Regarding the runway markings: I don't really think that better markings would have made a significant difference. The visual approach was made in poor lighting and with no available runway lights. Maybe better markings would have given the flight crew two or three more seconds advance notice that the runway is closed and potentially unsafe.
I do not understand why a man-made obstruction was built on the runway. Is it the typical "we don't want big airplanes here" anti general-aviation attitude?
Whatever the exact reason(s) for the low-fuel status are, I think that the pilots did very good in landing the plane. And this is why we get paid for, to provide the best service in safety in any given situation.
Enough said!
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