"RH" == Ron Hardin writes:

RH The fate of an airport is decided by land prices, in the end.
RH The guy who owns it sells.

Influenced, yes, decided, no. If only land prices decided airports,
why do Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Reid Hillview continue in the SF Bay
Area...why Executive in Sacramento? Why have parks in cities?
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"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support
rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)