Tag Archives: aviation

Top ten (10) tallest airport control towers by continent

Cairo’s Airport Control Tower design – Source: acams.com Below are lists of the ten tallest airport control towers in each continent (other than Antarctica), as well as a comparison of the average height for each continent. The lists are based … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, Africa, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, Asia, aviation, cities, Communications, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, Oceania, pictures, planning, skylines, South America, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

America’s lowest altitude commercial airports

The following list identifies those commercial airports in the United States and its territories that have the lowest elevation either above or below sea level. A maximum elevation of 30′ above sea level was allowed for inclusion on the list. … Continue reading

Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, planning, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

When American airports were (or are) gorgeous

The following images show some of America’s most beautiful vintage airport terminal buildings, as well as a a few that are still operational. Fortunately, many of these historic structures have been preserved and/or adapted to new uses. Enjoy! _________ If … Continue reading

Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, archaeology, architecture, art, aviation, cities, civics, commerce, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, revitalization, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

America’s highest altitude commercial passenger airports

The following list identifies the loftiest airports in the United States with current commercial passenger air service. Eight (8) states are represented on the list – none located east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado leads the … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, business, cities, commerce, economic development, Economy, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, nature, planning, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

India’s tallest air traffic control towers

Below is a list of the tallest air traffic control towers in India for which information is  available online. As always, any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome. Information about the airports in Chennai, Lucknow, and Jaipur, among others, … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, Asia, aviation, cities, India, infrastructure, planning, skyscrapers, Statistics, technology, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

States with the most heliports and seaplane bases

The following data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics identifies those ten (10) states with the most public and private heliports and seaplane bases in the United States. A separate list is provided for each. One of the more surprising … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, cities, commerce, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, Statistics, topography, transit, transportation, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

America’s oddest air terminal

First opened in 1935, Woolsey Memorial Airport is located near Northport, Michigan, close to the northernmost point of the Leelanau Peninsula.  As is evident from the following photos, this charming 200 acre airport facility is home to one of the … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, aviation, commerce, economic development, fun, geography, placemaking, planning, revitalization, tourism, transportation, Travel | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Largest single-structure airport parking garages in the USA/Canada

The following list identifies the largest single-structure parking garages/decks at airports in the United States and Canada. The rankings are based on the number of parking spaces and include public parking and/or rental car parking spaces. Most of the airports … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, aviation, Canada, Cars, cities, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is the glamour of domestic air travel all but lost?

 Interesting question in the post title, which for a lot of people is probably true unless the fly on a luxury airline, internationally, or in first class. This is the question posed by author Christopher Schaberg in his new book, entitled … Continue reading

Posted in aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, book reviews, books, civility, commerce, culture, futurism | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Aviation purgatory – airplane boneyards

Probably one of the strangest and saddest land uses you will ever encounter are aircraft boneyards – essentially, these are airport junkyards for discarded airplanes. Some sites specialize in commercial aircraft, while others in military hardware. In either case, used … Continue reading

Posted in adaptive reuse, aerospace, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, economic development, film, geography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment