O'Hare airport sits some 40km outside Chicago. It seems like a long way away from the city.
Narita airport is about 80km east of Tokyo.
Osaka is about 500km west of Tokyo. Osaka's airport is just 15km outside of Osaka.
To travel from downtown Osaka to downtown Tokyo would involve 95km of ground transport in addition to the flight. Or you could take the train, which would involve about 20km of transport besides the high speed rail.
You might think that nobody wants to live next to a train station, either. Or even next to a rail line. But I wonder what difference there would be in resistance to a new airport vs a major train station within 5km of a neighborhood.
Narita airport is about 80km east of Tokyo.
Osaka is about 500km west of Tokyo. Osaka's airport is just 15km outside of Osaka.
To travel from downtown Osaka to downtown Tokyo would involve 95km of ground transport in addition to the flight. Or you could take the train, which would involve about 20km of transport besides the high speed rail.
You might think that nobody wants to live next to a train station, either. Or even next to a rail line. But I wonder what difference there would be in resistance to a new airport vs a major train station within 5km of a neighborhood.