Airports in the US without access to a limited-access highway:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) - I guess John Birmingham Pkwy is sort of a freeway, but it doesn't connect to any other freeways
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) - W G Rogell Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-94
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - I don't know if that will still be true after the reconstruction project
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) - Terminal Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades and a diamond interchange to get to I-10.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions
John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA)
Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)
Airports in the US with partial access to a limited-access highway:
San Diego International Airport (SAN) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-5 only
Portland International Airport (PDX) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-205 only
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) - Parclo interchange with I-70
Nashville International Airport (BNA) - EB exit and WB entrance off of I-40 only
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) - Diamond interchange with TX-71 Toll
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-29 only
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) - SPUI interchange with CA-87
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) - Parclo interchange with I-5
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - NB exit off of US-281 only
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) - Terminal Access Rd isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through an at-grade to get to I-75
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) - SB exit off of OH-237 only
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US with partial freeway access:
San Diego International Airport (SAN) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-5 only
Is this referring to the exit for Pacific Highway (old US 101)?
Prior to the 1970s, the terminals were on the north side of Lindbergh Field directly accessible from the Pacific Highway freeway segment, but they have since been moved out to the south side along Harbor.
Except some of these examples -do- have full freeway access.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions
Sepulveda Blvd is a full freeway facility that links I-105 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions
Paradise Rd is a full freeway facility that links I-215 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395
The G.W. Parkway is a full freeway facility that links I-395 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions
Aviation Pkwy is a full freeway facility that links I-540 to the airport.
As for your list, you can add Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), and Richmond International Airport (RIC).
Some of this is hair-splitting, as most US airports are not fed strictly by limited-access freeways. There are other off-terminal access points like fixed base operators, aircraft maintenance areas, rental car lots, cargo facilities, and other airport administration buildings which building an expensive freeway is over-complicated, unnecessary (essentially all regional airports), or limited on room for legacy locations (say, any pre-WWII airfield). However, many are expressways with at-grade intersections.
A lot of this also depends on how you're getting to/from the Arrivals/Departures area of an airport. If you're dropping off a rental car, you're probably dealing with a few stops along the way.
What's more curious is that some airports aren't connected by some state-maintenance-level route, but I suppose most are on the National Highway System anyhow.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US without freeway access:
Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)
Maui doesn't have any freeways. Nor do any of the other Hawaiian islands except Oahu (HNL has a direct link to Interstate H-1). KOA (Big Island) and LIH (Kauai) are major airports nowhere near a freeway, but with non-stop flights to the mainland and even international destinations.
For Alaska, Anchorage has freeways, but no freeway-level links to its international airport. Closest is International Airport Road, with two sets of stoplights plus an active at-grade railroad crossing between the airport and the nearest freeway.
MSP is weird for this list, because while Lindbergh (Terminal 1) has freeway access off MN 5, Humphrey (Terminal 2) is accessed from 34th Avenue which requires crossing a few at-grades to get to from I-494.
Fresno-Yosemite doesn't have freeway access. Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Toledo Express Airport (OH) does not have immediate freeway access.
There are lots of examples here Green Bay, Madison, Rockford, Grand Rapids, Central Illinois (Bloomington Normal), Des Moines, Omaha, Sioux Falls, Fargo ,Bismarck, Rapid City I am sure there are way more those are the ones I know for sure
This really applies to major cities and/or hubs. Once you start getting to smaller towns, many of their airports no longer have freeway access - in some cases not even divided highway access.
A few I can think of off the top of my head:
VPS - Fort Walton Beach, FL
ECP - Northwest Florida Beaches (Panama City), FL
GNV - Gainesville, FL
(I used to live in both those areas)
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 07, 2020, 06:01:01 PM
Except some of these examples -do- have full freeway access.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions
Sepulveda Blvd is a full freeway facility that links I-105 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions
Paradise Rd is a full freeway facility that links I-215 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395
The G.W. Parkway is a full freeway facility that links I-395 to the airport.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions
Aviation Pkwy is a full freeway facility that links I-540 to the airport.
As for your list, you can add Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), and Richmond International Airport (RIC).
Thanks for clarifying that DCA is not on Richmond Hwy
Springfield MO (SGF) is quite close to I-44 and James River Freeway, though there is no direct access to the two freeways.
