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Originally Posted by badrunner
I don't know about you guys but I don't like having large aircraft buzzing my skyscrapers. Airports are not urban amenities - they don't need to be downtown adjacent. LAX and O'Hare keep a respectful distance while providing fantastic views. Miami and SD final approaches are TOO CLOSE. Spread your wings a bit. You have the whole sky to work with.
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I wonder what the minimums are for airport proximitty to downtown for the FAA to not care.
At 15 miles out, ORD is definitely far out enough (and its runways don't line up at all with downtown anyway), but MDW is only 8 miles out and its runway 4R/22L is PERFECTLY ALIGNED with the 961' tall 311 S wacker. Apparently 8 miles is enough distance, but I wonder what the minimum would be.
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