§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the airports and aerodromes in Yorkshire and Humberside that his Department owns or controls, other than RAF Finningley, what scope there is to extend the existing runways within the airports or aerodromes existing curtilage.
§ Mr. HanleyThe runways in question could in principle be extended by the following distances:
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Runway Metres RAF Leeming (only one operational runway) 1,000 RAF Linton-on-Ouse RW 04 100 RW 22 350 RW 28 220 RW 10 60 Church Fenton RW 06 Nil RW 24 360 RW 16 120 RW 34 Nil Dishforth RW 34 150 RW 16 Nil RW 28 (after levelling) 320 RW 10 Nil Topcliffe No extension is possible at Topcliffe; the runways are due to be reduced in length to accommodate Army training requirements Apart from RAF Leeming, all figures assume that runway approach lighting could be placed on adjacent farmland.