# What cities have airports within the city? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 19, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985 "2011-04-19T18:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/81 "2011-04-20T17:23:45Z")
[Teterboro Airport](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teterboro_Airport), takes up most of Teterboro, NJ and also extends into Moonachie and Hasbrouck Hights. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/82 "2011-04-20T17:43:30Z")
[Dov Hoz airport](http://www.iaa.gov.il/RASHAT/en-US/Airports/SdeDov) is actually well within Tel Aviv, very close to residential housing. It mostly serves domestic flights to Eilat but has limited international service as well. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/83 "2011-04-20T19:48:32Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Apparently Sea-Tac is actually is Seattle! > I thought the airport was in the City of Sea-Tac or Burien but it appears that a sliver of Seattle is gerrymandered to place the airport in the city limits similar to what happened with DIA and Denver. I’ve never heard this claimed nor seen a map that shows Seattle extending that far south, and [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaTac_Airport) disagrees as well. Where did you hear that it’s in Seattle? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/84 "2011-04-22T14:11:44Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > I’ve never heard this claimed nor seen a map that shows Seattle extending that far south, and [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaTac_Airport) disagrees as well. Where did you hear that it’s in Seattle? Not to disparage the accuracy of wikipedia but The address: 17801 International Blvd, Seattle as per Port of Seattle I recall seeing a map online that had the city limits of Seattle following the 99 down to the airport. I did send the question to the Port of Seattle to get a definitive answer. ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/85 "2011-04-22T16:46:34Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Teterboro Airport](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teterboro_Airport), takes up most of Teterboro, NJ and also extends into Moonachie and Hasbrouck Hights. Not to nitpick, but I think that’s stretching the definition of “within a city” just a bit. To the extent that Teterboro is part of the New York megalopolis, then maybe, but I wouldn’t call Teterboro itself a city. Boroughs in northern New Jersey are very small and it’s especially unlikely anyone would recognize Teterboro [(pop. 67)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teterboro,_New_Jersey) as a city. Almost all of the borough _is_ Teterboro Airport. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/86 "2011-04-22T17:28:01Z")
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Centennial Domestic Terminal and Terminal 3 ( The new Airport) are all in Manila City. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/87 "2011-04-22T17:32:06Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > I wonder if Tokyo’s Narita would count for the farthest from the city? Technically, Narita International Airport is inside the city limits. City of [Narita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narita), that is. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/88 "2011-04-22T17:59:39Z")
Des Moines (DSM) picked the site for its airport in 1932 when it was a good 3 or 4 miles out of town. About the only thing nearby was newspaper publisher Gardner Cowles’ house. He and his wife Fleur had people routinely turn down dinner invites because it was too far to drive. In the 50s and 60s Des Moines grew around its airport and the route to it from downtown became Fleur Drive (named for guess who). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/89 "2011-04-22T18:04:34Z")
Quoth **John Mace** : > [@](#): > > Further to the San Jose situation… having it literally right downtown in such a large city (10th largest in the US) is part of what makes San Jose such a “no there, there” city. Buildings in the flight path (all of downtown, really) are restricted in height to (IIRC) 15 stories. Then again, though, Philadelphia also lacks skyscrapers, and still manages to feel like a “real city” and a “real downtown”. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/90 "2011-04-22T18:13:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > … > > Then again, though, Philadelphia also lacks skyscrapers, and still manages to feel like a “real city” and a “real downtown”. Wiki’s tallest buildings list for Philadelphia lists 27, which are all too tall for downtown San Jose: > **[List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia | Tallest buildings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Philadelphia#Tallest_buildings)** > > This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Philadelphia that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but excludes antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Their list cuts off at 400 feet. as noted, the San Jose limit is under 300 feet. San Jose’s tallest: > **[List of tallest buildings in San Jose, California | Tallest buildings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_San_Jose#Tallest_buildings)** > > This lists ranks San Jose buildings that meet the common definition of skyscraper, those having a height exceeding 50 m (160 ft) including spires and architectural details, but not antenna masts. