I wish I could put a figure on it! I know I've asked this before (and thanks for giving me the data on the 777!), but the problem is that I'm trying to put some hard data together to prove a case for extending the runway by about 1500' or so.
I guess you could say it's worth however much 1500' of concrete costs!
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be the slightest interest at official level in Ireland - either DAA or Department of Transport - in doing this. I fear we'll have to resign ourselves to an 8,650' runway until at least 2012, but I want to do what I can to make the case anyway.