Ron A. wrote:

Short field at 2600 feet? There aren't really any obstructions either.

Sounds like Jay needs to be recalibrated. :-)

I learned to fly on a 1900' strip that had 60' trees at one end and a
road across the other (the latter only was an obstacle when a semi was
going by). When I first flew to ELM, I wasn't sure if I should land the
150 cross-wise on the runway to feel at home or length-wise. :-)

The only airport that caused me apprehension was Marlboro, MA in my 182.
The runway is less than 1700' in length and has trees at both ends and
they are fairly tall (60+ feet I'd guess). Landing wasn't a problem,
took about half the runway with only light braking. However, departing
was interesting as it was about 90F the day I was there. I cleared the
trees by probably 50-60', but the sight picture as I lined up for
departure was priceless. It sure didn't look like enough runway even
though the book performance said I had plenty of margin.

Matt