XNA (Northwest AR) Regional Airport is 15 minutes away from the nearest freeway, the Springdale Northern Bypass, though the planned XNA connector will make cut down on the time and make the 612 to XNA route much more direct.
Chicago-Rockford airport is located very close to the US-20 freeway, a few minutes away via SR 2.
Quote from: dlsterner on February 07, 2020, 10:39:40 PM
This really applies to major cities and/or hubs. Once you start getting to smaller towns, many of their airports no longer have freeway access - in some cases not even divided highway access.
One of my favorites (and for the same reason as you: I used to live there) is Santa Barbara, which is off a two-lane road.
Tucson also is accessible right off city streets.
My current area's airport, TRI, near Bristol TN/VA, also lacks freeway access, although there are overpasses and exits and the like.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 07, 2020, 08:35:37 PM
Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Those are still freeways.
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport lacks freeway access; the nearest freeways are US 19 and I-275, neither of which come close to the airport.
Quote from: Verlanka on February 08, 2020, 05:13:57 AM
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport lacks freeway access; the nearest freeways are US 19 and I-275, neither of which come close to the airport.
Once the Gateway Expressway project is completed, the new freeway connecting to I-275 will feature an interchange directly outside the airport.
http://www.tampabaynext.com/projects/gateway-expressway/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRpGq82N9Rs
Lambert Field/STL Airport parallels I-70, but the parallel Airport Rd to access the terminals is Signalized to reach either Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 and also Parking
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 08, 2020, 05:01:49 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 07, 2020, 08:35:37 PM
Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Those are still freeways.
They aren't "free," in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll. The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
Given the number of airports in the U.S., more power to whoever comes up with a comprehensive, objective list.
Does ALB have freeway access? You can debate ad nauseam.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 08, 2020, 09:08:10 AM
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 08, 2020, 05:01:49 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 07, 2020, 08:35:37 PM
Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Those are still freeways.
They aren't "free," in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll. The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
Only by the 2nd definition (Merriam Webster)
Definition of freeway
1: an expressway with fully controlled access
2: a highway without toll fees
Quote from: GaryV on February 08, 2020, 10:36:19 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 08, 2020, 09:08:10 AM
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 08, 2020, 05:01:49 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 07, 2020, 08:35:37 PM
Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Those are still freeways.
They aren't "free," in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll. The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
Only by the 2nd definition (Merriam Webster)
Definition of freeway
1: an expressway with fully controlled access
2: a highway without toll fees
Using the first definition, they are "toll freeways". Sounds oxymoronic, but it's actually accurate.
Are we talking direct freeway access? ROC (Greater Rochester Int'l) connects only to NY 204/Brooks Ave, a surface boulevard. Sure, it's a mere stone's throw from there to I-390 Exit 18, but you do have to use an undivided non-freeway to get there.
But then, why would we need direct freeway access? Our airport is not nearly as important as, say, JFK, or the big hubs like ATL and ORD.
PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) has no direct freeway access, but its main entrance connects to WA 526 (the Boeing Freeway) and I-5. It gained bus rapid transit service a few weeks after opening in March 2019 and is set to have light rail in 2036.
Edit: I should probably clarify that I was referring to limited-access highways in general, not just those without tolls. Sorry for the misleading thread title; I have changed it.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 08, 2020, 03:09:19 PM
Edit: I should probably clarify that I was referring to limited-access highways in general, not just those without tolls. Sorry for the misleading thread title; I have changed it.
For the record, I don't think your title was misleading. In a technical context, such as that of this message board, the definition of freeway is unambiguously the one presented in, for example, the
Highway Capacity Manual:
QuoteFreeway - A multilane, divided highway with a minimum of two lanes for the exclusive use of traffic in each direction and full control of access without traffic interruption.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 08, 2020, 09:08:10 AM
The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
The term "freeway" has nothing to do with tolls or not. Free indicates free of obstruction, free of access, free-flow, etc.
FL-417 and FL-528 are toll freeways.
