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
Griffiss International Airport flights to the airport, as it was constructed to accommodate a US Customs Service-regulation facility for potential international passengers. Griffiss International Airport Griffiss International Airport is a public airport located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Rome, a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. This airport is publicly owned by County of Oneida. It is located on the former site of Griffiss Air Force Base, which closed in 1995. Operations from the Oneida County Airport in Oriskany, New York were transferred here in 2006, after which the county closed that airport in January