EI787 From Ireland, joined Jan 2006, 1513 posts, RR: 26 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3683 times:
Found this on Wikipedia:
The Los Angeles metropolitan area is served by more airports than any major city in the world, with 5 major commercial airports, and many more general-aviation airports. The main Los Angeles airport is LAX, the fifth busiest commercial airport in the world. Other major commercial airports include ONT, BUR, LGB & SNA. Los Angeles also has the world's busiest general-aviation airport, Van Nuys Airport (VNY).
Ssides From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4059 posts, RR: 23 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3683 times:
Depends on how you are defining "city" and "airport." If you are defining it as metropolitan areas with commercial airports, I'd say London has a shot at the title, with LHR, LGW, STN, LTN, and LCY. You could also argue that the New York metro area has JFK, LGA, EWR, SWF, and ISP, and that Los Angeles has LAX, SNA, LGB, BUR, and ONT.
MichiganMAN From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 139 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3673 times:
Surely just because it is named London means jack crap.........
Stansted and Luton were airports long before the "London" tag got attached.....
If you wanna go that route then Detroit has
Metro Wayne Co.
Willow Run
City
Windsor
Flint
Lansing
Oakland/Pontiac
Toledo
VC10BOAC From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 389 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3616 times:
Quoting MichiganMAN (Reply 6): If you wanna go that route then Detroit has
Metro Wayne Co.
Willow Run
City
Windsor
Flint
Lansing
Oakland/Pontiac
Toledo
By my definition above, Detroit has only one - DET
MichiganMAN From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 139 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 3424 times:
Quoting VC10BOAC (Reply 8): By my definition above, Detroit has only one - DET
agreed.........I was making the point that Calling Luton Airport "London Luton" was more a business decision more than a geographical one.
what's next, London Norwich?
London Bournemouth Hurn?
London East Midlands..........
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4096 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 3365 times:
Quoting MichiganMAN (Reply 6): Surely just because it is named London means jack crap.........
Stansted and Luton were airports long before the "London" tag got attached.....
No, London is the city they're designed to serve. Most people flying to Luton or Stansted will be going to London, not Luton or Stansted & Mountfitchet. Anyway, Luton and Stansted are only around 20-30miles from central London - around the same distance that Gatwick is, and Gatwick is clearly designed to dominantly serve London
Quoting MichiganMAN (Reply 10): what's next, London Norwich?
London Bournemouth Hurn?
London East Midlands..........
No, because they're not designed to serve London
Including small operational airfields, London has:
Gatwick
Luton
Stansted
Heathrow
London City
Northolt
Redhill
Biggin Hill
Farnborough
Blackbushe
Southend
Elstree
Quoting VC10BOAC (Reply 7): Actually the question was airports within the actual city boundary, not metro area.
Just to clarify about Anchorage, I can count a few more Ill add, for the rundown:
Ten Stevens Intl Airport
Lake Hood sea/float plane base
Elmendorf AFB
Fort Richardson
Merrill Field
Birchwood strip
then several lakes where float planes are common
Campbell Lake
Mirror Lake
Sand Lake
I also believe there is a strip in Girdwood
All of these are within Anchorage city limits
That being said, far and away it is mostly GA traffic.
Scutfarcus From United States of America, joined May 2000, 352 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 3310 times:
"city limits" means different things in different countries too.
SeeTheWorld From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 1275 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 3310 times:
Quoting Bnamaxx (Reply 12): I beleive there is a Freudian concept about men who continually argue over who has the biggest/most...
I agree. It's a three-way tie between London, New York, and Los Angeles, which makes sense if you give it half a thought.
Quoting Bushpilot (Reply 13): Ten Stevens Intl Airport
Lake Hood sea/float plane base
Elmendorf AFB
Fort Richardson
Merrill Field
Birchwood strip
then several lakes where float planes are common
Campbell Lake
Mirror Lake
Sand Lake
Quoting Bushpilot (Reply 13): I also believe there is a strip in Girdwood
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