky terrains. Nepal plane crash: Officials recover black box from wreckage 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Nepal has had a fraught record of aviation accidents, often due to its sudden weather changes and airstrips located in rocky terrains that are difficult to access. Nepal: Plane wreck carrying 22 passengers found 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Its weather can change suddenly and airstrips are typically located in mountainous areas that are hard to reach. Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Nepal, home to the world's highest mountain, does have a record of accidents on its extensive domestic air network, with changeable weather and airstrips in difficult mountain locations. Nepal plane missing with 22 people on board - officials 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z One man Kharitonov meets, a guard at a remote airstrip, is maniacally obsessed with building a giant wooden monument “To All Those Who Have Perished.” How Ukraine’s Greatest Novelist Is Fighting for His Country 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Three people seriously hurt in Tuesday’s crash at Dry Bay airstrip were sent to hospitals in Anchorage. 4 injured when airplane crashes short of Alaska airstrip 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z New helipads, wider airstrips, new barracks, new surface-to-air missile sites and radar locations have also been reported by Indian media. India accuses China of illegal construction in border area 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z To assert its claim, it has built airstrips and other military infrastructure atop human-made islands built on coral reefs and atolls. As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z But the thought of losing an airstrip troubles aviation enthusiasts. After plane crashes and close calls, pressure mounts to close this L.A. airport 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z With a handful of others, Livingston flew out of an airstrip in Czechoslovakia, ferrying arms and wartime fighter jets into Israel. Harold Livingston, pilot and Hollywood screenwriter who helped Israel get on its feet, dies at 97 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Tuesday as the Yakutat Coastal Airlines charter flight was attempting to land on the airstrip, said Clint Johnson, head of the Alaska division of the National Transportation Safety Board. 4 injured when airplane crashes short of Alaska airstrip 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z A few primitive airstrips can accommodate small planes, which connect visitors to their boats. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z A group of nine soldiers entered the northeastern village of Semuy II on Sept. 3, 2019, in a search for a small plane and clandestine airstrips suspected to be used for transporting drugs. Guatemalan court jails eight for murder of soldiers 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z New helipads, widening of airstrips, new barracks, surface-to-air missile sites and radar locations have also been reported by Indian media. Reports: Chinese foreign minister arrives in India 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z With his parents looking on, 16-year-old Mack Rutherford took off from an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, in windy but clear conditions. Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The pipe ran under an important military airstrip in the Philippines. Dedicated dogs: 6 canines are honored for bravery and distinguished service 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z "We explored whether we could help with the aims and objectives of local missions, helping clear airstrips or build hospitals in areas almost completely cut off." RAF veteran Jack Hemmings, 100, in memorial flight for friend 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z On that day, Mr. Fiaschetti, Mr. Briggs, and two engineers had arrived before sunrise on a recent Saturday at an airstrip largely used by sky divers to test a new design. Dreaming of Suitcases in Space 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z While the damage could not be independently assessed, the attacks could deprive Ukraine of usable airstrips as the country presses Western allies to send fighter planes to combat Moscow’s invasion. Russian forces attack airfields in Ukraine as Zelensky pleads for fighter jets 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z To hear his mother describe it, it was chaos on the airstrip. An Amelia Earhart mystery solved (not that mystery) 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The 91st was a unit that built bridges, roads and airstrips for planes. Oldest WWII veteran to be remembered at museum service 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z That includes sailing Navy warships past Chinese-held features, including artificial islands equipped with airstrips and other military facilities. China defends sweeping maritime claims after U.S. criticism 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z At least 120,000 buildings, 40,000 km of roads and 9,500 km of pipelines, as well as airstrips, are located in permafrost areas of the northern hemisphere, according to the study. Homes, roads and airports at high risk of damage in Arctic - study 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The rush for gold and the building of illegal airstrips have created frictions with Indigenous groups and have led to a reported uptick in violence. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The 91st, where Brooks served, was an Army unit that built bridges, roads and airstrips for planes. Oldest US veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, dies at 112 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Old Crow’s solar installation sits on the far side of the airstrip that runs the length of the town. He’s the youngest Chief in his First Nation’s history. Now he’s leading their fight against climate change. The cart crossed a wooden bridge linking the eastern part of the island with the airstrip on the west. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Small planes with contraband frequently land on clandestine airstrips. Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Last September, the agency closed 59 clandestine airstrips, five helicopter pads, and three river ports within the Yanomami reserve. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z China has drawn up plans to upgrade an airstrip and bridge on one of Kiribati’s remote islands to revive a site that hosted military aircraft during World War Two. New Zealand defence forces warn of rising threat from China in Indo-Pacific 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Financial issues and Brando’s concerns about damaging the fragile atoll ecosystems kept the project limited in scope: only the airstrip and a dozen rustic bungalows were ultimately built. Bernard Judge, architect who turned Buckminster Fuller dome into Hollywood house, dies 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The airstrip finally reopened in mid-November, and vaccination is scheduled to begin Nov. 26. COVID-19 Vaccine gets muted welcome in land awash in bigger problems 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z In the 1990s, little Cessna planes from Colombia landed on dirt airstrips on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z There, he said, are “many more” illegal airstrips, mostly on private properties like farms. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Ryan and four others were shot to death on an airstrip by gunmen who were followers of Jones. Rep. Speier, survivor of 1978 Jonestown assault, to retire 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z But her father loved every minute of it — taking great care to recycle any trees felled during the creation of the airstrip as construction material for the bungalows. Bernard Judge, architect who turned Buckminster Fuller dome into Hollywood house, dies 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The nearest airstrip was submerged under several feet of water, so the shipment of Johnson & Johnson shots intended for the area was stuck in Juba, the capital. COVID-19 Vaccine gets muted welcome in land awash in bigger problems 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Yards from the airstrip lay the hull of a small plane that, residents say, crashed over the summer. Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Even airstrips that are supposed to be used by the government to send doctors and medical supplies for the Indigenous people are used by illegal miners, according to Marugal. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The men who got on to the airstrip then scaled a perimeter fence and escaped. Majorca plane adventure reveals new migrant route 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “What is unprecedented is that a person feels sick and … 21 people jump onto the airstrip and start running around, because that puts air traffic in jeopardy.” Spain investigates 21 who fled plane after emergency landing 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z After safely making it across the desert, Sana and her children spent more than a week in a safehouse, until finally they were taken to an airstrip. Fleeing Afghanistan: 'Women are imprisoned, while the criminals are free' 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Before a plane comes, they added, farmers cut the grass around the airstrip and start fires in empty cans so pilots know where to land at night. Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Superintendent Peres, of the federal police, said despite the beefed-up efforts to go after illegal gold mining and clandestine airstrips in Roraima state, cracking down remains a challenge. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z They regularly flew into a remote airstrip outside Mogadishu, carrying suitcases of money for a coalition of warlords who had promised to help hunt Al Qaeda. A C.I.A. Fighter, a Somali Bomb Maker, and a Faltering Shadow War 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z This means that during rainy seasons flooding cuts off some areas and renders airstrips unusable. South Sudan: How to deliver Covid vaccines in a country with few roads 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z New helipads, widening of airstrips, new barracks, new surface-to-air missile sites and radar locations have also been reported by Indian media. India, China army commanders meet to defuse tensions 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Then came an order from the presidential palace: Destroy the airstrip. Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Last month, Brazil’s environment regulator dismantled a scheme by a company to resell fuel taken from Boa Vista’s airport to clandestine airstrips, according to an agency statement. Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z At the town's airstrip, Rwandan soldiers showed us the weapons they had recovered from militants. Mozambique crisis: Rwandan troops find sex slaves and destroyed mosques 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z It has built dozens of outposts on disputed reefs and tiny sand banks, some that now boast airstrips. Philippine 'Angels of the Sea' use their voices to repel Chinese ships 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Below, as one C-17 rumbled down the airstrip, hundreds of desperate Afghans chased it, some clinging to its fuselage and landing gear — creating a defining image of the fallen city. Inside the Afghanistan airlift: Split-second decisions, relentless chaos drove historic military mission 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z “We was building roads, bridges and airstrips for planes to land,” Brooks recalled in a 2018 video. America’s oldest World War II vet just turned 112. He stood from his wheelchair and danced 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The group financed its widespread campaign of terror through bank robberies and by seizing airstrips used by drug dealers in remote parts of Peru. Abimael Guzman, leader of Peru’s Shining Path terrorist group, dies at 86 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Vietnam has previously accused China of obstructing its gas exploration activities in the South China Sea, where Beijing has constructed several islands equipped with airstrips and military installations. China pledges 3 million COVID vaccine shots to Vietnam 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Critics say his efforts to legalize mining on protected lands have encouraged the advance of illegal miners, who have swarmed the Yanomami reservation in motorboats and prop planes landing on clandestine airstrips in the forest. Yanomami shaman sees tough times ahead for Brazil's indigenous 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, there are still a significant number of aircraft idling in hangars and on airstrips across the world. Just how hard is it to recycle a jumbo jet? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Some clung to the outside of the aircraft, while many more ran down the airstrip as it taxied. Dramatic video of C-17 at Kabul airport shows people clinging to outside of JBLM-based plane 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z American, Turkish and other allied troops are working to clear the airstrip, but Pentagon officials said they don’t know how long the operation will take. Biden’s defense secretary has no plans to resign over Afghan disaster 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Armstrong was born just outside Wapakoneta in 1930, took flying lessons at a nearby airstrip and made his first solo flight at age 16. NASA facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The island, defended by 21,000 Japanese troops, held airstrips that were needed as bases for U.S. fighter planes and as havens for crippled bombers returning to the Mariana Islands from missions over Japan. Marine leader whose troops planted famous flag on Iwo Jima dies at 102 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Sunrise Balloons said the hourlong trip near Queenstown had been uneventful and was operating within normal wind speeds when the pilot attempted to land on a private airstrip just before 10 a.m. New Zealand hot air balloon crashes, injuring all 11 aboard 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, developers envisioned it as a beach community with an airstrip and a marina. Protected habitat, for a population of one 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Reuters reported earlier this month that China was backing a project to upgrade an airstrip on one of Kiribati’s remote Pacific islands, deep in territory usually aligned to the U.S. Samoa to shelve China-backed port project under new leader 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The airstrip, formerly a major stop on commercial trans-Pacific airline flights and a military aircraft base during World War Two, is now rarely used. Kiribati says China-backed Pacific airstrip project for civilian use 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z In a statement sent to Reuters, China’s Foreign Ministry said that China was exploring plans for upgrading and improving the airstrip, at the invitation of the Kiribati government, to facilitate domestic transport within Kiribati. China says it is exploring feasibility of Kiribati airstrip upgrades 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z Perseverance then drove to an "airstrip" about 20m away from its landing site, lowering Ingenuity to the ground and taking a selfie of the two of them. Nasa's Ingenuity Mars helicopter set for first flight 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z When the plane touched down on the rubble airstrip near Fair Isle's 600ft cliffs the sun was shining - the first glimpse of spring after relentless weeks of sleet, snow and gales. Covid: Every adult is vaccinated in Fair Isle, the UK's remotest island community 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Sena’s ordeal began on Jan. 28, at a small airstrip in Pará state. His Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Then Came the Hard Part. 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z China's foreign ministry said in a statement last week that China was exploring plans for upgrading and improving the airstrip at the invitation of the Kiribati government. Kiribati says China-backed Pacific airstrip project for civilian use 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z An initial expansion of the airstrip was first seen in satellite images in early 2019. Remote C.I.A. Base in the Sahara Steadily Grows 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Endeavour is also building an airstrip at the Wahgnion mine it acquired from Teranga in Burkina Faso, de Montessus said, as part of its policy of avoiding employees travelling on roads. Endeavour pivots to exploration to shake 'M&A junkie' image after deal spree 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z The drive-through mass vaccination site on a defunct airstrip here in East Hartford, outside Connecticut’s capital, shows the promise and the drawbacks of the approach. In Quest for Herd Immunity, Giant Vaccination Sites Proliferate 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Because the thing is, it’s boring to sit in an armchair all day — even though Mr. Williams, a former crop duster, likes to watch planes taking off from a nearby airstrip, through his window. Opinion | ‘We Are Going to Keep You Safe, Even if It Kills Your Spirit’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Since 5 February, seven hunters have created a makeshift barrier of snowmobiles and sleds to block the airstrip and service road of the Mary River ore mine, halting operations. Inuit hunters blockade iron mine in freezing temperatures over expansion 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The warplanes will conduct operations on an airstrip on Guam that Gen. Sloane described as “carved out of the jungle.” WHO visits suspect China lab 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z On a chilly morning in late January, three planes landed on the lone airstrip of a remote community in northern Canada. ‘It disgusts me’: how a wealthy couple lied to get a vaccine meant for Indigenous people 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Or as he put it on the airstrip at Andrews Air Force Base before departing for Palm Beach, with uncharacteristic understatement: “We were not a regular administration.” America’s first ‘virtual’ inauguration ushers in a transformed era 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Townspeople rushed to the airstrip on their snowmobiles after seeing the helicopter land and then watched as Guardsmen wearing flight helmets unloaded boxes containing wrapped gifts for just about everyone in the community. Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z As the standoff enters its fifth day, 700 workers are stranded at the Mary River site, and according to the company, the blockade on the airstrip means food supplies cannot be delivered. Inuit hunters blockade iron mine in freezing temperatures over expansion 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The resort, which includes a golf course, lodging and an airstrip, closed in 2000. Abandoned Sugar Loaf ski resort is sold in northern Michigan 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z But the film also tells the story of how Capt Gopinath found 500 idle airports and airstrips in India to help expand regional connectivity. The man who made flying affordable to millions of Indians 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z In the first half of the 20th century, Brazil built roads, telegraph lines, ports and airstrips to integrate the rainforest into the rest of the country, paving the way for “Order and Progress.” Opinion | Captain Chain Saw’s Delusion 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z There’s not much on it aside from an airstrip and a Japanese weather station. Mining Rare-Earth Elements from...Fossilized Fish??? