Airships don't require a runway; a century ago they could moor to skyscrapers, or ships at sea. If (big regulatory issues here) you can deliver directly from o

Airships don't require a runway; a century ago they could moor to skyscrapers, or ships at sea. If (big regulatory issues here) you can deliver directly from one site to another, you eliminate trucking goods to the source airport & from the destination airport. A 3 hour dirigible flight is slower than a 45 minute cargo plane flight, but buffering at a warehouse to loading / unload a truck (twice) could easily add 2-3 days latency.