Dixi,
I think you'll find a certain factory just down the road making buckets of instant sunshine (allegedly).
Back in the 1980's USAFE wanted to base a dozen KC135's there. The locals went nuts! Were you to try putting a major airport there, insurrection would surely follow.
In any event, it's all academic as the runway has been dug up years ago. The only big stuff left being the control tower and the cruise missile bunkers.
The tankers eventually went to Fairford.