The runway 17/35 at (defunct) Webb AFB Big Spring TX has a gentle E/W
rise crossing the mid section, high enough so standing at one end you
can't see a bird taking off toward you until it traverses the rise. In
the early 50s the F84Bs and Cs in the summer (100+F) used to use all
the runway and once in a while all the overrun getting airborne. Once
a Navy F3D landing to the south got the distinct impression the top of
the hill was the end of the runway and blew both tires trying to stop.
Face was red when he found he still had about 4000 feet left.
Walt BJ