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z On Cooper Island, which has an airstrip, TNC built a research station, which has helped the atoll become a prime destination for scientists seeking to study marine ecosystems largely free of human impacts. To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The plan calls for the construction of as many as four airstrips and major well pads, 175 miles of roads, vertical supports for pipelines, a seawater treatment plant and a barge landing and storage site. Trump finalizes drilling plan for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z “Captain McCarthy participated in several combat dive bombing strikes against enemy held airstrips, towns, and supply and ammunition dumps, as rear seat aerial gunner for me and for other pilots,” wrote Maj E.C. Perspective | Five myths about McCarthyism 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z By the 1960s, as airstrips were built through the Amazon, some profiteers eradicated tribes using warlike tactics, luring them to clearings — dropping sugar and other gifts — then bombing them with dynamite. Opinion | Captain Chain Saw’s Delusion 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The 90-minute flight continued to southeast Minnesota where he landed at an airstrip in the City of Faribault to eat lunch and refuel. Dubuque pilot transports medical supplies and patients 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z He acknowledged criticism that Chinese and Russian anti-ship missiles could pose threats to carriers but noted that land-based airstrips, such as Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, are completely static. Berthing pains: Navy’s newest supercarrier plagued with mechanical problems 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The situation turned deadly when the rival troops engaged in hand-to-hand fighting in the Galwan Valley, where India is building a strategic road connecting the region to an airstrip close to China. Chinese envoy: Indian, Chinese troops disengaging in Ladakh 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service base and the region’s only airstrip. Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world’s most remote reefs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Federal law prohibits use of motorized or mechanical transport in the wilderness with the exception of an airstrip at Schafer Meadows in the Great Bear Wilderness. Montana pilot fined for landing helicopter in wilderness 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Then, he consulted flight maps to identify navigation beacons and local airstrips that might become his salvation in the event he needed to make an emergency landing. Dubuque pilot transports medical supplies and patients 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z The beach ramp will allow Philippine navy and cargo ships to dock and unload construction materials and heavy equipment for new projects, including the repair of a seawater-eroded airstrip. Philippine defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z India is reported to be building its own strategic road through the Galwan Valley with the goal of connecting the area to an airstrip. India, China border flare-up sparks fears of wider clash 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z India is reported to be building its own strategic road through the Galwan Valley, with the goal of connecting the area to an airstrip. U.S. seeks role as China, India face off at border 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z India is building a strategic road through the Galway Valley connecting the region to an airstrip. India, China in tense standoff at Himalayan frontier 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The airstrip and the town surrounding it are secured by Somali and Ethiopian troops. Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Passenger traffic is down about 94 percent and half of the industry’s 6,215 planes are parked at major airports and desert airstrips, according to Airlines for America, a trade group. The Airline Business Is Terrible. It Will Probably Get Even Worse. 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z "The aircraft was about to land at the Bardale airstrip when it crashed and burst into flames," Abdulahi Isack, a police official, is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. Somalia probes coronavirus aid plane crash 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z A projectile fired from the ground hit the plane as it approached the airstrip in Bay region, Ahmed isaq, a local official with the Southwestern State regional administration, told The Associated Press. Kenya questions deadly plane crash in Somalia that killed 6 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Last year, an airstrip was bulldozed at the dictator's luxury complex to build a horse riding track. Kim Jong Un may be at North Korea resort compound after satellite images spot luxury boats 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z An airstrip near the compound was overrun, and the enemy penetrated the outpost’s perimeter. Bennie Adkins, who received Medal of Honor for Vietnam War battle, dies at 86 of coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z The statement said authorities were searching clandestine airstrips in the area for the plane. Armed men, plane steal gold-silver bars from Mexican mine 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Le Castellet, the French Grand Prix venue, is situated on a plateau in the south with its own airstrip, luxury hotel and few access roads. Formula One considering closed races once season starts 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z On Saturday, 174 foreign tourists and four Nepali nationals in the foothills of Mount Everest were flown out days after being stranded at the only airstrip serving the world’s highest mountain. ‘Off the charts’: Coronavirus hot spots grow in middle America 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Planes are still landing and taking off from the airstrip. One continent remains untouched by the coronavirus: Antarctica 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Mrs. Byars and her husband were licensed pilots, and they lived on what her website described as an airstrip. Betsy Byars, author of ‘The Summer of the Swans’ and other children’s classics, dies at 91 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “We slept on the airstrip for the first four days after the storm,” he said. Hurricane Dorian victims from Bahamas get cars for taxi jobs 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Mexican officials hustled the suspect — a baby-faced man in a khaki jumpsuit — onto a helicopter and whisked him to an airstrip in northern Mexico, according to a U.S. official. Suspected Mexican cartel figure handed over to U.S. amid surge of extraditions 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The aircraft sat on a U.S. airstrip for a year accruing about $1.5 million in maintenance costs while the Mexican government failed to find a buyer. Mexico: Business leaders commit $80M for ‘plane’ raffle 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z So that’s how we get Elena in a cocktail dress standing on a remote airstrip in Nicaragua with cases of guns, bullets and land mines. Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is alarmingly unthrilling 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z But the plane failed to find a buyer after a year on sale at a US airstrip, where it piled up about $1.5m in maintenance costs. Mexico abandons plan to offload presidential jet in raffle 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The plane failed to find a buyer after a year on sale at a U.S. airstrip, where it piled up about $1.5 million in maintenance costs. Mexico tries to sell presidential jet to Canada; raffle next 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The al-Shabab attack Jan. 5 on an airstrip used by those U.S. forces was a major setback due to both the American casualties and the loss of high-value equipment. 2019 saw record U.S. airstrikes in Somalia. Why is al-Shabab surging? 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The attack at the military airstrip at Manda Bay, Kenya, early Sunday involved small-arms and other hostile fire, according to a statement by the military’s Africa Command. 3 Americans Die in Shabab Attack on Kenyan Base 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z U.S. forces train Kenyan soldiers at a base attached to the airstrip known as Camp Simba, and they use the airstrip for aerial missions against al-Shabab in Somalia. Al-Shabab attacks airstrip in Kenya, killing three Americans 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Cessna and a Kenyan one, were destroyed along with two U.S. helicopters and multiple U.S. vehicles at the military airstrip. U.S. serviceman, two Defense contractors killed in Kenya terrorist attack 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z The report said explosions were heard at around 5.30am from the direction of the airstrip. Al-Shabaab kills three Americans in attack on US military base in Kenya 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z The Associated Press news agency reported that two aircraft, two US helicopters and multiple vehicles were destroyed at the airstrip. Militants attack Kenyan and US naval base 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Cessna and a Kenyan one, were destroyed along with two U.S. helicopters and multiple U.S. vehicles at the Manda Bay military airstrip. Kenya military base used by US, Kenyan troops attacked by al-Shabab; 4 attackers reported killed 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z He sped through a preflight brief, then he led the men to the airstrip. Faulty equipment, lapsed training, repeated warnings: How a preventable disaster killed six Marines 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia have built airstrips, harbors, barracks and other infrastructure for both civilian and military use. Looking down on a decade 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The politically connected Chinese company building the airstrip and port says the facilities are for civilian use. A Jungle Airstrip Stirs Suspicions About China’s Plans for Cambodia 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z He revealed an underground network of smugglers, including the discovery that a New York dealer built an airstrip in Mexico to fly out the intact facade of a Mayan temple, obtained through bribes and subterfuge. Karl E. Meyer, Washington Post journalist and versatile author, dies at 91 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The report said explosions were heard at around 5:30 a.m. from the direction of the airstrip. Kenya military base used by US, Kenyan troops attacked by al-Shabab; 4 attackers reported killed 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z She thought about what sort of prey would be available if a new airstrip, pipelines and a processing facility sprang up on the tundra. Facing catastrophic climate change, they still can’t quit Big Oil 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Eventually it wound up back in Mexico, forlorn and turned into a dwelling beside a small airstrip. The Air and Space museum gets a facelift, and its famous planes get a thorough exam 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The company had this year started building an airstrip to increase transport capacity at the site. Exclusive: Mine workers demanded more protection before deadly Burkina Faso attack 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z He covered Jonestown for the San Francisco Examiner and was wounded in the jungle airstrip attack. Newsletter: How to address homelessness in L.A.? