Due to the technological development of aviation during the war, the runway needed to be expanded.

Electrical failure means a high-speed landing, needs a long runway.

Council made the runway available should Qantas need it, but only on the understanding that the Boeing may not be able to take off again.

"Certain runways need to be cleared" at the center, Mr. Rosenstock said.

Also includes scenarios during winter where runways will sometimes be covered in thick snow and need to be shut down for clearing.

The investigators also found that the runway needs approach lights.

Because the aircraft used are trainers, the runways have not needed to be lengthened, preserving the layout the station had during the war.

For starters, its runway needs to be a minimum of 7,500 feet long.

In the intervening years, except for mowing, the runway has needed no further maintenance and is used year round.

The level of use (number of landings) determines how often a runway needs to be cleaned.