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Plans to be lodged for runaway extension

by isleofman.com 12th September 2006
A planning application submitted to DLGE this week might well make planners sit up and take notice – it’s not every day they consider a two hundred metre promontory running out to sea.

But the extension to the runway at Ronaldsway will mean the airport can keep up with international rules on safety areas.

The current area at the end of the runway won’t be long enough to meet new aviation standards.

Airport Director Philip Pain says the extension is about one thing only (audio file attached):
Posted by isleofman.com
Tuesday 12th, September 2006 09:04pm.

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