Landing a C-130 on an unlit runway at night vs a night time parachute drop.
This one is an old chestnut.
The Israelies proved that you could land several C130 on an unlit runway at night, disembark vehicles and troops and then depart when the job was done.
If you attempt a para drop of a large number of jumpers you have the risk of discovery, the possibility of injuries, the scattering of paratroopers, less equipment etc etc. The SAS proved this with one of their earlier night drops.
OTOH the Germans at Eben Emal proved that dropping directly on to the target solved some of these problems and a glider assault on the Orne River again proved the direct approach was better.
For a large area assault like on an airfield you need mobility as the distances involved are relatively large for infanty in the open. The SAS proved that a vehicle assault on an airfield can be carried out far more quickly. Pebble Island OTOH was an infantry assault but equally a small target.