The airport was built to accomodate both aircraft and passenger movements. Maximum use of runways. Most airports all the people think about is the terminal building(s). DFW is another example. The old time airports ORD/PIT/CLE/DTW etc all grew up piecemeal. They were and still are playing catch up. ATL & DFW are products of the hub and spoke environment. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard M Foley" <gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:11 AM Subject: Re: ATC Wannabies? > From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:36 AM > > > <snip> > > >Why is ATL soooo busy anyway - all they have is > >the "Peachtree Plaza" and a nearby golf course! > >What's the big attraction? > > Maybe you've heard of Delta Airlines. It's their hub. > > Gerry > http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ > http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html >