The 'L' part of STOL

[MartG]

If you were landing a fixed wing aircraft at this airport ( St Marys in the Scilly Isles ) you'd think it would be fairly obvious which runway you'd choose - think again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLBMgUp1ns

THAT's what the L bit of STOL means

[stevesingo]

Well, it is up hill and if you have a strong head wind, why not?

[VernalEquinox]

Better take the 500m into wind than the 700m with a cross.

[gazapc]

Flew here just over a month ago for a holiday, flew from Newquay, 9 passangers on board and as it was a south easterly came into land on what i think was runway 15. Loved the whole flight, 2000ft down the coast with an amazing view and a great approach right over Hugh Town. We turned around as the two runways crossed so even then was a fairly short landing!

[matchmaker]

Big airport that - compare it to:

"A little airfield in the southeast of the island of Papa Stour in Shetland, Papa Stour Airstrip comprises a single gravel runway extending to 442m (1450 feet) in length. There is only one scheduled flight, which arrives weekly from Tingwall Airport on the Shetland Mainland. The airfield was constructed in 1969 and has the International Air Transport Association (IATA) location code "PPV". There are no facilities beyond a small hut."

[Nero601]

Love flying into St Marys on the Islander from St Just , hoping to do so again this October