One would hope there is a very good reason why the RAF's largest transport base (not that far up the road for "Marine One" and Co. from Windsor & London) could not have been used for this visit, there's plenty of room there for the whole entourage one would have thought.
One would imagine it would also be an easier place at which to facilitate the required security, what with controlled point of entry etc, even when the President is not in town.
When Gordon goes to the US in his rented 757 or whatever, even that probably goes to a Military Base, and not into Dulles, JFK or wherever.
The whole thing smacks of needless US willy-waving to me.
Was in Sydney some years back when Bill C came to visit - again the whole airport/airspace was closed for 30 mins, as was the main road into town etc - and this was all so he could fly in for a round of golf with Greg Norman
