Runners on Stansted runway

A team of runners took-off on a very early morning run along Stansted Airport’s runway today to raise funds for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, the airport’s charity partner.

At 3am nearly 100 airport staff and Air Ambulance supporters sprinted, jogged and walked the 6km course for the fun run along the airport’s 3048 metre long runway.

Stansted Airport had a busy runway this morning, hours before it opened for the first flights of the day.

Almost 100 runners pounded the runway before dawn, to help raise money for the Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance.