There are a number of ex military or similar airfields primely located near to major roads and railways that have been discarded as non viable with many of these being better placed to serve as commercial airports than Church Fenton shall ever be.
To name but two, Alconbury with an 8,200ft runway and Upper Heyford with an 8,300ft runway, both discarded and South Marston would have been ideal to serve as a Swindon, or Bristol East
, airport, if only back then they had had the vision of how Swindon was to become something of a boom town!
But I do smile at LA's optimism though, I think we all realise that he shall never accept "no" for an answer and he shall always have an answer for everything ... But I find him entertaining