Gateway airport plans $1.4B terminal with 60 gates

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• chuckles3 posted at 12:12 pm on Mon, Jun 18, 2012.

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  30 gates? No thanks. I live in that area and it can't handle the traffic without major infrastructure.

  12-15 gates is doable. Don't ruin a small second airport for the metro area with delusions of grandeur.

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• downtownresident posted at 12:50 pm on Mon, Jun 18, 2012.

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  Well, there goes the neighborhood.
  Infrastructure will certainly need to be upgraded to accomodate 20,000,000 passengers which is half the number of passengers Sky Harbor saw last year.
  I guess it's good for the area, unless you live within a mile or two of it.
  Gone are the days of parking within 100 yards of the terminal and easy checkin/out.
  Oh well, at least Glendale didn't get it.[beam]

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• Grant Hubbard posted at 2:43 pm on Mon, Jun 18, 2012.

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  Eve: Arn't you happy that Cain and Abel are moving nearby?
  Adam: I'm all for growth, jobs and progress, but not if it will be inconvenient for me. Why can't they move somewhere else?
  

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• DrJCA1 posted at 3:23 pm on Mon, Jun 18, 2012.

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  I'm glad that things are doing well for this airport. My question is for both airports and all the authorities involved. With so much available land in the desert surrounding Phoenix and Tucson, why don't both cities get together and plan the greatest airport in the universe somewhere between both cities? With long-term proper planning, they could have a spectacular modern airport with high speed rail runing to both metro areas, cut down on pollution in both cities, and serve the entire state very well. It would save money over time becaue of the non-duplication of services that are now in place. Just a thought.

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• Hotcopone posted at 4:53 pm on Mon, Jun 18, 2012.

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  Dr.J I think you're on to something but the big problem is most of that land between those cities are Indian Reservations and even if something could be worked out it would take so many years and years for the Tribes to approve it but first you'd have to get everyone else on board and by that time with everything factored in, when it would be ready we'll already be flying in our own vehicles by then.... LOL

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