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Quoting TWA772LR (Thread starter): This airport has come a long ways from being the main airport of a medium sized US city, to one of the USs, if not the worlds, premier gateways. |
Quoting TWA772LR (Thread starter): the main airport of a medium sized US city |
Quoting TWA772LR (Reply 6): Maybe in the last 20 years, but how about 40+ years ago? |
Quoting AVENSAB727 (Reply 9): Houston is growing and will overtake Chicago in 20 years, |
Quoting 727LOVER (Reply 4): Now, WHERE did you get that language? Houston has been in the top 5 for as long as I can remember. |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 7): In 1970 City of Houston was very strong 6th for city overall, and 1980 it was 5th and passed Philly a few years later. |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 12): When using the term "cities" in conjunction with air service/airports/catchment area/etc discussions it is correct to use MSA, or even better CSA data, as that is a more accurate metric of a region's air service demand. Using only the city limit has a lot do to with geographic size of local political boundaries, and little to do with anything else. So in 1970, Houston was #15: http://www.peakbagger.com/pbgeog/his...ables |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 13): That was not the topic brought up, as some asked about "city" which I provided. |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 14): The context of what was implied suggests otherwise. Houston within city limits was a large city then. What was mentioned was "medium sized US city", so that suggests a reference to the metropolitan area at the time. I think most of us understood the context of what he meant without the need to argue over the semantics of a term, which again has little to nothing to do with the the growth of IAH or its catchment area. |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 15): No the context does not suggest otherwise. The person said city not metro area. The majority of posters here are savvy enough to know the difference. |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 16): The word "city" is often used to include metro area in all kinds of discussions, whether you like it or not. |
Quote: And you are right, the majority of posters are savvy enough to know what he meant. |
Quote: Nothing worse than when someone takes a thread off the rails by arguing over the semantics of a word in an effort to try to make them self look smarter than everyone else, as you have attempted to do. |
Quoting LittleFokker (Reply 17): Question: Since IAH was always "Intercontinental" from the beginning, how did international flights and customs work when only the A and B Banjos existed? Also, when was the Mickey Leland D terminal completed? |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 18): Then why did you post? |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 18): You quoted me in your initial and then posted incorrect musings directed at me. |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 18): This must be one of those pysch attempts at projection we always hear about. |
Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 18): To up your post count? Good for you. |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 20): To add context to the statement that Houston was the 5th or 6th largest city, when in fact it was the 15th largest MSA which I believe is a more accurate way of looking at it for discussions like this. But I already said that., |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 20): What was incorrect about it? |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 20): Such as this? |
Quoting PITrules (Reply 21): Anyway, if anyone is interested here is part of the the 1983 Master Plan update. This is what they projected the airport to look like in 2000: |
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Quoting FlyingSicilian (Reply 19): Sadly Terminal D, opened in 1990, was much reduced in cost and scope as it was being built due to the oil bust. That is one of the reasons it is so bad now-shoddy, cheap materials and construction. |
Quoting LittleFokker (Reply 29): That wasn't my question. I was curious how international service to IAH worked back when only the A and B banjo terminals existed. Where was the FIS facility? How were international passengers quarantined to FIS? |
Quoting COflyerBOS (Reply 31): It didn't take too many posts for someone from the Coasts to remind us that we aren't a real city. That we aren't Paris (Man, I was disappointed to find this out in this thread). That we don't have culture. That we all live on half acre lots near malls. I am so sad. Going to head to my back yard to ride the tractor and go feed the cows. (What I am really doing is heading out for the 8 block walk to eat at Punks and then stroll to the Gingerman for some pints). |
Quoting LittleFokker (Reply 17): Question: Since IAH was always "Intercontinental" from the beginning, how did international flights and customs work when only the A and B Banjos existed? |
Quoting LittleFokker (Reply 35): BTW, where did you find that map of term B? |
Quoting LittleFokker (Reply 35): Wow, that's a tiny room to process everyone. BTW, where did you find that map of term B? |
Quoting FlyBoy84 (Reply 38): You MUST appreciate the fact that those original terminals were built in an era where there no security checkpoints! Their addition clearly had an impact on space in the building, but for the life of me I can't remember the exact configuration! |
Quoting aznmadsci (Reply 39): If I remember correctly, around halfway down each banjo the airport had set up security checkpoints. Then the airport had more landside space than airside. |
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Quoting FlyBoy84 (Reply 40): It seems that they somehow had it in the ticketing area at that time - and I say that because even in the Continental Airlines area it was that way! Plus, I believe I took the above-ground train and was able to access the banjo without having to go through security! |
Quoting FlyBoy84 (Reply 40): Quoting aznmadsci (Reply 39): If I remember correctly, around halfway down each banjo the airport had set up security checkpoints. Then the airport had more landside space than airside. I don't seem to remember it quite that way... It seems that they somehow had it in the ticketing area at that time - and I say that because even in the Continental Airlines area it was that way! Plus, I believe I took the above-ground train and was able to access the banjo without having to go through security! |
Quoting AVENSAB727 (Reply 9): Houston is growing and will overtake Chicago in 20 years, but it doesn't have to duplicate NYC or Chicago in skyline, Houston is a city in its own right and it's growing and growing. |