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Airstrip
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Aerodrome.
Airstrip
An airstrip is a small aerodrome that consists only of a runway with perhaps fuelling equipment. They are generally in remote locations, e.g. . Many airstrips (now mostly abandoned) were built on the hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. A few airstrips grew to become full-fledged airbases as the strategic or economic importance of a region increased over time.