The frustrating economics of aviation

Jack wrote:

Bob Noel wrote:

"more appropriate use"? How revealing of your feeling.

Congratulations on your ability to extract meaning from a clear statement.

Which clearly suggested that an airport should be a less appropriate use than
something else. How many more strip malls, shopping centers, and landfills do
we need? Something like 50 airports disappear forever every year, is that
not enough? Tampa is about to lose a jewel of an airport this fall.


Abandoned airports like Pittsburgh Metro and Fall River (MA) became blight
after they closed, although at least Pittsburgh Metro was privately owned. I
still don't think the feds ever really made Fall River pay back their grant
money as the law required. And the promised casinos never came either, just a
few rusting structures were built on the property.