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The runway was built at Lord Howe to allow for better, more regular, connectivity to the mainland. The flying boats were dependant on weather, winds and tides to land in the lagoon. That would be the case again today. Hence the arrival of the DeHavilland DHC4 Caribou. And today's DHC8.

FYI The 50th anniversary of the opening of the airfield at Lord Howe is 11 September this year. An airfield on a World Heritage site!

The landing distance required is less than actual. YLHI 850m. LDR 850m unfactored at MLW 28t. Now multiple 1.43 to the unfactored distance to get required length for preflight planning purposes. DHC8 400 empty cannot land on an 850m strip.