I used to fly an Islander several times per week into a 381m strip. Daytime for public transport, and day or night for air ambulance (with flare pots until electric lights were installed). All the other island strips were less than 500m - typically 400-450m)
I guess I, the other pilots, the company, and the UK CAA were wrong to use an aircraft designed for such operations because - gasp! - it had piston engines!