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The last new big airport in the US was opened in 1995 (Denver International Airport). Since then, the US gained 80 million inhabitants and people, on average, f
by inglor_cz 2y ago
The last new big airport in the US was opened in 1995 (Denver International Airport). Since then, the US gained 80 million inhabitants and people, on average, fly a lot more than before.
Would you say that there is a relative shortage of airports in the US´with regard to the aggregate (civilian and military) demand?
- philwelch 2y agoYeah it's extremely difficult to build airports. Brian Potter wrote a good piece about the problem last year: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-is-it-so-hard-to-build-an-airport https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-is-it-so-hard-to-...