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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Fullerton Mayor Pro Tem Shana Charles told the Los Angeles Times more oversight is needed including making sure the entryway for the landing strip is safer and more education for pilots.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, a scientific research station with a landing strip is located at the South Pole, which is more than 1,200 kilometers inland.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the small aircraft sitting among the trees alongside the landing strip.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Fullerton Mayor Pro Tem Shana Charles told the Los Angeles Times more oversight is needed including making sure the entryway for the landing strip is safer and more education for pilots.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, a scientific research station with a landing strip is located at the South Pole, which is more than 1,200 kilometers inland.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the small aircraft sitting among the trees alongside the landing strip.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Landing strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landing%20strip. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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