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The flight crashed almost immediately after takeoff, hitting the ground about a runway distance away from the landing strip.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
At night the light display glows like an airplane landing strip.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The base would be coupled with Berbera International Airport, which at 2.6 miles has one of the longest landing strips in Africa.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
At night the light display glows like an airplane landing strip.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The base would be coupled with Berbera International Airport, which at 2.6 miles has one of the longest landing strips in Africa.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Landing strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20strip. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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