But the elevation at the east end of the main runway (14-32) is about 200 metres and after 3miles the elevation drops to 60 metres in the Wharfe valley at Otley. Following the valley for another 8 miles to Ilkley it only rises to 80 metres.
About 6 miles from the runway at 280 degrees Ilkley Moor rises to 402 metres and about 10 miles at 310 degrees Beamsley Beacon rises to 400 metres.
However flying off the end of 14 takes the plane directly over the new “skyscrapers” in Leeds city centre.
I would have thought that “risk assessment” would dictate that flying off 32 and having an engine failure would be potentially less grave than flying off 14.