51.   Zairean troops have landed at Tingi-Tingi, which has the only air strip in the area, on their way to the front.

52.   Other difficulties in eastern Zaire, where Tutsi-led rebels are advancing west, included insecurity, small air strips, and scarce fuel, the agency said.

53.   The air strip, criticised by environmentalists for disturbing penguin colonies, was badly damaged in a storm last year.

54.   The Israeli-PLO autonomy deal allows the Palestinians to open an airport in the tiny Gaza Strip which currently has no air strip or port.