Regarding Merchant Venturer's post. Pilots have laws, SOP's and minima that dictate if we can operate at a given airfield. Overlaid on top of this, is the commander's decision on a given day. (IE SELF PRESERVATION)
Some airfields, by their environment, are more challenging to work than others. BRS is a case in point. Nice day,27, wind down the runway, no problem. Crappy day, 09, wet, big xwind, heavy large a/c, not so comfy. But still legal in all senses. QED the crew would have had to make an approach to land.
Safety is not black and white. If it were, half the holiday destinations in the Eastern Med, Santa Flights and a certain Portugese holiday island would disappear from the brochures tomorrow.
Since airline flying is described as "hours of tedium, punctuated by moments of terror", I would gently suggest that PPrune is not the place for you.