STOL is an initialism for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements. Most STOL aircraft can land either on- or off-airport. A STOLport is an airport designed with STOL operations in mind, normally having a short single runway. Typical off-airport remotely located landing areas include snow or ice (using skis), fields or gravel riverbanks (often using special fat, low-pressure tundra tires), and water (using floats). These remote areas...
