WATER-BASED AIRPORTS

SOME OF THE NUMEROUS PROJECTS FOR OFFSHORE OR ISLAND AIRPORTS WHICH ARE EITHER IN THE PLANNING STAGE OR UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTIONAL CONSIDERATION ARE EXAMINED. A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE NATURAL ISLAND AIRPORT IS HANEDA, TOKYO. THE BEST KNOW EXAMPLE OF AN AIRPORT BUILT AT LEAST IN PART OVER THE SEA IS THE HONG KONG KAI TAK AIRPORT. THE SALTHOLM PROJECT, UNDER CONSIDERATION BY SWEDISH AND DANISH AUTHORITIES, IS DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS PROJECTS FOR LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE ERIE AIRPORTS, AN AIRPORT AT SANDY HOOK, N.J., AND LONDON'S THIRD AIRPORT AT FOULNESS. THE POSSIBILITIES OF FLOATING AIRPORTS ARE REVIEWED. /IAA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Airport Forum

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• Authors:
  • Allen, R
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-26
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Airport Forum
  • Publisher: Airport Forum

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Floating structures; Islands; Offshore structures
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203779
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM