Originally Posted by
Doors to Automatic
If this short runway is regularly used for landing I am surprised it hasn't been extended to properly accommodate wide-bodies. There is room to extend past the 04 threshold to the RET taxiway that serves 18L. They wouldn't even have to move the 04 threshold, just keep it as displaced similar to the area ahead of 18L. This would give it a similar length to 22L at JFK which has been used for decades for wide-body arrivals without incident (SAS (1984) not withstanding!)
Because that would throw money at a problem which isn't a problem.
Most widebodies can land with 50% of the runway remaining and for those who can't or won't, 27 is available (with delay).
22 has been used of a decade at least without any incident except this one. I know a little (with emphasis on little) challenge is scary nowadays, but every pilot worth his salary should be able to land on a runway his performance figures indicate to be adequate.