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This sent me down a rabbit hole. The RJ100 (BAe 146) can apparently be kitted to take off and land on gravel:

https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/commercial-airline/pre...




The 737 was originally designed for short, unpaved runways, which would bring jet service to many otherwise inaccessible airports.


Sure, the older 737s. That's why most of the 737-200s still in service are up in Canada. The high bypass engines on the NGs and newer are too big to easily fit gravel kits on.




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