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HOODED
Leeds Approach. I know the declared distances and just gave you some. No one is saying it's ideal but modern ac performance is loads better. 5900ft is not half of 7380ft whether like it or not. Luton is shorter than Leeds and manages nicely thank you. You are still dreaming, CF would work if Millions were spent and LBA was forced to close. LBA is owned and operated by Bridgepoint. Who will compensate them and stump up the millions needed to develop another airfield in these days of austerity?? Face facts airports are closing not opening these days.
You make a very good point about compensation. Certainly there would be property owners that would require to be compensated. From my point of view the benefits to Yorkshire economically and culturally for many years to come would by far out weigh any compensation figures. How many millions of pounds have been spent or plan to be spent on an airport that is millions of passengers behind where it should be? How many billions of pounds would have been kept in Yorkshire if CF had been developed earlier?