Sentence examples for nearest airstrip from inspiring English sources

Considering the remote location – about two hours' drive from the nearest airstrip – meals were surprisingly tasty.

He was self-sufficient and handy with a shotgun — minimum requirements for surviving on jungle terrain where the nearest airstrip was several hours downstream by motorized canoe.

United Nations officials also were considering the possibility of using helicopters to fly in teams to make a quick assessment of the needs, but an airlift by plane was considered impractical: the nearest airstrip was about 40 miles away from the quake scene, in the provincial capital of Taloqan, they said.

"Can you check for the nearest airstrip?" he asked me, calmly.

The nearest operating airstrip, Brimpton Airfield, is less than 1 mi west of the village, within AWE's restricted airspace.

Both hotels are perched on the northern end of the island, near the airstrip.

We opted to stay in the mainly residential area near the airstrip in a quirky, three-storey house called Sandcastle.

Near the airstrip is the Foengoe Island Lodge, with two long houses having two or more beds per room.

I interviewed dozens of people there — the prime minister, local clergy, oceanographers, the guy who sold samosas near the airstrip — and they all spoke readily about climate change.

Where to Stay Shirley's Guest House, (501) 226-0145, fax (501) 226-0264, www.shirleysguesthouse.com, has five rooms near the airstrip by the uncrowded southern tip of the island.

Oasi (holidaybelize.com) has full-kitchen apartments near the airstrip (US$65 per night) and is the agent for Sandcastle (US$400 per week).