Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport now the airport's second largest carrier. In May 2001 construction of an over fifth runway (10–28) began. It was completed at a cost of $1.28 billion and opened on May 27, 2006. It bridges Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) on the airport's south side, making Hartsfield–Jackson the nation's only civil airport to have a runway above an interstate (although Runway 17R/35L at Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado crossed Interstate 70 until that airport closed in 1995). The massive project, which involved putting fill dirt eleven stories high in some places, destroyed some surrounding neighborhoods and dramatically changed the scenery of
Thiruvambady International Airport Thiruvambady International Airport Thiruvambady International Airport is a proposed airport project near Thiruvambady, about 35 km (22 mi) from Kozhikode City in the state of Kerala in India. The State Government of Kerala has directed the district collectors of Kozhikode and Malappuram districts to conduct and submit a viability report of the project. The Calicut International Airport at Karipur, which currently serves the region cannot be expanded because it is located on a table top. Hence, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), which operates the airport has declined to resume wide-body aircraft operations leading to a reduction in revenues from