It use to be a SAC base. See:
http://www.salair.org/index.php?page=history.htm

12K runways are the common length for SAC bases.

Wayne


"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/

12,300' runway...and it sounds like they will need
every inch of it.

I would like to meet their local congressman....how
the heck did they get a runway that big out there?