The length of a runway is based on the takeoff and landing needs of the aircraft that will use it. Airports that service large commercial jetliners will typically have much longer runways than airports that only service small private jets or propeller driven planes. That is because smaller aircraft typically require less distance to takeoff and land than larger, heavier aircraft.
The length of any given runway will also take into consideration factors such as potential bad weather such as wind, rain, ice, and snow. Runways often have a built-in margin of safety to allow for circumstances such as a pilot over shooting the landing area, engine failure, or mechanical problems such as blown tires or faulty landing gear.
Runway 8R/26L is 12,000 ft long. BIG runway.
Campbeltown Airport has a runway which is 3049m long so is longer than Manston.
If you're referring to commercial airports, then I can't help you. The longest runway in the U.S. that I'm aware of is at Edwards Air Force Base. The Space Shuttle can land there in case of an emergency, so that runway better be really long.
O'Hare's longest runway is 13,000 feet.
I Think it will last for a long time, because there are lots of designers out there. I love project runway!
The runway is 2 miles long
jfk
Flight Time is about 9 hours, runway to runway.
From: The Influence of Aircraft Developmenton Runway Design Copyright ã 1998, Scott D. Murdock The average military runway is 11,526ft.
100000 miles
Runway 14/32 at Qamdo Bangda Airport is the longest publicly used runway in the world, at 5,500 m (18,045 ft) (or 3.42 miles). Located in Bangda, Qamdo, Tibet, it is the highest airport in the world, at an elevation of 4,334 metres (14,219 ft) and so needs a long runway due to the lack of air density.
a Boeing 747 needs about 9,500 ft to about 11,000 ft of a runway.