Runway Extension Increases Southampton Airport’s Potential

Southampton runway extension
An Eastern Airways ATR 72 flight to Paris Orly was the first to use the new runway extension.
Credit: Southampton Airport
LONDON—The newly extended runway at Southampton Airport, located on the south coast of England, has been declared operational. The extension, which adds 164 m (538 ft.) to the northern end of the airport’s sole 1,723 m (5,652 ft.) runway, is hoped to significantly attract airlines to the UK regional...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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