The only market that should open up for Yeadon Airport is its use as building land! Did someone mention NYC? Dream on. As airports go, the place is an absolute nightmare. Awful runway, awful terminal, awful terrain, awful location, awful weather. Arport extension extremely limited. The runway needs major repair- it has to be the roughest in the UK. Terminal buildings tatty and ready for conversion to a new Tescos/storage warehouse. The terrain around is a hazard to aviation, the terrain around the runway will kill people like Congonhas, and it is a anordeal getting to this place from the motorway system!
Why exactly are we keeping this dinosaur alive...and who for? It is that quaint English habit of keeping steam engines going long past their useful lives, and reviving long dead piers. There are ex RAF airfields that could serve the purpose, and frankly aren't built in such cramped conditions. There is no place for this airport here. Rather than stumble on with inadequate, piecemeal development, why can't the cities settle on a new location, without the 'but it must be between Leeds and Bradford!'
It is quite probably the worst airport in the UK. Awful. History or not, it should be taken outside and hit on the back of the neck!