PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - ideal location for Heathrow airport
View Single Post
Old 11th Jun 2009, 11:48
  #1 (permalink)  
diddy1234
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: hertfordshire
Age: 50
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ideal location for Heathrow airport

I am hoping that this is the correct thread to post in.

I was just wondering if Heathrow is in the wrong location, where should it be ?

In general everyone agrees on the fact that Heathrow is in the wrong location (recent readings of third runway etc.), OK so what would the right location be ?

Some people have hinted at a new airport in / near the Thames Gateway area.
Others have said that a new off shore airport could be created.

What about a disused airfield in or near the middle of this country ?
There are several good connections (Rail, west coast mainline) and road (M1, M6) that could lend themselves to this.

There could even be a new ring road (miniature M25) running around the airport to connect various motorways to the airport.

I know cost would be prohibitive, but removing money from the equation, where would you put Heathrow ?
diddy1234 is offline