All right, this provides the reasoning, indeed.B7.4. Runways are not roads.
I'm not reading that in B7.4, but I kinda agree: runway is not an E1.531 EXC re Straying.B7.4. Runways are not roads.
Historically, most "runways" were/are unimproved -- open fields, essentially.I should have worded my question differently: What is the logic behind it?
While your historical answer makes absolute sense it runs counter to the " paved " nature of a Runway in the rules. The answer given in the Q and A makes no sense at all considering the same paved nature.I'm not reading that in B7.4, but I kinda agree: runway is not an E1.531 EXC re Straying.
Historically, most "runways" were/are unimproved -- open fields, essentially.
[Even today. Post 9-11, all US private runways were cataloged. When you check satellite imagery (or are there), many are a "nothing there."
One of my friends owns a US private runway. Looks like a mowed field, nothing more.]
My best guess is most WWII tactical airfields were unimproved. Hence, no E1.531EXC for runways.
Hope that helps.