Chicago O'Hare -- The Largest Airport Expansion in History

by "Steve Foley" Apr 3, 2006 at 01:55 PM


Skylune's issue seems to be subsidizing GA.

Chicago has to be the most GA unfriendly place on the planet.



DC?

Chicago has some nice airports, just not Midway or O'Hare.
There is no room to expand those airports, they are
surrounded. If they can do a Japan type construction
project, build an island miles off shore, just east of where
Miegs used to be. No problems with interference with the
other airports, just build a 6 lane car bridge and a rail
line.


"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
| by "Steve Foley" Apr 3, 2006
at 01:55 PM
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| Skylune's issue seems to be subsidizing GA.
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| Chicago has to be the most GA unfriendly place on the
planet.
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| DC?
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No problems with interference with the
other airports, just build a 6 lane car bridge and a rail
line.

.... and a toll booth.

Jose
--
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"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Chicago has to be the most GA unfriendly place on the planet.

DC?

Chicago tore up the GA airport for 'security' reasons, then ask to expand
O'hare.

DC is aviation unfriendly, not limited to GA.

Coming back from a bachelor party in New Orleans, my brother woke up as the
plane started descending into National Airport. He decided he needed to use
the toilet and started to get up. He slept through the announcement that
NOBODY could get up during the last 1/2 hour of the flight. Fortunately, his
two friends (one on each side) were able to keep him down until he
understood that we weren't kidding.

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:bXcYf.8547$t22.793@dukeread08...
Chicago has some nice airports, just not Midway or O'Hare.

The only airports in Chicago are Midway and O'Hare.

There is no room to expand those airports, they are
surrounded. If they can do a Japan type construction
project, build an island miles off shore, just east of where
Miegs used to be. No problems with interference with the
other airports, just build a 6 lane car bridge and a rail
line.

Really, have you looked at the Chicago sectional lately?
Those are the BIG airports the airlines serve, but there are
other airports that serve biz-jets and puddle-jumpers in the
Chicago area.


"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
et...
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:bXcYf.8547$t22.793@dukeread08...
| Chicago has some nice airports, just not Midway or
O'Hare.
|
| The only airports in Chicago are Midway and O'Hare.
|
| There is no room to expand those airports, they are
| surrounded. If they can do a Japan type construction
| project, build an island miles off shore, just east of
where
| Miegs used to be. No problems with interference with
the
| other airports, just build a 6 lane car bridge and a
rail
| line.
|
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:%LfYf.8556$t22.1208@dukeread08...
Really, have you looked at the Chicago sectional lately?
Those are the BIG airports the airlines serve, but there are
other airports that serve biz-jets and puddle-jumpers in the
Chicago area.

Yes, I looked at a Chicago sectional as recently as last Saturday.
Key word...area. You initially left out that key word. Details, details,
details.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
et...
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:bXcYf.8547$t22.793@dukeread08...
| Chicago has some nice airports, just not Midway or
O'Hare.
|
| The only airports in Chicago are Midway and O'Hare.
|
| There is no room to expand those airports, they are
| surrounded. If they can do a Japan type construction
| project, build an island miles off shore, just east of
where
| Miegs used to be. No problems with interference with
the
| other airports, just build a 6 lane car bridge and a
rail
| line.
|
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:%LfYf.8556$t22.1208@dukeread08...

Really, have you looked at the Chicago sectional lately?


City limits are not depicted on sectionals.



Those are the BIG airports the airlines serve, but there are
other airports that serve biz-jets and puddle-jumpers in the
Chicago area.


But not in Chicago.

Jim Macklin wrote:
If they can do a Japan type construction
project, build an island miles off shore, just east of where
Miegs used to be.

As a taxpayer, why would I support that? Daly would go along with it
to get the money input, and the crony labor contract. But what's to
keep him from bulldozing that too? After all, there's no way to build
it so far out (and ruin part of the lake) that it isn't "a danger" to
Daly (read: a benefit to him to have it vandalized).

wrote:
Steve F. said:

Skylune's issue seems to be subsidizing GA... snip... Chicago has to be the most GA unfriendly place on the planet

I realize this, I'm just curious to see if he'd have anything to say
over a multi-billion dollar subsidy to aviation in geneal. As far as
your second thought, I agree.

Given that "aviation" is paying for the expansion, in the form of
landing fees, pax. fac. fees, and
FAA grants, no "subsidy" is being provided. Unlike, say DuPage County
Airport for example.

Its scary that some people have such a poor handle on aviation finance
issues, yet claim to have pilot's licenses.

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