Island Images - The Isle of Man in Pictures
Ronaldsway's runway 26/08 has been extended and widened from its original size.  Constructed for the Royal Navy in 1944 as Runway 27/09 at 1,400 yards long and 30 yards wide, post WW2 it was first widened in the late 1950s to 50 yards and subsequently extended twice.
 
 An Island Images picture  © Jon Wornham