On 15 Jan 2004 at 9:19, Allan9 wrote: > 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. I would agree with you on ORD and CLE, but PIT and the new terminal at DTW were most assuredly results of today's hub environment. I can tell you that the O&D at PIT in no way justifies that large a terminal. And DTW was designed as a one-airline hub. When you think about it....what airports have really been built (or greatly expanded/rebuilt) since the hub/spoke concept was developed? You'll find they have either been designed as hubs (PIT/DTW/CVG/CLT) or as end points of spokes (MCO/TPA). DFW just took its existing design and copied it for crappy hub connections. Just ask any AA or DL flier who had to get from one end of a horseshoe to another.