Flight strips were a special type of United States Army Air Forces airfield, consisting of a single paved runway (bituminous or concrete), between 1,800 and 8,000 feet long. They were located (and parallel) to an existing highway.
Most date to World War II, and all were within the continental United States.
The purposes of flight strips were:
Most were turned over to local communities or abandoned after World War II; although some were developed into USAF facilities or are now civil airports
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