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said the airstrip was closed for all operations. Kenya military base used by US, Kenyan troops attacked by al-Shabab; 4 attackers reported killed 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z They restored an airstrip that missionaries had built in Cutivireni in the 1970s and used it to transport drugs and weapons. Tree amigos: the tribe trying to save their Amazon rainforest 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z During the past few decades, airstrips have been hacked out, so that bush planes can ferry people and goods. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Alighting from a plane on Pedro Bay’s gravel airstrip, the representatives of Canada’s Northern Dynasty Minerals brought platters of catered food to the community of 40 people, who traditionally subsist on salmon and moose. 'This is our land': How a tiny Alaskan village stymied Pebble Mine 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z At an airstrip in the jungle, Jones’ followers shot and killed five people, including California Rep. Leo Ryan, who had traveled to Guyana to investigate alleged human rights abuses being perpetrated by the cult. Newsletter: How to address homelessness in L.A.? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Fitzgerald was reportedly flying from an airport in Camden, South Carolina, to a private airstrip in Vass. Pilot killed in North Carolina plane crash 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the gate of the airstrip, according to Lt. Car Bombers in Somalia Hit U.S. and European Military Bases 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z In the middle of the Nevadan desert, outside a secretive US military airstrip, I found the world’s strangest social media convention. I 'stormed' Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The temperature drops, and the airstrip, a few miles outside town, shuts down. Soccer at the Edge of the World 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Unless they make extraordinary efforts — for instance, going out to fly aerobatics, fly sailplanes or wander among the airstrips of backcountry Idaho — they may never develop true airmanship no matter the length of their careers. What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The $147 million project replaced a much shorter fence made of surplus airstrip landing mats from the Vietnam War. No truce: Trump keeps up feud with California during visit 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A grassy airstrip was added, near where the goats grazed, for Tom to land his vintage World War II planes. Eastern Shore house is a place to gather all the grandchildren 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The biggest increase in training flights is at the Coupeville airstrip, which is located in a rural area south of Oak Harbor. Feds will take a new look in clash between Whidbey Island Navy jets and endangered seabirds 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A steady stream of evacuees from the Abaco Islands streamed into the rescue center at a private airstrip in Nassau throughout Wednesday. 'I thought no one was coming to rescue us': Abaco Islanders flee Dorian's destruction 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Stunt rider Marco George set the unofficial world record for fastest headstand on a motorcycle on Saturday when he hit 76 mph on an airstrip in England. Motorcycle rider sets headstand record at 76 mph 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Hong Kong’s international airport was built on land reclaimed from the sea and opened in 1998, replacing an aging airstrip in the middle of the crowded, mountainous city. Hong Kong airport protest shutdown tarnishes business image 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The agency also sought to add to the area’s remote airstrips. Wilderness advocates question Idaho Fish and Game airstrip 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Parachutists dressed in black and using a private jet, painted black, landed at the airstrip. New Bond movie scenes being filmed in Highlands 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The accident took place on a private airstrip about 100 yards away from the airport. Man dies after hang gliding accident 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z It will fly over the original de Havilland airstrip in Hertfordshire to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the DH 106 Comet - the world's first commercial jet airliner. Comet celebrates first commercial jet airliner 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Some of those sites are now equipped with airstrips, radar and missile stations, expanding China’s ability to monitor and potentially control activity by other militaries in the region. Warship shows Japan’s determination to expand military role 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z “I don’t think there is any particular recourse, but I’m concerned about wilderness values and what they plan to do with these airstrips,” Gehrke said. Wilderness advocates question Idaho Fish and Game airstrip 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Some of those are now equipped with harbors, airstrips, radar and missile stations, expanding China’s ability to monitor and potentially control activity by other militaries in the region. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Tom Gibson, who is managing the sale at estate agency group JLL, says the lucky bidder will get the "old bones" of the resort, a Qantas-built airstrip, mains power, and a sewage treatment plant. The tropical islands that fell into ruin 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Some of those are now equipped with airstrips, radar and missile stations, expanding China’s ability to monitor and potentially control activity by other militaries in the region. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The Galápagos Islands are at the centre of political row in Ecuador after the government agreed to allow US anti-narcotics planes to use an airstrip on the archipelago which inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Galápagos Islands: outcry after Ecuador allows US military to use airstrip 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z A signature project was restoring the base’s Crissy Field airstrip to 20 acres of tidal marsh and daylighting thousands of feet of freshwater creek that fed it. Ecological Detectives Hunt for San Francisco's Vanished Waterways 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Because of dense woods, it took the air force and navy nine days to locate the plane after it went missing while traveling to a high-altitude airstrip. Indian authorities say no survivors of air force plane crash 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The preacher’s organization operates 22 churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and runs a 1,500-acre campus that includes an airstrip and a hangar for its planes, the report said. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland defends use of private jets in TV interview, denies calling people 'demons' 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z “So we were in a sushi restaurant on the edge of the airstrip in Santa Monica,” Sheen explains. Michael Sheen: ‘Anything I do, I commit to’ 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z But advocates say Nepal’s estimated 350,000 Sherpa remain marginalized, with many living in remote, impoverished villages connected to the rest of the country only by footpaths and small airstrips. Famed Sherpa climber helps Nepal kids reach greater heights 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z DARWIN, Australia — Patrick Cumaiyi boarded a small plane on the airstrip in Wadeye, one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities, and waved to his family with shackled hands. A Broken Skull, a Dubious Paper Trail: Australian Justice for One Aboriginal Man 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In one, the distinctive shape of a jet fighter is clearly visible on what appears to be a mock airstrip in a remote Chinese desert. Special Report: New missile gap leaves U.S. scrambling to counter... 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The surface boils as young catfish race to collect the feed on his farm, just south of a little airstrip where brightly colored crop-dusters buzz in and out all day. How the catfish capital of the world was hit by an Asian fish flood 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Video from the exercise shows the aircraft taking off one by one before returning to the airstrip. Air Force squadrons showcase 'overwhelming combat airpower' during elephant walk 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z In addition, a private airstrip and airplane hangar are located on the property, according to the listing. Bing Crosby's former Nevada ranch hits market for $7.28 million 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z China has also announced plans to build an airstrip on the ice near Zhongshan. Chinese crew extract first rock from beneath East Antarctic ice in 60 years 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Satellite images of the test range with the mock airstrip also suggest China is rehearsing strikes on the key U.S. Special Report: New missile gap leaves U.S. scrambling to counter... 