Numbers represent annual passenger volume
In Pennsylvania,
ERI (Erie-Tom Ridge) 189k
IPT (Williamsport) 40k
SCE (Penn State/University Park) 230k
Debatable depending on what you consider "served by"
ABE (Lehigh Valley) 912k. -- Off US 22, but must use PA 987 and traffic lights
AVP (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) 532k -- Off I-81, but must use PA 315 through several roundabouts
MSN (Madison-Dane) in Wisconsin - 2.268 million
a few miles from I-90 but requires several surface roads
Charlottesville (CHO) is accessed via a roundabout that connects to surface streets. The nearest major road is US-29, which at that point isn't really expressway-grade, either.
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 08, 2020, 04:03:12 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 08, 2020, 09:08:10 AM
The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
The term "freeway" has nothing to do with tolls or not. Free indicates free of obstruction, free of access, free-flow, etc.
FL-417 and FL-528 are toll freeways.
Yes, but as noted above that definition isn't universal along with numerous other terminology with roads. Example; out west an expressway can be anything that has a grade separation even if it isn't free flowing. Out East the term is more synonymous with what most people would consider a full limited access freeway.
^^ and in Illinois, The Tri-State Tollway would not be called a freeway.
Bluegrass Field in Lexington. Access is via Man O'War Boulevard, which empties into Versailles Road (US 60). It's about seven miles from both the Bluegrass Parkway (via US 60) and I-75/I-64 (via US 60, KY 4/New Circle Road, and KY 922).
I'm not sure what the difference between partial access and full access is in the OP, but John Wayne Airport has a direct connector to the terminal from the 55 Freeway southbound and a direct exit from the terminal to the 55 Freeway northbound.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 08, 2020, 09:08:10 AM
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 08, 2020, 05:01:49 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 07, 2020, 08:35:37 PM
Orlando International Airport is off of FL 528 and FL 417 which are both tollways.
Those are still freeways.
They aren't "free," in the case of 528 there is even a tollbooth just east of Conway Road which stops the majority of people from going to MCO from getting there without having to pay a toll. The OP specified "freeways" which is a limited access road that's free to use. 417 and 528 would definitely fall under the definition of limited access.
This is the sort of comment I'd expect to see in the comments below a newspaper article, not on this forum. "Freeway" here is used in a more technical sense that doesn't necessarily comport with regional customs around the country (I mean, I'll say "freeway" here but I never use that term in everyday speech) and I'm kind of surprised to see a longtime poster trying to claim toll roads can't be "freeways"–I'm surprised enough that it makes me think this comment was intended to be trolling or a joke.
Airports I've transited that haven't been mentioned
DHN (Dothan, AL) - access is via 2-lane road
ATW (Appleton, WI) - access via choice of 4-lane surface arterial, or a 4-lane "expressway" (not controlled access)
DLH (Duluth, MN) - access via surface arterials only
BTV (Burlington, VT) - access via surface arterials only
TUS (Tuscaloosa, AL) - ditto...and they don't have commercial air service anymore
Quote from: oscar on February 07, 2020, 06:51:06 PM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US without freeway access:
Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)
Maui doesn't have any freeways. Nor do any of the other Hawaiian islands except Oahu (HNL has a direct link to Interstate H-1). KOA (Big Island) and LIH (Kauai) are major airports nowhere near a freeway, but with non-stop flights to the mainland and even international destinations.
For Alaska, Anchorage has freeways, but no freeway-level links to its international airport. Closest is International Airport Road, with two sets of stoplights plus an active at-grade railroad crossing between the airport and the nearest freeway.
Ha! Anchorage Airport *IS* the freeway as far as most rural Alaskans are concerned!
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US without access to a limited-access highway:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - S Sepulveda Blvd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-105 without any at-grade junctions
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) - I guess John Birmingham Pkwy is sort of a freeway, but it doesn't connect to any other freeways
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Paradise Rd isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-215 without any at-grade junctions
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) - W G Rogell Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-94
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - I don't know if that will still be true after the reconstruction project
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - Richmond Highway isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades to get to I-395
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) - Terminal Dr isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through a few at-grades and a diamond interchange to get to I-10.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Aviation Pkwy isn't really a freeway, but you can get to I-540 without any at-grade junctions
John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA)
Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Maui Kahului Airport (OGG)
Airports in the US with partial access to a limited-access highway:
San Diego International Airport (SAN) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-5 only
Portland International Airport (PDX) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-205 only
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) - Parclo interchange with I-70
Nashville International Airport (BNA) - EB exit and WB entrance off of I-40 only
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) - Diamond interchange with TX-71 Toll
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-29 only
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) - SPUI interchange with CA-87
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) - Parclo interchange with I-5
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) - NB exit off of US-281 only
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) - Terminal Access Rd isn't really a freeway, and you need to get through an at-grade to get to I-75
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) - SB exit off of OH-237 only
The question is "what do you mean by 'access'"? If "access" requires a freeway exit to "Airport Road" or the equivalent then Fresno (no direct exit) and Monterey (not freeway) would probably qualify. Santa Cruz/Watsonville would also fit that definition.
