ABSTRACT
Given the apparent inevitability of growth, one needs to question airports constructed on man-made islands (such as Kansai and Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong). Islands in the ocean can accommodate airport functions, but they cannot provide the space needed for the expansion of the regional economy. The choice of physical separation (such as Kansai Airport) or integration into the regional infrastructure of development (such as Chicago Midway) is one that airport authorities and governments need to consider jointly.