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The airport, previously named Orange County Airport, has been the subject of debate in the past, but mostly over concerns that the Wayne name fails to convey the airstrip's location in Santa Ana. John Wayne Airport should be renamed, some say, after screen legend’s 1971 Playboy interview sparks controversy 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z One of Ms. Coronel’s brothers was waiting for him at the bodega with an A.T.V., which they rode to an airstrip in San Juan, according to testimony. El Chapo’s Wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro: ‘I Admire Him’ 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Now, Fischer says, the entire 11,700-foot airstrip will be torn up and new surface installed. Change of plans: Entire Offutt runway now set to be replaced 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Control Risks contracted a pilot to drop the money, but there were some tense moments when the authorities that controlled the local airstrip demanded a larger cut. The business of kidnapping: inside the secret world of hostage negotiation 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z One plane blocked the runway, leaving only 2,200 feet of the 4,000-foot airstrip usable. Joe Jackson, who received Medal of Honor for rescuing three men in Vietnam, dies at 95 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Guzman wanted to send drugs across Lake Champlain into Canada via boats; he was also looking to find a ranch with an airstrip in the country to make shipments easier by using aircraft, Cifuentes testified. From mountain hideouts, ‘El Chapo’ moved drugs and oversaw a film script, witness says 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Then the artillery was everywhere, the surface of the airstrip around him bubbling like a boiling stew, and they stayed in the trench until the sun had set two more times. “Do Not Stop” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Off the coast: Marines have “invaded” Santa Catalina Island to fix a crumbling airstrip at the Airport in the Sky. Essential California: Gov. Gavin Newsom starts with an ambitious agenda 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The U.S. and its Asian allies and partners have been alarmed in particular by China’s construction of seven fortified artificial islands—including three with large airstrips—in the Spratly Islands chain. U.S. Ship Sails Near Disputed South China Sea Islands in Challenge to Beijing 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Marines swarmed the notoriously tricky airstrip high atop Santa Catalina Island. Marines 'invade' Catalina Island to fix crumbling airstrip at Airport in the Sky 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z “What we had to go through, with the darkened plane, with all windows closed,” he said of his descent in a dimmed Air Force One to an airstrip at Al Asad Air Base. Opinion | The President’s Field Trip to the Forever War 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Nobody had told him what any of this—the airstrip, the siege, the bombardment—was for. “Do Not Stop” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z After the war ended, the cults built airstrips and model planes to lure the “birds” back. An Island Nation Starts an Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Getting to the party required a harrowing landing on a steeply inclined covert airstrip. El Chapo Speaks: Jury Hears Secretly Recorded Phone Call Detailing Drug Deal 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The airstrip is the island’s delivery hub for U.S. mail, United Parcel Service and other carriers. Marines 'invade' Catalina Island to fix crumbling airstrip at Airport in the Sky 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z In 2002, he testified, he was flown from an airstrip in Culiacan, Mexico, to a remote runway in the mountains. Jurors finally hear from 'El Chapo' ... in Sean Penn's Rolling Stone interview 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He seemed especially impressed by Mr. Guzmán’s secret airstrip where his five planes landed after arriving from Colombia. El Chapo’s Early Days as a Budding Kingpin 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Nearby live the Yekwana people, also quite isolated, but with an airstrip that allows for the regular delivery of Western food and medicine. Diet, Not Age, May Account for Rising Blood Pressure 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Martínez, who started as a pilot, soon became a kind of air traffic controller, scheduling and tracking dozens of flights carrying drug shipments from Colombia to a network of Mr. Guzmán’s hidden airstrips. How El Chapo Became a Kingpin, According to a Witness 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z They apparently gained access to a tractor and drove to the airstrip, where they took off in the plane and were spotted flying low along US 40 near Gusher. 2 Utah teens accusing of stealing small airplane 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The tan, twin-rotor Chinook aircraft thumped over treeless cliffs and the historic port of Dutch Harbor, parking at a mountainside airstrip too small to land jet airliners. The new Arctic Frontier 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z But after temple gunmen killed the congressman, three newsmen and a church defector on the Port Kaituma airstrip, Jones ordered a poisoned grape-flavored drink administered to children first. Young Jonestown survivors lost everything, built new lives 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Both memorials list California Congressman Leo Ryan, three newsmen and a church defector killed by temple gunmen at an airstrip. Jonestown memorials held at cemetery with remains of 400 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z The total death toll, including the airstrip killings and Jones himself, totalled 918 people. 'I survived the Jonestown cult massacre' 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Moffitt said the father owned a hangar at the subdivision’s airstrip and that the men were flying back to Florida from California but that circumstances of the crash aren’t known. The Latest: Plane crash victims were Florida father and son 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z The delegation headed back to the airstrip, accompanied by a dozen Jonestown inhabitants who had asked to leave the commune, and escorted by Jones’s watchful deputies. An apocalyptic cult, 900 dead: remembering the Jonestown massacre, 40 years on 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Peoples Temple gunmen ambushed them on a jungle airstrip, killing the congressman, Leo Ryan; three newsmen; and a church defector. Reporter's 1978 account of deadly ambush, Jonestown tragedy 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Peoples Temple gunmen ambushed them on a remote jungle airstrip killing the congressman, Leo Ryan; three newsmen; and a church defector. Reporter’s dispatch after Jonestown mass murders, suicides 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Back at the compound, Jones simultaneously urged his more than 900 followers to take their own lives, warning that the Guyanese military would invade and take their children because of the airstrip shooting. 'I survived the Jonestown cult massacre' 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Authorities in eastern Arizona say two Florida residents were killed when their small plane crashed, damaging a home in a luxury subdivision with a private airstrip. The Latest: Plane crash victims were Florida father and son 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Rep. Leo Ryan and four others by temple members on a nearby airstrip on Nov. 18, 1978, then with the mass murders and suicides of hundreds, a horror that remains nearly unimaginable 40 years later. Jonestown survivors lost only life they knew, built new ones 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z In the cockpit, the captain, a former United States Navy fighter pilot, fought the plane into submission and finally managed an emergency landing at a remote airstrip in northwestern Australia. At Doomed Flight’s Helm, Pilots May Have Been Overwhelmed in Seconds 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago, a large business jet touched down on a desolate airstrip in the California desert. Paul Allen, the Quiet Space Baron 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The sound was like that of an airstrip crossed with a dentist’s office, a cacophony of whooshing, suctioning, beeping, clicking, and rumbling. Rent the Runway Wants to Lend You Your Look 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The rules announced by the environment department also forbid the construction of large resort hotels, golf courses and airstrips. Mexico’s Holbox ecotourism resort bans Styrofoam, PET 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “There is no way we would be shooting at the airstrip. That’s what triggered it.” Jonestown survivors lost only life they knew, built new ones 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Palu’s port reopening to aid vessels, wrecked hospitals treating the injured and an increasing number of military cargo planes landing at the damaged airstrip. Aid Slowly Reaches Indonesia Tsunami Victims 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Anyone who experiences American airports, highways, trains or schools can easily understand why Americans would now want to focus more on improving them rather than airstrips and schools in Afghanistan or Iraq. It’s not just Trump. Much of America has turned its back on Europe | Timothy Garton Ash 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Satellite imagery shows that construction started in February on a new compound at the Dirkou airstrip. C.I.A. Drone Mission, Curtailed by Obama, Is Expanded in Africa Under Trump 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z If approved, fleets of seismic “thumper trucks” would drive across the tundra, accompanied by 50-trailer sled camps and tractors, bringing airstrips, noise and extensive disturbance. Opinion | Don’t rush into harming the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Tin was there on the Saigon airstrip to bid them farewell. Bui Tin, Vietnamese communist soldier turned dissident, dies at 90 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z At 5 a.m. on April 5th, Mark Stucky drove to an airstrip in Mojave, California, and gazed at SpaceShipTwo, a sixty-foot-long craft that is owned by Virgin Galactic, a part of the Virgin Group. Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z “We will dedicate this to the nation in case there is need for an extra airstrip,” he said, and then added with a knowing look, “We are near China.” The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In the late 1980s, the United States spent $3.2 million renovating the airstrip in an effort to bolster Niger’s government against Col. C.I.A. Drone Mission, Curtailed by Obama, Is Expanded in Africa Under Trump 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z So Tom threw down the gauntlet and invited James to an airstrip in Southern California, to perform his own skydive. Tom Cruise forces James Corden to skydive 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The airport Mr. Veke wants to upgrade was originally Henderson Field, the airstrip that thousands of American Marines in particular fought and died to capture and defend. A New Battle for Guadalcanal, This Time With China 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Fraile escaped from a large group of breakaway riders on the finishing climb, a short but steep three-kilometer ascent that was followed by a quick descent and flat finish on an airstrip. Anticipated shakeup doesn't come to fruition as Thomas-Froome remain 1-2 in Tour de France standings 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Bidding for the island that was once a private airstrip started at $40,000. Ohio couple buys island in West Virginia for $60K 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The aviation industry is gathering this week at an airstrip here outside of London for its biggest trade fair of the year—typically a week of boasting by Boeing Co. Who Bought That Plane? Airshow Buyers Seek Discretion Amid Trade Tensions 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z After searching around, he found a hardly used airstrip, where the closest building is a mile away. This Brooklyn startup is testing rocket engines out of storage containers 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Meeting Kennedy operatives at a local airstrip, he was greeted with a nice surprise: thirty-five thousand dollars in cash. The Rise of McPolitics 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Even the majority of US anti-war groups ignored America’s anti-Isis campaign, and instead confined themselves to occasional protests whenever Trump shot off a ceremonial missile at an empty government airstrip. The US demolished Raqqa when they 'liberated' it. Who will rebuild it? | Molly Crabapple 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Bustemante says vandalism is common problem for many airstrips in western Alaska. Alaska fights runway vandalism with awareness campaign 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Forty minutes north of Las Vegas, Creech is a constellation of windswept airstrips surrounded by sagebrush and cactus groves. The Wounds of the Drone Warrior 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Landing gear on the second airplane was damaged but it made an emergency landing on a dirt airstrip at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, part of Anchorage’s largest airport, just before 1 p.m. Airplanes collide in Alaska; searchers head for wreckage 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z But the proposal for seismic work included two 150-strong teams of workers, airstrips, giant sleds and explosives to search for and map underground oil or natural gas reserves. Companies take first steps to drill for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Helicopter and motorcycle are the only ways to reach Bikoro from Mbandaka, but an airstrip has been rapidly cleared for small planes to land with supplies. Congo confirms first urban Ebola case, raising possibility of ‘explosive increase in cases’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Jim Duffy, the state’s contractor for maintaining Russian Mission’s airstrip, says children may be drawn to the runway because it’s next to town and it’s the first patch of ground to be cleared of snow. Alaska fights runway vandalism with awareness campaign 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Police official Suresh Bikram Shah says the plane took off from a mountain airstrip carrying cargo and lost contact with the tower a few minutes later. Small plane crashes in Nepal’s mountains, killing 2 pilots 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Its airstrip is too decrepit and overgrown to allow supplies to be flown in, Dr. Salama said. Ebola Erupts Again in Africa, Only Now There’s a Vaccine 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that a two-seat plane crashed near an airstrip while taking off at the municipal airport in Collegedale on Friday. Pilot killed in crash of single-engine plane in Tennessee 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The downside was "they weren't airstrips, they were just a piece of desert", according to the unnamed agent. The holiday village run by spies 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z There was a permanent airstrip, then the longest in the Southern Hemisphere, plus roads, a swimming pool, accommodation and railway access. Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z She was in a single-engine plane with four others in 2010, when it was forced to the ground by a sudden downdraft while approaching our town’s little airstrip. The Government Shouldn’t Value Bears Over People 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z One morning, a startled wildlife official sprinted to his vehicle after briefly entering a toilet labeled “Gents” at a dirt airstrip. Battle to save Africa’s elephants is gaining some ground 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z A poignant moment came when visiting the town of Dobodura on the east coast, where an array of 15 airstrips for bombers and fighter planes became the U.S. front line of the Pacific War. Son treks Papua New Guinea in footsteps of US war hero dad 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Thousands of survivors have walked to remote airstrips and jungle clearings, awaiting helicopters bringing supplies of food, water and medicines, aid agencies and authorities say. A month after PNG quake, cash-strapped government struggles to help... 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The Navy will foot the bill for a filter system to protect the Coupeville water supply from chemicals found in firefighting foam used at an airstrip near the Whidbey Island town. Navy to pay for water-filter system after chemicals found in Whidbey Island wells 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Even worse, the airstrip is closed for an average of more than 100 days each year because of poor weather. The Government Shouldn’t Value Bears Over People 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z An Aeromexico flight into San Francisco International Airport came close to landing on the wrong runway, federal officials said Wednesday, putting at risk another plane that occupied the airstrip. Essential California: Montecito death toll rises to 17 as rescuers search for survivors 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Please do share your anecdotes of terrible terminals or awful airstrips below. Are America’s airports the worst in the world? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z So much of life in Dadaab is waiting for your trip to the airstrip, hoping your family will wind up on a flight to the United States and not the one to Somalia. I spent the first year of Trump’s presidency visiting one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Here’s what I saw. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The plane landed Tuesday at the airstrip next to the National Museum of the U.S. ‘Chilly Willy,’ experimental aircraft arrives at Ohio base 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z In recent weeks they have discussed letting Russian military jets use Egyptian airstrips. Vladimir Putin takes a victory lap in the Middle East 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The Russia-Egypt agreement would allow each country’s warplanes to use the military airstrips of the other. Russia negotiates deal for its warplanes to use Egypt bases 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Allen said he made his way to a remote airstrip in the hope of getting a plane out of the area. Explorer Benedict Allen: 'I was not lost and did not need to be rescued' 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z There is a pink bus parked on the edge of the airstrip. I spent the first year of Trump’s presidency visiting one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Here’s what I saw. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z "I had to make my way to the nearest airstrip," he said. Jungle explorer: I did not need rescuing 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z She said it was understood the airstrip was not accessible by road, so it was hoped a helicopter would be sent on Friday. Missing UK explorer 'alive and well' 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z But on Thursday it was confirmed that Allen, a 57-year-old father of three, had been found and is waiting to be picked up from remote airstrip cut off by tribal fighting. British explorer Benedict Allen 'alive and well' in Papua New Guinea 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Winemiller died in the invasion of Iwo Jima, and Shaffer spent years setting up radar equipment and airstrips while battling tropical illnesses in the South Pacific with the Army Signal Corps. Leaving the war in the woods 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Whenever I saw a crowd of refugees at the airstrip, I looked for Mohammed. I spent the first year of Trump’s presidency visiting one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Here’s what I saw. