Thanks for the replies to my questions. It looks like I may have mixed up the Leconfield operation with Brough.
With Cappa Pass imminent, am I right in thinking that Hull Council looked at the possibility of some form of 'reinforced' grass runway? I'm guessing that nothing came of this. I have a plan of the airfield dating from 1985, which in addition to the tarmac runway shows a short grass strip, 17/35. Would this have also been the alignment used in the council's plans?
One advantage that both Brough and Leconfield could have offered over Kirmington was the proximity of railway lines, though I imagine that in the 1970s such infrastructure was probably not considered very important.
Last edited by BKS Air Transport; 12th Jun 2012 at 22:08.