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...HARE. World's busiest: 41.7 million passengers last year. Averages 1,968 landings and takeoffs daily. Thirteen runways, 26 scheduled airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 9,318. Accessibility: fair. Allow 25 to 50 min. for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($12). Buses ($3.50) go downtown every 15 min. (daytime), sporadically at night. Buses also serve suburban areas every one or two hours (daytime). Eight commuter airlines, charter helicopter service to Midway Airport and Meigs Field. Parking: easy. New close-in facility with 9,200 spaces. Flow Through: smooth. Sidewalk checkin. Insufficient baggage carts. Three...
HARTSFIELD. 27.3 million passengers last year. Averages 1,342 landings and take-offs daily. Three parallel runways, nine airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 1,339. Accessibility: good. Allow 15 to 45 min. for nine-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($7.50). Half-hourly limousines downtown ($3.50). Two commuter airlines. Parking: ample. Far-out lots served by shuttle bus. Flow Through: well planned. Sidewalk check-ins, baggage carts for rent (75?). One big central terminal with fingers leading to boarding areas. Longest walk: 2,680 ft. Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: plentiful. Nineteen near airport. Amenities: unambitious. Adequate lounges...
...ANGELES. 26 million passengers last year. Averages 1,322 landings and take-offs daily. Four runways, 33 airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 842. Accessibility: poor. Allow 30 min. to an hour for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($16 minimum). Buses to downtown locations every 15 to 30 min. from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., every hour from midnight to 6 a.m. ($2). Three commuter airlines. Parking: adequate except at peak hours. Far-out lots served by circulating bus 24 hr. Drivers advised to tune to 530 on their AM dials...
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...