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The models are spaced about 30 feet apart, a few steps from a fence made from old steel airstrip landing mats separating San Diego from Tijuana. Hammers, axes will test prototypes for border wall 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Rhodes had found an airstrip, but not the correct one. Fifty years ago, these USC fans became Trojan road warriors 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The heavily fortified enemy outpost and airstrip at Tarawa was targeted for elimination as the United States began to roll back the Japanese tide of conquest in 1943. For the lost U.S. Marines from Tarawa, a homecoming 70 years late 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Military airstrips in South Korea are not long enough for big, heavy B-52s, and the United States does not want its high-tech fighter jets sitting within range of North Korean artillery, he said. As North Korea threatens, U.S. to send ‘strategic assets’ to Seoul 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z It was approaching the airstrip at about midnight on 17 September when it crashed, killing Hammarskjöld and 15 others on board. Plane crash that killed UN boss 'may have been caused by aircraft attack' 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z She showed me round while her mother went to the airstrip. The island where people eat puffins 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The pilot, 54-year-old Andrew D. Akin of Griffin, Georgia, was injured when their aircraft went down near the Sulphur Creek Ranch airstrip. 1 killed, 1 injured in plane crash in Idaho mountains 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Burning Man spokesman Jim Graham said in an email that the local festival airstrip, which is built each year, is open and the celebration was continuing as scheduled. Not even desert safe from wildfire threat in blazing West 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z A backcountry airstrip in the area is closed due to the fire activity. Idaho’s largest wildfires burning in wilderness areas 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z China has used dredged sand to expand the original reef into an artificial island big enough to hold an airstrip. Beijing Warns U.S. Over Navy Patrol in South China Sea 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Let’s start with the border spat, which resembles China’s clashes with Japan over a disputed island chain and its invasive construction of islets and airstrips in the South China Sea. Opinion | India wanted a friend in Trump. Instead, it’s getting chaos. 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z “They don’t like it if you mess with their women, their children, their clean businesses, their clandestine airstrips” used to move drugs. A journalist’s murder underscores growing threat in Mexico 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The mountain airstrip was a filming location for the 1997 James Bond adventure “Tomorrow Never Dies.” BEST OF THE TASTE: What a feast! Tour food and drink gems 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Nuttbrook suffered from hunger and many scratches on her legs from going through brush, but was found in stable condition and was taken to the Agness airstrip. California hiker rescued by US Coast Guard in Oregon 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The same month, another Chinese military drone, the CH-4 Rainbow, appeared in a photo of an airstrip in Jordan near the Syrian... Unable to Buy U.S. Military Drones, Allies Place Orders With China 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z A tough day in the mountains finished with a climb of the airstrip at Peyragudes, only a few hundred metres long but with gradients nearing 20 per cent. Fabio Aru grabs yellow from Froome as Bardet wins Tour de France stage 12 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The flight I took from a grassy airstrip in North Yorkshire was tremendous fun. Fancy sharing the cost of a flight on a private aircraft? - BBC News 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Last year they destroyed an airstrip built by illegal gold miners. The Brazilian army is turning into a de facto police force 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Xi rode in an open-top jeep past rows of soldiers lined up on an airstrip on his visit Friday to the People’s Liberation Army garrison. Xi asserts authority over Hong Kong in PLA troop inspection 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The pilot was approaching the airstrip at an altitude of about 200 feet when he encountered a thermal updraft, which sent the airship up to 500 feet. NSTB report says fabric tears caused blimp crash at US Open 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The president met them at an airstrip behind the wheel of his Lincoln convertible. A President at War With His Fed Chief, 5 Decades Before Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Several hundred people lined the dusty road to meet the officials at the remote airstrip, while rail-thin camels and goats roamed in the bushes. Ethiopia warns emergency drought aid to run out next month 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z He was taken to the USS New York because U.S. officials thought it too risky to fly him out of Libya using a desert airstrip, government witnesses said. Thirteen days in the history of the accused leader of the Benghazi attacks 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Kufr Aqab lies at the tip of a narrow corridor jutting northward that was gerrymandered to include an old airstrip that lies within the city limits. A Palestinian village was annexed by Israel after the 1967 war. Now it's behind a wall and orphaned 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z They fear that America will bluster, then look the other way as China builds airstrips and military bases on disputed reefs in the South China Sea. How the China-North Korea equation is changing 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The pilot was experienced and had given lessons to other aircrews on how to land on the small airstrip at Paraty. Has Brazil’s Operation Car Wash exposed the biggest corruption scandal ever? 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z He said telecommunications networks would have to be established and airstrips repaired so that aid workers can provide the necessary medical care. Suspected Cases of Ebola Rise to 18 in Democratic Republic of Congo 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The two Philippine officials traveled with dozens of journalists to inspect an eroded airstrip that the Philippine government plans to reinforce and lengthen. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Suggestions that the United States spared the airstrips because of collusion are, again, unproven. Syria Conspiracy Theories Flourish, at Both Ends of the Spectrum 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The missiles -launched from the USS Ross and USS Porter warships deployed in the Mediterranean - targeted the base’s two airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition depots, U.S. officials said. US strike on Syrian air base has limited impact on Assad 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The missiles —launched from the USS Ross and USS Porter warships deployed in the Mediterranean — targeted the base’s two airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition depots, U.S. officials said. US strike on Syrian air base has limited impact on Assad 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The missiles targeted the base’s airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition areas, officials said. Trump defends attack on Syria; demands ‘end the slaughter’ 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The Municipal is on a piece of land called The Patch, which it shares with a little airstrip. Augusta’s ever-expanding footprint sparks Masters lengthening debate | Andy Bull 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The White House also wants China to stop building airstrips and other military facilities on disputed shoals in the resource-rich South China Sea. Trump's team hopes his force of personality can break through with China's leader, a feat that's eluded past presidents 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z China says the seven man-made islands in the disputed Spratly group, complete with their airstrips and military installations, are mainly for civilian purposes. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Morales’ decision to legalize increased coca production is not without dangers, especially given that most of the planes using clandestine airstrips in Peru commute to and from the neighboring country, Ms. Masias Claux said. Coca expansion in Latin America further strains U.S. ties 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The Spanish side never built a terminal on its side because Madrid considers the airstrip built on illegally occupied land. Dire straits: Gibraltar faces Brexit chaos against its will 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z On the airstrip, Naval Outlying Field Coupeville, Navy officials say they have no record of even using the foams. Whidbey Island water wells polluted with firefighting chemicals near Navy airstrips 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z In early December, he left the camp for a local airport, really just an airstrip holding a small aircraft. Waiting for New Lives: 2 Refugees’ Long Journeys to the U.S. 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The lack of ground access to the airstrip at Cold Bay unnecessarily puts the Coast Guard crews in danger. Alaska editorials 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z China has also been irked over recent U.S. comments on the South China Sea, particularly its building of man-made islands equipped with airstrips and military defenses. Crossing red lines: What's annoying Asian nations most? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, building seven artificial islands on reefs and rocks and outfitting them with military-length airstrips and anti-aircraft guns. 