▁bi plane ▁air lin ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁grass ▁run ways , ▁with ▁lengths ▁r anging ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁t arm ack ed ▁run way ▁of ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁alongside ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁terminal , ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Gu ern sey ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Emp loyment ▁department ▁claimed ▁an ▁extension ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁allow ▁use ▁of ▁larger ▁aircraft ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁Classic ▁or ▁Air bus ▁A 3 2 0 ▁family ▁for ▁trans - Europe an ▁fl ights . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁four ▁two - day ▁clos ures ▁under ▁the ▁Airport ▁ 2 0 4 0 ▁programme ▁allowed ▁contract ors ▁for ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Gu ern sey ▁to ▁res ur face ▁the ▁existing ▁run way , ▁extend ▁run way ▁end ▁safety ▁areas ▁and ▁also ▁re construct ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁concrete ▁apr on ▁areas . ▁Tax i ways ▁which ▁connect ▁the ▁apr ons ▁to ▁the ▁run way ▁were ▁also ▁res ur fac ed ▁and ▁real igned , ▁whilst ▁a ▁new ▁d rain age ▁system ▁was ▁implemented . ▁New ▁air field ▁ground ▁light ing ▁and ▁navig ational ▁a ids ▁were ▁also ▁installed . ▁ ▁Aur igny ▁has ▁its ▁head ▁office ▁on ▁the ▁air port ▁property . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁British ▁United ▁Air ways ▁had