Where the ONLY frigging airport around is.
There is tons of traffic for the ferry there.
I wish the media would quit mis-characterizing that.
/johnny
There is tons of traffic for the ferry there.
I wish the media would quit mis-characterizing that.
They're referring to Ketchikan, I believe it is. And the truth of the matter, as you point out, is that the airport is on the island.
However, isn't there a more cost-effective way of improving Ketchikan's access to its airport? A second ferry, perhaps.
The airport terminal is directly opposite the city and the channel is only a quarter-mile wide, so the ferry would probably be as quick as (or quicker) than the long, looping road trip required by a bridge.
For that matter, how many airports can you park your car within a quarter-mile of the terminal? The ferry is just playing the role of the bus.
The Highway Fund ought to gettem a second bus...