'No access': Rex Tillerson sets collision course with Beijing in South China Sea 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The most serious contamination was found at an Oak Harbor residence near Ault Field, the base’s main airstrip. Whidbey Island water wells polluted with firefighting chemicals near Navy airstrips 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “That’s a very worrying prospect. If Duterte allows access rights to Chinese military vessels, or some kind of air and sea access to Philippine airstrips and ports, then China has really won.” Donald Trump, Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte seek connection as China looms 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z That’s because the airstrip at King Cove is unreachable because of bad weather for about 100 days annually, and that means chartered private medical flights can’t get it in. Alaska editorials 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Elmore grew up next to an airstrip in Springfield, Ore., where soil samples showed toxins at 4,500 times the maximum allowed by state law. Prosecutor asks Inslee to allow child-killer’s execution 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z He spent the following day at a military airstrip in Port Harcourt, the regional capital, debating whether to go up again. Edward Burtynsky’s Epic Landscapes 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z A teddy bear rides a lighted bicycle donated from the July 4th parade in Southport and a kid’s police car pulls over more stuffed animals cruising down the airstrip in a Jeep. Southport couple embraces Christmas spirit in light 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z In the last several years, China has built artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, and it has constructed military airstrips and naval berths on three of them. China Amplifies Warning on Taiwan, and Trump Takes a Tougher Line 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z It would be a narrow, 11-mile noncommercial gravel road linking King Cove to the all-weather airstrip at Cold Bay. Alaska editorials 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Where the salmon once swam would sit an enormous coal mine, surrounded by an access road, a 10,000-foot elevated coal conveyor, an airstrip, a logistics center, and a brand new export terminal. Last stand for coal: The industry’s days may be numbered, even as they try to invest more 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z “I am shutting down engine No. 1,” he said, and then veered back to the airstrip. Edward Burtynsky’s Epic Landscapes 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Interviewed by The Economist in 2015, Mr Trump called China’s construction of airstrips on reefs in the South China Sea a hostile act, adding: “However, it is very far away. And they’re already built.” World-shaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Sir Howard shortlisted three options: a new airstrip to the north-west of Heathrow, a runway extension there, or a new runway at Gatwick. Final call 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z That all-weather aspect of that airstrip is what it’s all about. Alaska editorials 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z "I lost everything I own in this hurricane. I just came here to get some help," said subsistence farmer Markus Bagard, one of roughly 200 Haitians standing outside the airstrip watching the helicopters be unloaded. Aid arrives in Haiti, but desperation grows in cut-off towns 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z But there were chokepoints in getting aid to the needy, including the fact that the airstrip in Jeremie is unable to accommodate large cargo planes, and only operates in the daytime. Haitians Worship Among Devastation Caused by Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z While still on the table, military options such as bombing Assad’s airstrips, once the subject of lengthy internal U.S. discussions as to legality and effectiveness, now seem impossible with Russia’s participation in the air war. U.S. threatens to suspend bilateral engagement with Russia over Syria 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z At the time, Butlin said that Camas County “does not regulate private airstrips under the current zoning ordinance.” Work on airstrip for Bruce Willis suspended due to zoning 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Each week seems to bring news of another Chinese airstrip or newly fortified reef. Obama’s failed ‘Asian pivot’ leaves China ascendant | Simon Tisdall 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The images showed four three-pronged structures in a semi-circle next to an upgraded airstrip and near a sizeable new port. Taiwan asks Google to blur images from disputed island - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Writer Judith Freeman says she owns a home near the airstrip and is concerned about the quality of the prairie and its wildlife. Bruce Willis building private airstrip in Idaho 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Accurate topographic data, he said, are essential for building new seawalls, roads, and airstrips, and even for deciding whether enough freshwater will be available in a new location. Alaska Has Finally Been Mapped As Precisely As Mars 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Hopping to Midway on a morning flight from Honolulu, Obama will land on an airstrip that gained prominence during World War II with the pivotal Battle of Midway. Obama to visit far-flung Midway Atoll in conservation push 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Swinging the plane back towards to rough airstrip at Buffalo Springs, Douglas-Hamilton cautions against hyperbole, instead urging rigorous data gathering and analysis. Gentle giants: on the frontline of the battle to save Africa's elephants 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Through a locked metal gate, past fields of alfalfa, past the trees and the house, a metal shop, and a large rock sculpture, along the road that was once the airstrip, there was “City.” A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z But until now, Russia’s long-range bombers, which require longer airstrips, had to be launched from Russian territory more than 1,200 miles away. Strikes from Iranian air base show Russia’s expanding footprint in the Middle East 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z It would be prudent for the U.S. to develop a plan to redeploy forces outside Turkey, making arrangements to use airstrips in Cyprus, Jordan and the Kurdish Region in Iraq, for example. Turkey Is No Longer a Reliable Ally 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z She saw the planes evacuating aid workers from the nearby dirt airstrip. South Sudanese civilians fear the U.N. can’t protect them from a massacre 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Along with creating new islands by piling sand on top of coral reefs, China has built airstrips, harbors and lighthouses that is says will benefit fishermen and ship owners who transit the strategic waterway. Analysis: China emerges more muscular after ASEAN meetings 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z China has been building up artificial islands on reefs in the disputed waters, complete with airstrips and other facilities. Beijing Asks U.S. to Back China-Philippine Talks Over Sea Dispute 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The video showed a number of warplanes taking off from an airstrip in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan. China gains key diplomatic S. China Sea win, expands cruises 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z China has been building airstrips, harbors and military facilities on man-made islands created by piling sand on top of coral reefs, angering neighboring countries, including U.S. allies. AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from the past week in Asia 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Despite that view, two Chinese civilian aircraft conducted test landings at two new military-length airstrips on reefs controlled by China in the Spratly Islands shortly after the arbitration ruling. Exclusive: Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Chinese state media reported that two Chinese civilian aircraft on Wednesday landed successfully on two newly built airstrips on Mischief and Subi reefs. China's actions in South China Sea seen as defying ruling 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z He was a celebrity in Keewaywin, which consists of little more than an airstrip, nursing station, school, general store and post office. Unsolved Deaths of Indigenous Canadian Students Offer a Glimpse of Hardship 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z In the past two years, Beijing has turned seven reefs and rocks into nascent military outposts, with airstrips and radar installations under construction. Beijing’s claims to South China Sea rejected by international tribunal 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z It also ruled that the two largest artificial islands, Mischief reef and Subi reef, which both have airstrips, have no territorial waters. South China Sea Ruling Puts Beijing in a Corner 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z China has been building airstrips on islets in the South China Sea, and could deploy fighter aircraft to them shortly before declaring the sea a second air-defense identification zone. Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z China has built a military airstrip, naval berths and sports fields on the island, but the tribunal ruled that it was in Philippine waters. Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims in South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z In another damaging setback for Beijing, the tribunal ruled that China couldn’t claim 12 nautical miles of territorial seas around Mischief Reef and Subi Reef, which both have airstrips. Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z It could declare an Air Defense Identification Zone in the South China Sea or deploy fighter jets to its newly built airstrips in the Spratlys. No matter how it decides, international court's ruling in South China Sea case won't end the fight 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Of course, Beijing’s islands — complete with tennis courts, missile batteries and fighter jet-ready airstrips — will not be unmade. The Philippines Awaits Decision on South China Sea Lawsuit 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Aerospace executives this week are gathering at the Farnborough Air Show, a biennial industry jamboree at an airstrip southwest of London that typically is buzzing with announcements from airlines about plane purchases. ATR Sounds Upbeat Tone on Turboprop Outlook 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z While the land is on a remote part on the north coast of the South Island, the land also offers access by air via a nearby airstrip. New Zealand beach bought by crowdfunding is given to public - BBC News 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z This weekend, many of those customers will descend on an airstrip southwest of London ahead of Monday’s kickoff of the Farnborough Air Show. 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