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21st Oct 2011, 11:46

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chevvron

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It was a 'standard NATO' 10,000ft (3048m) runway same as Brize, Fairford and Boscombe and a few more up north. Both Heathrow and Gatwick are longer.
I agree it would make a superb civil airport had the runway not been dug up.

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