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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown
Someone with aviation experience commented that newer long-haul airplanes don't need as long a runway as before.
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Not necessarily the case. Newer, long-haul jetliners are more fuel efficient. However, they still fall under the rules of aerodynamics. Even for newer (long-haul) aircraft, a runway of about 9,000'-10,000' is the bare minimum required for fully-loaded TATL/TPAC flights.
One or both of SAT's runways will have to be lengthened to support commercial TATL/TPAC flights.