The irony is that San Martin, CA and Rancho Cordova would both qualify as *having* access under my definition.
Quote from: renegade on February 07, 2020, 09:09:41 PM
Toledo Express Airport (OH) does not have immediate freeway access.
TOL does have an exit off the Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90), albeit separated by a signalized intersection with SR-2.
See also this post (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=20879.msg2253410;topicseen#msg2253410) for history and details of access to TOL, along with DAY and CMH.
Tucson (TUS) and Omaha (OMA) also belong on this list.
Both are close to freeways, but you're going to encounter traffic lights between the freeway exit and the airport terminal entrance.
Haven't seen much mention of New England:
- Boston Logan - freeway access
- Worcester - miles away from the nearest freeway, accessed via 2-lane roads
- TF Green (Providence) - freeway access
- Barnstable - accessed via surface streets (off MA 132)
- Bradley - freeway access (though I hear this may have changed with the current construction?)
- Manchester - despite the new connector road, there's still 1 signal and 2 roundabouts between the terminal and the Everett Turnpike
- Burlington - accessed via surface streets (off US 2)
- Portland Jetport - accessed via Jetport Blvd, which meets the Maine Turnpike at a parclo (between which and the terminal there is one signal and one stop sign)
- Bangor - accessed via surface streets (off ME 222)
And elsewhere - none of the airports in Atlantic Canada have freeway access.
Every airport in Indiana other than Indianapolis.
Quote from: Big John on February 08, 2020, 07:18:53 PM
^^ and in Illinois, The Tri-State Tollway would not be called a freeway.
True. But if you're being pedantic, the last bit of I-190 west of Mannheim Road which ends at O'Hare is technically freeway. I base this on as an extension of the words of a toll attendant on the westernmost WB I-90 toll plaza (Northwest Tollway) circa 1968. My father had said something to her about being grateful to leaving Illinois and returning to Wisconsin which didn't have tollways. Her response was something like, "Oh no, sir. There's still four miles of Illinois freeway before you get to Wisconsin." :rolleyes: :spin:
Quote from: Big John on February 08, 2020, 07:18:53 PM
^^ and in Illinois, The Tri-State Tollway would not be called a freeway.
However, O'Hare is directly accessed by the Kennedy Expressway, a non-toll freeway.
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US with partial access to a limited-access highway:
Portland International Airport (PDX) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-205 only
I disagree, Airport Way has an at grade intersection with 82nd before you get to the airport proper.
New York:
JFK - freeway access
LGA - freeway access (well, parkway)
SWF (Newburgh) - despite the relatively-new exit, it's still a few miles on surface roads between the terminal and I-84
ALB - Comes close with the new exit, but 3 lights
SYR - 1 light between I-81 and the terminal
ROC - multiple at-grades
BUF - 1 light
New Jersey:
EWR (Newark) - freeway access from both the Turnpike and I-78 via a freeway section of US 1/9
Atlantic City - several signalized intersections, including a signalized circle
Pennsylvania:
PHL - freeway access
PGH - freeway access
Harrisburg - freeway access
Scranton - roundabouts and at-grades
Allentown - several at-grades
Quote from: deathtopumpkins on February 10, 2020, 11:16:10 AM
Bradley - freeway access (though I hear this may have changed with the current construction?)
While the Bradley Connector has been trimmed, the controlled-access roadway still ends at airport terminal roadways.
