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Averages 835 landings and takeoffs daily. Two pairs of parallel runways, 49 airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 7,092. Accessibility: poor. Allow 45 min. to an hour for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($18.50, including toll). Buses downtown ($4) every 20 min., 6 a.m. to 1:05 a.m., then sporadically. Irregular limousine service to the suburbs. Buses to La Guardia Airport ($3) every half-hour. Helicopters to La Guardia ($23.15), Newark Airport ($29.63), daily from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; flights cost less when making certain connections. Five commuter airlines. Parking: adequate...
...FRANCISCO. 18.8 million passengers in 1976. Averages 938 landings and take-offs daily. Four runways, 19 scheduled airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 967. Accessibility: fair. Allow 25 to 40 min. for 16-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($15). Buses every 15 min. until 10 p.m., every half-hour until midnight, then according to flight arrivals. Airport and Greyhound coaches three times daily to Oakland ($1.50) and to San Jose ($3.50). Four commuter airlines. Parking: inadequate. Close-in covered garage with valet service, two far-out lots with frequent shuttle-bus service. Flow Through: fair. Curbside checkin...
DALLAS/FORT WORTH. 17.4 million passengers last year. Averages 1,000 landings and takeoffs daily. Three runways, eleven airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 176. Accessibility: good. Dallas, from 20 to 35 min. by cab ($13.50); Fort Worth, from 30 to 45 min. ($16.50). Buses ($4) to downtown Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, every 30 min., 24 hr. a day. Three commuter airlines, helicopter service. Parking: no strain. Flow Through: good. Sidewalk checkin. Baggage carts only for foreign flights. Four terminals linked by Airtrans (25?), small automatic trains that circle the airport on five separate computerized routes. Minimum walking. Longest walk...
...GUARDIA. 14.3 million passengers last year. Averages 857 landings and takeoffs daily. Two perpendicular runways, 15 airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 5,803. Accessibility: good. Allow 20 to 35 min. for ten-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($8, plus 750 toll). Buses downtown ($3) every 20 min., from 6:50 a.m. to 1:50 a.m. Irregular limousine service to the suburbs. Helicopters to Kennedy ($23.15) and Newark ($29.63); flights cost less when making certain connections. Parking: sufficient. New, covered, metered parking area convenient for meeting incoming flights. Far-out lots served by shuttle bus. Flow Through...
Accessibility: excellent. Allow 15 to 30 min. for seven-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($5). Downtown limousines ($2.40) every 20 min. until 11:30 p.m. Trailways buses to Vail ($7), Aspen ($13), Colorado Springs ($5), Boulder ($3). Eleven commuter airlines. Parking: adequate, mostly close in. Flow Through: sprawling, old-fashioned layout. Lounges attractive, comfortable. Some sidewalk checkin. One four-level terminal. Longest walk: one mile. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: ample. Ten within 10 min. Amenities: excellent. Lounges pleasant and comfortable. Good coffee shop open until 7:30 p.m. (beef tacos, $2.50); crowded self-service cafeteria. Best restaurant: Crossroads...