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/91 "2011-04-22T18:15:46Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Quoth **John Mace** :Then again, though, Philadelphia also lacks skyscrapers, and still manages to feel like a “real city” and a “real downtown”. I think you downplay Philadelphia a bit… > [@Wikipedia](#): > > In 2007, the Comcast Center surpassed One Liberty Place to become the city’s tallest building and make Philadelphia one of only four American cities with two or more buildings over 900 feet (270 m). Philly isn’t Manhattan, and certainly wouldn’t be mistaken for San Jose, which other than the hills/mountains on two of its sides, might easily be confused with Schaumburg, IL. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/92 "2011-04-22T18:21:25Z")
This is what you see coming in for a landing at San Diego International: [http://online.recordnet.com/projects/blog/2008/0325Flight\_003.JPG](http://online.recordnet.com/projects/blog/2008/0325Flight_003.JPG) Here is an overhead shot; the airport has a number “7” on it (on the left), the downtown (high rise) area of San Diego is just above the “4”: [![](http://www1.udel.edu/chem/white/HHMI2/SanDiego05/SanDiegoview1.jpg) ](http://www1.udel.edu/chem/white/HHMI2/SanDiego05/SanDiegoview1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/93 "2011-04-22T18:23:41Z")
McCarran International is right smack in the middle of Las Vegas. [map here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Las_Vegas_map.png) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/94 "2011-04-22T18:25:44Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Des Moines (DSM) picked the site for its airport in 1932 when it was a good 3 or 4 miles out of town. About the only thing nearby was newspaper publisher Gardner Cowles’ house. He and his wife Fleur had people routinely turn down dinner invites because it was too far to drive. > > In the 50s and 60s Des Moines grew around its airport and the route to it from downtown became Fleur Drive (named for guess who). Thinking it over, it’s actually about 6 miles from downtown to the airport (downtown stops at the Raccoon River and always did). ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/95 "2011-04-22T19:07:05Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > McCarran International is right smack in the middle of Las Vegas. [map here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Las_Vegas_map.png) Actually, that map proves nothing. According to it, McCarran might be in the city of Las Vegas, or it might not. Like so many urban/suburban areas, the core city limits are a lot smaller than the built-up area. This map [http://major.lasvegasnevada.gov/website/clvcamps/viewer.htm](http://major.lasvegasnevada.gov/website/clvcamps/viewer.htm) from the city government clearly shows that Mccarran is a couple of miles outside the city limits. A large fraction of the built-up area in the greater Las Vegas valley is unincorporated county land. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/96 "2011-04-22T22:02:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Actually, that map proves nothing. According to it, McCarran might be in the city of Las Vegas, or it might not. Like so many urban/suburban areas, the core city limits are a lot smaller than the built-up area. > > This map [http://major.lasvegasnevada.gov/website/clvcamps/viewer.htm](http://major.lasvegasnevada.gov/website/clvcamps/viewer.htm) from the city government clearly shows that Mccarran is a couple of miles outside the city limits. > > A large fraction of the built-up area in the greater Las Vegas valley is unincorporated county land. In fact, most of the famous part of “The Strip” is outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/97 "2011-04-22T22:12:36Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > In fact, most of the famous part of “The Strip” is outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. I lived in Vegas for many years. In fact the Strip was developed outside the city limits precisely to avoid city taxes & regulations. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/98 "2011-04-23T02:17:15Z")
Capital City Airport, located within the city of Lansing, Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/99 "2011-04-23T02:25:57Z")
Long Beach Airport, well within the city of Long Beach, California - which not only encloses the airport, but also completely encloses the city of Signal Hill. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985/100 "2011-04-23T02:42:05Z")
> [@BetsQ](#): > > I’m pretty sure that O’Hare and Midway are both inside Chicago’s city limits. Maybe Jacksonville, FL? they moved Chicago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-have-airports-within-the-city/578985.md?page=6)