And while John Wayne does have direct access to parts of the 55 without a stoplight, these So Cal Airports do not have such unfettered access:
Long Beach - a couple of blocks north of the 405 on a surface routing with stoplights;
Burbank - about a mile east of the 5 on a surface routing with stoplights and turns;
Ontario - a couple of stoplights south of the 10;
Sky Harbor is an interesting one. Arguably it has direct access to AZ 143, AZ 202, and I-10.
Quote from: webny99 on February 08, 2020, 01:05:29 PM
Are we talking direct freeway access? ROC (Greater Rochester Int'l) connects only to NY 204/Brooks Ave, a surface boulevard. Sure, it's a mere stone's throw from there to I-390 Exit 18, but you do have to use an undivided non-freeway to get there.
But then, why would we need direct freeway access? Our airport is not nearly as important as, say, JFK, or the big hubs like ATL and ORD.
Is there a minimum distance? I-49 is about 15 miles from XNA.
Quote from: kendancy66 on February 07, 2020, 10:48:24 PM
Thanks for clarifying that DCA is not on Richmond Hwy
The VA-233 Airport Connector connects both US-1 and the George Washington Parkway to the airport --
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ronald+Reagan+Washington+National+Airport/@38.8502978,-77.0496514,694m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7b731402fe095:0x4168af016d076bad!8m2!3d38.851242!4d-77.0402315
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US without access to a limited-access highway:
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - I don't know if that will still be true after the reconstruction project
LGA definitely has freeway access. By what measure are you arguing it doesn't?
Quote from: MikeTheActuary on February 10, 2020, 07:28:19 PM
Quote from: deathtopumpkins on February 10, 2020, 11:16:10 AM
Bradley - freeway access (though I hear this may have changed with the current construction?)
While the Bradley Connector has been trimmed, the controlled-access roadway still ends at airport terminal roadways.
Even with the pre-trimmed Connector, Bradley has always required at-grade access into the terminal. Before the airport expansion (3-4 decades back), it was a simple at-grade intersection. Post-expansion, it has required a jughandle left turn off of Schoephoester Rd.
Rapid City Regional Airport only connects to the four-lane divided SD 44 at-grade expressway, but if traffic volumes ever warrant it (they probably won't), there's plenty of empty farmland to the north that could be used to run a freeway (or at least another expressway) to the airport. 44 between the airport and US 16 Bypass is too developed on the west end to convert it into a freeway, and although a freeway upgrade of the bypass between 44 and I-90 would be possible, I don't think anyone here wants that other than me.
This topic would work better if limited to major airports. It's practically a necessity for major airports like O'Hare and LAX. It's pretty irrelevant for the Bugtussle County Airports of the world. I live in Palm Springs and getting from I-10 to the airport is several miles and nowhere near direct. But highway access is unnecessary here, even though it's a moderately busy airport with several airlines and some international flights. It was also unnecessary when I lived in Norfolk, Madison, and Green Bay. The only place it would be nice is St Louis where only the East Terminal has direct access and even that is going to and coming from the city center on I-70. There might have been a bigger need for direct freeway access if Carl Icahn hadn't gutted TWA before selling its remnants off to American Airlines, but St Louis is not the airline traffic hub it was 25 years ago.
Quote from: skluth on February 12, 2020, 08:30:42 PM
This topic would work better if limited to major airports. It's practically a necessity for major airports like O'Hare and LAX.
Agreed, but according to the OP, LAX does not have limited access connections (which it does).
Quote from: sprjus4 on February 12, 2020, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: skluth on February 12, 2020, 08:30:42 PM
This topic would work better if limited to major airports. It's practically a necessity for major airports like O'Hare and LAX.
Agreed, but according to the OP, LAX does not have limited access connections (which it does).
Not Interstate direct access, but I-105 connects to Sepulveda Blvd. which connects to the terminal circulator road system.
Is that segment of Sepulveda Blvd. not a full freeway design?
^ No. There's a traffic signal where the ramp from the westbound 105 meets northbound Sepulveda.
Also, depending on how you exit the main terminal area, there's a signal to go through to get back onto Sepulveda.
Quote from: froggie on February 12, 2020, 09:11:55 PM
No. There's a traffic signal where the ramp from the westbound 105 meets northbound Sepulveda.
Was the argument made that it could be eliminated by restriping the road and merge area, rather than 3 lanes taking turns via a signal?
