Isn’t there a trend toward building airports far from built-up areas?
The vast majority of international airports are in urban areas. Canada’s three largest airports — Toronto Pearson, Calgary and Vancouver — are in the middle of their respective cities. The same is true of London-Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports. Where new airports are concerned, it is true that the trend is toward building them far from built-up areas, mainly because the only sites large enough for such development are at a fair distance from urban centres.
