Taken on January 10th, the mere inches of runway left before this plane gets airborne clearly depict two things: 1) Russians are strict stewards of capital only building as much runway as absolutely necessary and 2) Once in place, Russians focus on high asset utilization, using as much of the runway as possible to generate outsized returns.
It would also depend on headwinds direct, or not, to the runway.
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That’s a good looking runway. Where’re the trees growing out of the craters? Wow, the markings are a vast improvement over no markings at all!
OTOH, those mere inches before the water shows they still haven’t improved their flying. I don’t know about today but back in the day there was no flying a straight line from Point A to Point B because they followed the roads. Heck, they even obeyed red lights in mid air and made 90 degree turns at the corners. No lie, to conserve fuel, they would cut their engines and you’d float down in silence, and then they’d crank them up about tree line and up you’d climb again. Total truth. I am not exaggerating.