Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Many runways have a hump somewhere along its length that precludes seeing the
entire thing until you're airborne. For example, 23L at RDU... you can only see
half of it from the end.... the rest disappears out of sight until you cross the
high spot.

This is hardly unique.



2-20 @ BAF is similar, with a 10' hump in the middle.

http://download.aopa.org/ustprocs/20060803/airport_diagrams/00446AD.PDF

FWIW, those places are GREAT for goofing on front seat passengers. G