asphalt runway

collocation in English

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asphalt
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæs.fɔːlt/us
/ˈæs.fɑːlt/
a black, sticky substance, often mixed with small stones or sand, that forms a strong surface when it ...
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runway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrʌn.weɪ/us
/ˈrʌn.weɪ/
a long, level piece of ground with a specially prepared smooth, hard surface on which aircraft take off ...
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It has oneasphaltrunway, 16/34, measuring 5,200 by 75 feet (1,585 x 23 m) and a parallel taxiway.
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The airfield was constructed as a semi-permanent facility in late 1942 and early 1943, with a hardasphaltrunwayand concrete taxiways.
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It has two runways, a 1782-foot turf runway and a 7000-footasphaltrunway.
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The multi-million dollar project is set on more than 850 hectares and includes a 2.87 kmasphaltrunwaythat is 45 metres wide.
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There is a singleasphaltrunwayand a terminal building, built in 1983, that handle scheduled flights and air charters.
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Runway construction consisted of expanding the former civil airport into a fourasphaltrunwayconfiguration along with seven hangars.
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At that date, the 12900ft masphaltrunwaywas just three days from having the concrete poured over it.
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It offers oneasphaltrunway(16/34) equipped with night landing lights.
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Situated at 680 m above sea level, the airport has oneasphaltrunwaymeasuring 3281 ft in length.
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The airport has anasphaltrunwayaligned 1836 (northsouth), which measures 799by18 m.
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It sits at altitude of, and has two runways: 18/36, anasphaltrunwaylong, and 08/26, a grass runway long.
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The two aircraft reception facilities utilize a 2,852 metre (9,257 ft)asphaltrunway.
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The airport has a singleasphaltrunwaywhich measures approximately 3000 m in length.
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Formerly a military airbase, the facility consists of oneasphaltrunwaylong and wide.
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Itsasphaltrunwayis 681m ft long and 28m ft wide.
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The airport is served by a single, short,asphaltrunway.
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Eventually, the installation and its 6,000 ftasphaltrunwaywas abandoned.
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Publicly owned, it has oneasphaltrunwayand is used predominantly for general aviation.
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Theasphaltrunwaymeasures 2808x45 m and is aligned 1735, roughly northsouth.
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The current 600masphaltrunway, 15/33, was built in 1991.
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