Originally Posted by
stewyb
Take a look at the end of 23 at Southend if you want to know what tight is. They have to deal with a golf course and railway line on top of it. I would say there’s more room at SOU and in any case, the starter extension will be for take off only, the landing distance on 20 will remain the same so no detrimental affect with obstacles like rail sheds!
When SEN extended their runway the CAA insisted that an enlarged RESA (Runway End Safety Area) be established at each end of the runway. The 05 RESA measures 138m, it comprising the paved area between the end of the LDA and taxiway Alpha so there is absolutely now no question of it being "tight" at SEN. The 23 RESA measures 227m beyond the end of the LDA, this including the 135m Starter Extension plus a grassed area beyond that. So the answer to
Nakata77 is that the Starter Extension for 20 at SOU should be able to be included in any inceeased RESA requirement that the CAA may require. The current RESAs at SOU both measure 90m in length and are much narrower at SOU at 74m wide than at SEN where they are both 150m in width. Can the width of the RESA's at SOU be increased should the CAA require this?