▁run way ▁ 0 9 ▁is ▁ 1 4 6 3 m . ▁However , ▁on ▁run way ▁ 2 7 ▁only , ▁the ▁take - off ▁run way ▁available ▁T OR A ▁is ▁ 1 5 8 3 m . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁this ▁century , ▁two ▁air lines ▁competed ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁heavily ▁used ▁route ▁from ▁Gu ern sey , ▁that ▁to ▁London ▁G at wick . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Aur igny ▁operated ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁( 7 4 ▁seats ) ▁and ▁fly be ▁operated ▁B A e ▁ 1 4 6 ▁jet ▁aircraft ▁( 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 8 ▁passengers ▁depending ▁on ▁variant ). ▁When ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁fly be ▁dis posed ▁of ▁their ▁B A e ▁ 1 4 6 ▁fleet , ▁they ▁initially ▁replaced ▁them ▁with ▁Em bra er ▁E 1 9 5 ▁jet ▁aircraft ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁operate ▁into ▁Gu ern sey ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁then - low ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁run way . ▁They ▁therefore ▁elected ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁smaller ▁Bomb ard ier ▁D ash ▁ 8 ▁aircraft . ▁Business ▁leaders ▁and ▁deput ies ▁( elect ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁parliament , ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Gu ern sey ) ▁argued ▁for ▁and ▁against ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁from ▁its ▁current ▁length ▁of ▁ 1 4 6 3 m ▁( 4 , 8 0 0   ft ). ▁Following ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁debate ▁it