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When you build an airport near the city, it becomes impossible to expand. San Diego is a good example of this, a single-runway airport that's surrounded by the
by koenigdavidmj 11y ago
When you build an airport near the city, it becomes impossible to expand. San Diego is a good example of this, a single-runway airport that's surrounded by the bay, I-5, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, and a residential neighborhood. It's running near capacity and impossible to expand. There's simply nowhere to go.
- goodcanadian 11y agoTijuana! Actually, I thought it was just a proposal to link the airport with a foot bridge to the U.S., but it sounds like it is already under construction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Border_Xpress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Border_Xpress http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/feb/16/skybridge-pedestrian-tijuana-san-diego/ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/feb/16/skybrid...
- peterfirefly 11y agoThey can expand into the water, adding an extra East-West strip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Artificial_island_airports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Artificial_island_air...
- koenigdavidmj 11y agoOrdinarily yes, but the bay might not be wide enough to fill in part of it, especially when you're trying to fit aircraft carriers through it.
- AaronIG 11y agoThat's unlikely an option due to North Island, though.