This is very true. DEN and IAD are great examples of future thinking with airports. CDG is also one of this type. LAX is rather hemmed in, but it makes up for it with efficiency. SJC is none of the above In a message dated 10/6/2005 3:04:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Typical short sightedness. Just a few years after the airport is completed, they'll be bitching again to expand it. It should be expanded now, even if it means spending a little bit more now because it will be very expensive to expand later. David R