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For twenty years, Madsen has been calling for the construction of an airstrip on a relatively flat stretch of land between Ittoqqortoormiit and Cape Tobin—step one of many in making this a reality.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Research by investigative group Mongabay last year identified 128 clandestine airstrips cut into the jungle across six Peruvian regions, some surrounded by coca plantations.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Officials say the aircraft can strike drug labs, clandestine airstrips, and vessels linked to trafficking networks.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Our final day, driving to the airstrip, Ntwayagae pulled over one last time.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Research by investigative group Mongabay last year identified 128 clandestine airstrips cut into the jungle across six Peruvian regions, some surrounded by coca plantations.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Officials say the aircraft can strike drug labs, clandestine airstrips, and vessels linked to trafficking networks.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Our final day, driving to the airstrip, Ntwayagae pulled over one last time.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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