I rarely come into these forums, but : I want to pick up on the above comment that the Machrihanish runway is 3.2 miles long. I am sure that is incorrect but would prefer one of you fine military men to put it right. What I can find is that the runway is about 3000 to 3050 metres long, depending on source, or about 10,000 feet, ie. less than 2 miles. I am 99.99% sure that the UK's longest runway is LHR's 27R/09L, which is 3902 metres.