Interim Report on New London Runway Favors Heathrow or Gatwick
One option proposed for adding a third runway to the UK capital region calls for extending the length of London Heathrow Airport's northerly runway to almost 20,000 feet.
One option proposed for adding a third runway to the UK capital region calls for extending the length of London Heathrow Airport's northerly runway to almost 20,000 feet.

The UK Government’s Airports Commission reported last Tuesday that the best way to add new capacity in the southeastern part of the country, around London, would involve adding a runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick, although it kept open the possibility of an all-new airport in the Thames Estuary. “All scenarios lead to the need for at least one net new runway,” commission chairman Sir Howard Davies declared.