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How to Get There: Sansa Airlines has daily 50-minute flights from San José to Puerto Jiménez airstrip (PJM).
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
When the permafrost under airstrips melted, the pavement buckled, and the resulting potholes could damage landing gear.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
The Point is in the process of completing more than a dozen luxury eco-cabins on a former grassy airstrip.
—Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
When the permafrost under airstrips melted, the pavement buckled, and the resulting potholes could damage landing gear.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
The Point is in the process of completing more than a dozen luxury eco-cabins on a former grassy airstrip.
—Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024
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Lingerie inspiration was popular on the Parisian runways during the spring 2025 season, with WWD naming it one of the biggest trends of Paris Fashion Week, according to retailers.Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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The show comes less than a year after Louis Vuitton staged its first ever runway in Hong Kong, which is working to restore its international reputation as a go-to destination following years of political upheaval and some of the world’s strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions.Stephy Chung, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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Its buildings serve as a command center, its parking lot becomes a helipad, and its water reservoirs are essential resupply stations.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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The ranch currently features a 1,800-square-foot main pad with two bedrooms, equestrian facilities, tropical fruit orchards, and a helipad.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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After running the tat through a database, Janko and Danny realize that Amelia's dad is Ramírez, and Danny rushes to the heliport to intercept Amelia before her dad gets her to the chopper.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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That same day, Depp and Vlasova were photographed together at a heliport in London.Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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Boom Supersonic Lower speeds means the Overture can function over land without sonic booms and will be able to land on the same runways typical commercial aircraft like the Boeing 737 or Airbus A380 use, not needing the nearly 10,000-ft (3,048-m) landing strips that the Concorde required.New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
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Swooping around the harbor and nose-diving down to one of the world’s shortest landing strips, the 2,100-foot runway is bookended by a hill on one side, the bay on the other—and turboprop planes are the only way in.Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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