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Backers push plans for 2nd Atlanta airport; Delta opposed
Could Atlanta finally be on the verge of getting its second commercial airport? The idea has been broached many times during the past two decades in Atlanta, currently the largest U.S. metro area to be served by a single airport for commercial passenger airline flights. (www.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
In my opinion it should be over on the WNW side of Atlanta in between Fulton County and Dobbins. Which would be PUJ. But what about south of ATL near like FFC or 4A0? really no matter what airport its closest too or it takes over, there will still be massive renovations and construction projects needed to be done in order for it to handle commercial activity. The easiest one would have been LZU bc all that has to be done is build a terminal and length the runway by 100'-200' and it would have been fine.
If you want to put it WNW of Atlanta CBD in the vicinity of Dobbins, then you might as well make it Dobbins with the long runway (the longest in the area outside of ATL) and the buffer zones on either end of runway without houses and neighbors.
If Hartsfield can successfully share the runway between military and commerial uses, then the same can be done at Dobbins.
If Hartsfield can successfully share the runway between military and commerial uses, then the same can be done at Dobbins.
I dont believe hartsfield is shared with military. I know its used by the city of ATL and the state gov. but thats it. and you can't make it dobbins bc of Lockheed. They'd be 100% against bc of testing flights. thats why there's no houses. If a F-22 (when they were still building them at Dobbins) or a C-130 or a C-5 (back when they were doing the overhauls) feel out of the sky last thing you want it landing on is a neighborhood
In my opinion it should be over on the WNW side of Atlanta in between Fulton County and Dobbins.
Wouldn't it be more cost effective to prvide Non-stop Marta service to outlying areas, than to build out another airport. It's the traffic back-ups from outlying areas that is the real issue, and not the capacity of Hartsfield.
Not only a bad idea, a stupid one to boot. City of Atlanta wasted taxpayer dollars in purchasing the land, then not building rail or bus routes to serve the airport. The roads would have to be widened to handle the influx of pax that might be visiting Paulding. The runway isn't very long either. There are two others in the immediate area that have better infrastructure and longer strips.