Hooded
I agree with all your points !
The largest aircraft I have ever operated into Leeds was a Boeing 727-200 in my Dan-Air days from Ibiza and the runway looked and seemed marginal to the three of us, similar to the feeling we had at Luton in our A300 yesterday.
I have made no secret of my feelings Lbia has no hope of regular long haul flights until we have more landing/take off distance. However I have been advised in business to sell what you have not what you would like to have.