airports

Just because they've built a few modern airports in Asia does not mean the US is suddenly a 'third world country'.

Or the smaller airports where they park (those airports might like the increase in traffic this might cause eventually).

No but there are ~15k airports in the US so for every JFK (airport that has restricted air space) there are far more regional/executive airports where you could.

Near airports, controlled airspace extends right down to the ground surface, and typically five miles out from the airport.

We're working on a more elegant solution to handle the alternate airports, balanced field length, etc.

Perhaps any disruption in this market needs to be done at local governments in how they determine land use for airports.

Not just big ones either: there are only about ~200 airports in the US serviced by airlines, but there are thousands of small airports you go can land a Cessna at mostly for free.

Big airports often have hefty landing fees, though, and you'll spend a lot of time waiting for your turn to take off or land, which is less of an issue at smaller general aviation airports.

Clarkson acknowledges that racial profiling at airports is racist, and says that we should do it anyway.

Those are required to be marked and illuminated near airports, but not elsewhere.

At least with trains, roads and airports, we can move away from the source of pollution.

Shiny airports and soy-sauce filled chopsticks do not a modern country make.

Medium (small GA) sized drones, and "drone ports" aka numerous, smaller, autonomous-only, airports would probably be a much easier sell to the FAA than door-to-door drones.