Originally Posted by
cavokblues
TODA isn't simply the runway length, it's the distance for obstacle clearance.
And in any case, at the recent planning appeal decision refusing the felling of the copse, the inspector said he was provided no information on the commercial viability of operators at the airport and how the trees would impact that. Seems a huge oversight if they're so detrimental?
If you read the last inspectors report, you can almost see him shaking his head at the approach the airport had taken.