Line of Sight Problem
(The Rule - An acceptable runway profile permits any two points five feet above the runway centerline to be mutually visible for the entire runway length.)

“It’s a safer airport than it was before,” said McMinn County Mayor John Gentry. “That’s the bottom line.”

The runway profile has been exaggerated for clarity and while not to scale, illustrates the prior and current runway environments.

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