Lydd's Runway: 1505m / 4936ft Manston's Runway: 2751m / 9025ft
On May 16th 2003 the Queen of Denmark visited Lydd to inspect troops. She had to fly into Manston (in a Challenger) because Lydd is not an approved airport for RDAF use.
I'm sure the locals will enthusiastically support the extension of Lydd's runway, as we seem to have all the oppositionists living in Thanet.