A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is an aircraft with short runway requirements for takeoff and landing. Many STOL-designed aircraft also feature various arrangements for use on runways with harsh conditions (such as high altitude or ice). STOL aircraft, including those used in scheduled passenger airline operations, have also been operated from STOLport airfields which feature short runways.

Stol may refer to:

• Stol (Babušnica), village in Serbia
• Stol (Serbia), mountain in eastern Serbia
• Stol (Julian Alps), a mountain ridge in the Julian Alps, western Slovenia
• Stol (Karawanks), a mountain ridge in the Karawanks mountain range, on the border between Austria and Slovenia
• STOL (short takeoff and landing), aircraft technology

Transhumance is the seasonal movement of people with their livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures. In montane regions (vertical transhumance), it implies movement between higher pastures in summer and lower valleys in winter. Herders have a permanent home, typically in valleys. Generally only the herds travel, with a certain number of people necessary to tend them, while the main population stays at the base. In contrast, horizontal transhumance is more susceptible to being disrupted by climatic, economic or political change.