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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-15 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-15.
An airstair is a set of steps built into an aircraft so that passengers and crew can get on and off without needing help from outside. The stairs are built as part of a door or are lowered from inside after a door has been opened. Airstairs do away with needing a mobile stairway or jetway to get in and out of an aircraft. Some of the earliest aircraft with airstairs were the Martin 2-0-2 and Martin 4-0-4. Some Douglas DC-3 aircraft were retrofitted with airstairs. As the infrastructure of airports developed, the need for airstairs decreased.
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