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I mean, it's hard to say that getting terminal real estate is any easier than building an airport would be :-)
by Aqueous 13y ago
I mean, it's hard to say that getting terminal real estate is any easier than building an airport would be :-)
- johndavidback 13y agoGood point. Which is evidenced by the fact that many airports aren't really 'in' the cities they are named for. Example: Cincinnati's CVG airport is actually in rural Kentucky. Cheaper land.
- dllthomas 13y agoNot just "cheaper land" - also NIMBY because of the noise.
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- masklinn 13y ago> it's hard to say that getting terminal real estate is any easier than building an airport would be :-) A budget of "tens of millions" would be eaten by a small airport alone (estimates for extending and overhauling Plymouth's airport to link to international traffic and handle up to 115-seaters are 30m GBP)