NOT the longest runway

There is an urban myth that keeps popping up along the lines lines that Manston has the longest runway in the UK (or Europe, depending on how mis-informed the speaker is). It doesn't.

(I'm told by people who know about these things that modern aircraft, being more efficient, don't need very long runways anyway.)

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				Airport name	Usage	Length (ft)	Surface
				London Heathrow Airport	Public	12,799	Asphalt
				London Gatwick Airport	Public	10,879	Asphalt/Concrete
				MoD Boscombe Down	Military	10,538	Concrete/Asphalt
				RAF Brize Norton	Military	10,007	Asphalt
				London Stansted Airport	Public	10,000	Asphalt
				Manchester Airport	Public	10,000	Concrete/Asphalt
				RAF Fairford	Military	9,994	Asphalt
				Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome	Private	9,842	Asphalt
				Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield	Public	9,491	Asphalt
				East Midlands Airport	Public	9,491	Asphalt
				RAF Mildenhall	Military	9,221	Concrete/Asphalt
				RAF Marham	Military	9,140	Concrete
				RAF Wittering	Military	9,052	Asphalt
				Kent International Airport (Manston)	Public	9,029	Asphalt/Concrete