Quote from: froggie on February 12, 2020, 09:11:55 PM
Also, depending on how you exit the main terminal area, there's a signal to go through to get back onto Sepulveda.
Center Way? Looks like World Way has full grade separated connections.
^ I would think that traffic volumes on Sepulveda are too high to allow for restriping. A further constriction is you only have 3 lanes through the runway tunnel and less than 700ft from the merge point to the tunnel.
Upper World Way has full grade separation. Lower World Way doesn't, and Lower World Way is where you pick up arrivals from.
In the Continental-merged-with-United States, Key West is the longest distance for an airport classified as a "hub" (https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy14-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf). Which is akin to calling the road in your local sub-development a "Super-2".
Two-and-a-half hours and 125 miles away to Florida's Turnpike.
Interestingly both levels of World Way at LAX also have signalized crosswalks (though there are many more on the lower level than the upper level): https://goo.gl/maps/WVGbCkq7WhabXstV9
The u-turns on the upper level are also signalized: https://goo.gl/maps/q2G7i6uNGZ8t1xkQ6, meaning even without the signal merging onto Sepulveda from the 105 it would be impossible to pick up someone at any terminal without going through a signal.
COS does not have direct access to a limited access highway.
The easiest way to get there from the south is to exit I-25 is to exit Academy Blvd (a signalized diamond interchange) then head east then north on Academy (freeway-ish with a 50 MPH speed limit and three folded diamond interchanges) to an interchange with Martin E Proby Pkwy. One must head east on Proby Pkwy, which is a 55 MPH expressway with two signalized intersections, an EB RIRO, and a non-signalized intersection to get to the terminal.
From the north, the best route is probably US 24 Bypass, which becomes a surface street just past Circle Dr, east to Powers, right on Powers (CO 21--possibly a freeway in the future) to Proby Pkwy.
Grand Forks airport in ND.
Arguably New Castle Airport in DE, US 202/13 but no direct access to I-95/295.
Atlantic City, Only connection is via county roads to 30/ACE/GSP
Fort Wayne International.
Quote from: doorknob60 on February 10, 2020, 06:24:56 PM
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on February 07, 2020, 05:44:51 PM
Airports in the US with partial access to a limited-access highway:
Portland International Airport (PDX) - NB exit and SB entrance off of I-205 only
I disagree, Airport Way has an at grade intersection with 82nd before you get to the airport proper.
Beat me to it.
Has anyone mentioned Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV? (CRW)
It's about 2-and-a-half miles from I-64/77 via State Route 114, followed by 2-lane, wooded Airport Rd. But this is expected since the airport is at the top of a mountain. They are served by Spirit and a handful of commuter flights.
I'm surprised that OKC hasn't been mentioned yet. Interestingly, the access road is actually the intersecting road of a diamond interchange, while the road underneath is free-flowing!
Columbia (SC) Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is not served by a freeway, but the passenger terminal is served by an interchange off of an "Expressway" that has at least three traffic signals and a few other at-grades. Columbia Airport Expressway is/was proposed to be extended at both ends to directly connect to both I-26 and I-20, but it has hardly been discussed in the nearly 10 years that I have lived in the area. For now, the easiest access to the airport from I-26 involves going through up to 6 signalized intersections via SC 302 (Airport Blvd) and Columbia Airport Expressway, or if coming from I-20 it's much worse as that involves at least 6 signals and a four-way stop via US 1, Ermine Rd., and Columbia Airport Expressway (Ermine Rd will likely be demolished if/when Columbia Airport Expressway is ever extended to I-20).
Neither of South Carolina’s two major coastal airports (MYR and CHS) have direct freeway access. Charleston is a few lights on International Parkway from I-526, while Myrtle Beach requires passing through multiple lights on Harrelson Blvd to reach US 17 - which is sort of a freeway there, but not really. If you want a true freeway, you have to keep going on George Bishop Parkway and US 501 to reach SC 31.
Monroe Regional (MLU) is 4 turns and several traffic lights away from I-20
Isllp - Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) Ronkonkoma, NY Access to I-495 and NY27 via NY 454
Richmond International (RIC) has no direct freeway access. Airport Drive has some interchanges on the airport grounds but it also has at-grade intersections, including some within interchanges.
Norfolk International (ORF) also has no direct freeway access.