airstrips
Small aircraft runways
Airstrips is the plural of airstrip—a paved or cleared surface for aircraft to take off and land, typically smaller and less developed than a runway at a major airport.
Airstrips often serve remote areas, small aircraft, or temporary military operations: Bush pilots rely on dirt airstrips throughout Alaska.
The island's only airstrip was too short for jets.
Paved path for planes
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- windsockConical air-direction indicator
beacon · threshold · control tower · fueling station · tie-down · apron · lighting · markings
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- outpostRemote military station
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
frontier · isolated · inaccessible · off-grid · undeveloped · makeshift · emergency · supply
Wind instrument performer
- cropdusterPesticide-spraying aircraft
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- single-engineHaving one power source
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
taildragger · glider · gyrocopter · biplane · avionics · charter · private · flying club
Strategically planned
- forward operating baseMilitary outpost near action
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- supply lineRoute for delivering supplies
- paratrooperMilitary aerial deployer
cargo drop · covert · wartime · invasion · evacuation · temporary · camouflaged · strategic
runway
Paved path for planes
windsock · beacon · threshold · control tower · fueling station · tie-down · apron · lighting · markings · paved
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- outpostRemote military station
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- jungleDense tropical forest
backcountry · frontier · isolated · inaccessible · off-grid · undeveloped · makeshift · emergency · supply · humanitarian
piper
Wind instrument performer
- cropdusterPesticide-spraying aircraft
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- single-engineHaving one power source
propeller · taildragger · glider · gyrocopter · biplane · avionics · charter · private · flying club · flight school
tactical
Strategically planned
- forward operating baseMilitary outpost near action
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- supply lineRoute for delivering supplies
paratrooper · cargo drop · covert · wartime · invasion · evacuation · temporary · camouflaged · strategic · deployment
island
Water-bounded land mass
tropical · coastal · valley · plateau · rural · agricultural · plantation · ranch · estate · resort
- airportsterminals, terminal building, runway, runways, gates
- aviationaircraft, flying, flight, airplane, airplanes
- flat surfacesfloors, tables, shelves, plains, plateaus
- Alaska Bushbush pilots, bush planes, remote villages, native villages, off-grid living
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
airstripsinternational airports
Terminals serving foreign destinations
hub airports · airport terminals · JFK · Heathrow · O'Hare
airstripsseaports
Coastal shipping facilities
harbors · train stations · docks · bus depots · marinas