noun
definition
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
example
The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time.
Examples of airstrip in a Sentence
In June 1942 the Japanese began building an airstrip on this plain.
The village had an airstrip which in the past had been used regularly by the Missionary air service.
We shall see the plane landing on the beach - the island's famous airstrip.
We fly into the mountain airstrip at Lukla and trek north along the banks of the Dudh Kosi river.
This was noted to be a shanty town with an airstrip.
Your ' avi page ' mentions a Porsche using the airstrip for a private practice.
Captain Gerlach made an emergency landing on an improvised airstrip and made preparations to take off with his precious cargo.
Landing on the tiny airstrip at Lukla in the Everest region of Nepal is an adventure in itself.
There's a trail from Ambua's private airstrip to the lower end of their property.
With rugged road access and a small airstrip, the area is very much off the beaten path.
Closer to the town is Mutare airfield, a civil operated field with a grass airstrip.
The dirt airstrip at Lukla is cut into a terrace at right angles to the main valley.
The expedition starts with a flight from Chile to Patriot Hills, an ice airstrip at 80 degrees south on the Antarctic continent.
From the airstrip at Coca a motorized canoe takes us for a two-hour trip along the Napo River, to Sacha Lodge.
Planes brought others of the privileged, settling on the new airstrip, which was ablaze with landing and fairy lights.
Additional camping facilities include a number of hike and bike-in campsites, primitive fly-in campsites located next to an airstrip, and a horse camp.