I think DEN is probably the best design for an airfield, esp. in snow climates. The runways are situated in such a way that snow removal is probably about as easy as they can make it. The main terminal is BEAUTIFUL. The problem with the main terminal is the limited number of security access points. This causes very long lines during busy times. One thing I really like about DFW is the number of security access points to the gates. There normally isn't a very long line to get through. As an aside- was in BOS this week. That place is a zoo.=20 Clay - SEA -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: New airport design... If someone went out and built a brand-new airport what would it look like? Has the perfect airport been built? ATL - Very efficient utilization of space, great hub, short travel times. But it's keyhole design can overwhelm security and ground transportation 'interfaces.' DFW - Extremely short distance plane to curb and no single point of failure. But it's a waste of physical space requiring tons wasted concourse space. DEN - Similar to ATL, but are the concourses too long? After wandering through DFW and trying to find where my arranged ride was to be waiting, I realized that there were three or four possible waiting areas at the A terminal ALONE. Matthew