Atlanta Airport(s). Should it be plural? (Savannah, Acworth: neighborhoods, live)

[southgeorgia]

if you look at cities that have more than one commercial airport, like chicago or NY, they're all within about 20 miles of each other. i would expect another airport to serve atlanta would be built in atlanta.

if they do decide to use an airport in another city, it might as well be savannah. they already have a commercial airport that could most likely handle some extra capacity with ease, and wouldn't need as much of an upgrade as macon, athens, augusta, etc. . .


as for your links; those articles are two years old. what's the outcome of the study?

[barii]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

if you look at cities that have more than one commercial airport, like chicago or NY, they're all within about 20 miles of each other. i would expect another airport to serve atlanta would be built in atlanta.

if they do decide to use an airport in another city, it might as well be savannah. they already have a commercial airport that could most likely handle some extra capacity with ease, and wouldn't need as much of an upgrade as macon, athens, augusta, etc. . .


as for your links; those articles are two years old. what's the outcome of the study?

I don't know where you get that from. Augusta built a 50 million dollar terminal in 2007.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

if you look at cities that have more than one commercial airport, like chicago or NY, they're all within about 20 miles of each other. i would expect another airport to serve atlanta would be built in atlanta.

if they do decide to use an airport in another city, it might as well be savannah. they already have a commercial airport that could most likely handle some extra capacity with ease, and wouldn't need as much of an upgrade as macon, athens, augusta, etc. . .


as for your links; those articles are two years old. what's the outcome of the study?

I pretty much agree. I think the second airport shoud be within 40 miles of Downtown Atlanta.

The Second Airport should be in the I-20 East Corridor...in Rockdale, Newton, or extreme western Morgan County.

[southgeorgia]

Originally Posted by barii

I don't know where you get that from. Augusta built a 50 million dollar terminal in 2007.

since when does cost determine how much capacity an airport has?

augusta has what, two jetways? it doesn't have adequate ramp space either. its a nice terminal, but its not designed to handle the amount of traffic that could be diverted from ATL.


savannah has a larger terminal, and at least 10 jetways for boarding. it also has more parking space, and more ramp space.


the majority of augusta's traffic is general aviation. savannah can also handle international traffic; something augusta cannot.

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by back2dc

If Atlanta had a second airport that drained passengers from it's coveted title of "world's busiest airport" what would Atlanta brag about then?

Even Chicago which already has a second major airport in the city still vies for world's busiest airport.

Oh no, what would Atlanta do?

LOL!!! You're right... BUT, needs before bragging rights...

[back2dc]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Oh, whatever. Don't you have anyone to play with in the NoVa forum?

Wow. Such Southern hospitality. I guess you really do want all us Yankee carpetbaggers to go back up North.

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by barii

Hartsfield is at full capacity so another airport will be built in 5-10 year's. Since the 2nd airport hasn't been built in Macon yet they are out of the running. With Macon being only a hour to Atl. The city should have been had the airport by now. I assume Atlanta leaders think it doesn't make sense to have two south airports. So the next logical choice would be somewhere in metro Augusta. Mcduffie county for example is 45 mins to a hour to suburban Atlanta. Or put the 2nd airport between Augusta and Atlanta. In Oconee, Wilkes, or Morgan county.

I agree that Atlanta should have been over this many years ago. Actually, they have been thinking about a 2nd airport since before WWII. The city was actually building what is now Dobbins AFB for commercial use, then the war consumed the airport into military use. The city never got it back after that. Also, Atlanta purchased land to build a brand new airport from the ground up out in Paulding County near Dallas, GA. They have also looked at the possibility of upgrading the airport in Gwinnett County, and using Dobbins as a dual use airport (which actually isn't as uncommon as it sounds. There are other airports that serve military and commercial traffic). If you say somewhere towards Augusta, then how about Athens' Ben Epps Airport. It is a small municipal airport now, but it could be upgraded to handle larger flights (I guess). What are your thoughts?

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

if you look at cities that have more than one commercial airport, like chicago or NY, they're all within about 20 miles of each other. i would expect another airport to serve atlanta would be built in atlanta.

if they do decide to use an airport in another city, it might as well be savannah. they already have a commercial airport that could most likely handle some extra capacity with ease, and wouldn't need as much of an upgrade as macon, athens, augusta, etc. . .


as for your links; those articles are two years old. what's the outcome of the study?

Hmmm... VERY GOOD QUESTION AND POINT... I will research for an outcome of those studies. The study was supposed to take over a year. But it's been 2 now. I'm on it. Thanks...

[billl]

Originally Posted by Psykomonkee

-What about people living in Cherokee and North Gwinnett Counties, should they be without an airport and have to drive all the way to the south side to catch a flight?

One of the reasons I live in the area is to get away from loud noise. I don't mind the drive if it means I'm that much further away from loud low-flying airplanes.

No, Atlanta does not need a second airport.

Chicago has been trying to add a third major airport for years. It's a political quagmire and no progress has been made for a very long time. The Atlanta airport has a significantly better runway and taxiway layout than Chicago. It can absorb much more traffic than ORD because it has 5 parallel runways that all can be used simultaneously. ORD's layout has runways that cross each other making it hard to use more than two at a time. More usable runway means more flights.

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

since when does cost determine how much capacity an airport has?

augusta has what, two jetways? it doesn't have adequate ramp space either. its a nice terminal, but its not designed to handle the amount of traffic that could be diverted from ATL.


savannah has a larger terminal, and at least 10 jetways for boarding. it also has more parking space, and more ramp space.


the majority of augusta's traffic is general aviation. savannah can also handle international traffic; something augusta cannot.

Well, I agree that Savannah should be upgraded to handle more traffic (with it's proximity to Atlanta, it could be an alternate layover for many flights that have to layover in the region), HOWEVER, I do not think that upgrading Savannah's airport should have anything to do with the decision for a second airport in Atlanta. It's just too far away. If you can travel to Savannah for a flight, you can travel to Jacksonville, FL. OR, you can travel to Charlotte, NC. OR, you can travel to Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Columbia which are all closer.

An upgrade of Savannah is good, but will not solve Atlanta's 2nd airport issue. Needs to be a LOT closer.