It really is America's infrastructure decader, and it's about damn time! New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Portland, and so many other major airport expansion/upgrades, flying into the US is finally going to start being a pleasant experience again.
Denver sucks considering it was started from a blank slate. the concourse tram (the only way to get to B and C, is sometimes as crowded as a Tokyo subway. The remote parking and car rental areas are all accessed via rickety bus rides (compare the rail connection in ATL to the car rental area).
Denver International AirPort just continues to grow and get bigger and busier. In 2023 over 77 million people flew through DIA. It’s got 5 runways at 12,000 feet long and 1 at 16,000 feet. They also have room for 6 more runways. The place is huge.
Awesome video, but don't forget Lima's airport reconstruction. They're building a completely new terminal with a 2nd parallel runway, designed to serve 30M passengers.
Atlanta is rebuilding its Concourse D without closing it, or even impacting flights. To do this, they're building new concourse sections off the side of the airport, and trucking them across the tarmac during overnight hours to place against the existing structure. The end result will make the concourse 1/3rd wider, matching the dimensions of the other five concourses.
Be cool if you did a video on Pittsburgh International Airport's remodel and history, lot of interesting backstory involving that airport that affected the airport industry at large really that many don't know about.
Some of these videos need Part 2s. In Chicago, there has been some back and forth between the airport vs United and American. Denver has also developed plans for 2045.
They should have built that new Airport just to the South East of Coventry in Long Lawford. The plans were for 8 runways with expansion to 12 in future years. Fully connected to High speed rail and the M1, M6, M40, M45, M42 within a few miles. It would have saved all the problems extending Heathrow, Gatwick, Standstead and City Airport in London. Labour then Cameron’s government killed it. I suppose because it wasn’t in the South East enough to do it.
These terminals seem to always have incredibly high ceilings, mostly without obvious practical requirements. I always wonder how they decide to make them as high as they do.
The inside scoop at ORD: The city planners and designers of the modernization program failed miserably. The two busiest runways, 10L/28R and 9R/27L were never built with an end around taxiway on the each end. Therefore, due to incompetence in taxi route planning by the FAA, arriving aircraft on each side of the airport are constantly forced into a single line that puts them into the face of all departing aircraft. This is the reason for the sometimes incredibly long taxi times to get to the gates after landing. Unfortunately the new terminals will NEVER solve this problem. Only new concrete and taxi procedures can improve the overall quality of service at this once great airport.
LAX is beginning to look like a completely different airport. The entire airport will finally have a unifying architectural design aesthetic. The new aesthetic is an homage to Mid Century Modern. Even the APM train cars and stations will have a similar aesthetic. BTW, the train cars are actually white, not blue, as shown in this rendering.
Would love to see a video on Taiwan's Taoyuan Airport! The new Terminal 3 is expected to add capacity for 45 million passengers more per year by 2027, plus there are plans for a 3rd runway, satellite terminal, and new cargo area to be completed around 2030.
You should make a video on new airports from China India and other asian countries. Rather than these small upgrades of western countries. The amount of infra projects happening these is valuable for your content and it will also show the rise of asia.
55:20 - All well and good that the roadways are being "replumbed" but please consider the AirTrain from Manhattan - with East Side Access/GCM now complete, it's a LOT easier to get to/from JFK.
Would love to see a B1M special just for WSI - Western Sydney International, which is a complete new build, not a renovation. Also including motorways, a train line, an adjoining city. Built in stages. At least $20B being spent
This is a fantastic video, really informative and really explains the complexities of airport construction very well. It is pretty out of date with some info though. For example, as of June 2024, the LAX APM is over 2 years late and almost $1bn over budget.
Another factor to consider is the Global Strategic positioning that is currently going on. This can radically affect a nation and it's transport infrastructure,. (As manufactured discontent increases tensions between large nations ).
Denver International: frankly after 20 years people are pretty damn sure there's a very important strategic retreat base/bunker complex underneath DIA.... one of the reasons such a HUGE complex of land was obtained was to make sure no one else could build or dig anywhere near the complex underneath. While it certainly isn't on THAT scale, and isn't in a completely new unused location, Salt Lake International has done a truly amazing project. one I would love to see this gentleman mention at some point: they are posed to finish within a year or two the final phase of a project that was originally envisioned to end somewhere between 2027 and 2030. The pandemic allowed for a massive shift in planning, due to the original airport being effectively shut down and/or reduced drastically for so long. The old airport was completely replaced, with a major size upgrade, BEING BUILT ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING AIRPORT at the same time.. But thanks to that pandemic change, they were able to go ahead and completely demolish the 1960 airport all at once. There are precious few airports that have done anything of this sort, and certainly not at this scale.
@@米空軍パイロット This. Eastern Adams County mostly consisted of empty prairie. Also, the airport replaced by DIA -- Stapleton International -- got surrounded by development to the extent that it couldn't expand, and the gripes about noise just never ended. So, the *new* airport has vast stretches of empty fields that will *never* be zoned for residential development -- only mixed industry and commercial uses. Additionally, the airport has enough open land in immediate proximity that it could double the number of existing runways anytime the city chooses. The City and County of Denver took the lessons of Stapleton seriously.
the flights to Greenland gonna be 5 times cheaper now with the new airports and monopol Raised on the flight traffic from denmark gonna be MEGA NICE cant wait to get more on holidays to Greenland
HK current airport should still have been on the south side of Lantau islands, which means it could've used way less land reclamation and use the Soko islands (a bunch of useless rocks) as an anchor for expansion as needed. Although that was my thought prior to knowing they're going to do the connections between HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge and the other connection through Tuen Mun up to Shenzhen Bay border crossing, which help connect HKIA to an extra over 20 million people of the Greater Bay Area, as well as shared loads and diversions between airports at Macau and Shenzhen Bao'an.
I think the current HK airport is already very good. There was an island there called Chek Lap Kok. They flattened it to an island about 4x the size. Putting an airport on the south side of Lantau island would be worse. It is further away from the rest of the city, and on the exposed side facing South China Sea where it'd be more vulnerable to typhoons. The HK airport in its current position allows good connections to places people want to go.
The B1M, your next aviation video should be on the will they? Won't they? build a metro train link from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross Train Station.
No mention of Laramie Regional Airport's completely new terminal in 2021? The airport is 90 years old and has 10's of thousands of passengers each year and 1 destination! It has free parking and you may be welcomed by a herd of pronghorn antelope.
When they built a new runway on Sea-Tac airport they imported dirt they used a conveyor and ran it up a creek and 4 miles. I'm glad they didn't move the Minneapolis airport.all of this last century
Been thru Gatwick a few times ... never, ever again. I only go Heathrow now. The only reason is the distance to London. Gatwick is literally out in the middle of nowhere ... an hour+ from the City. If you have to hire a ride ... its a fortune. The fact its called a London Airport is literally a scam.
Correct me If I'm wrong but aren't we supposed to be reducing our flying miles. All this is about increasing flying. Not that I think it matters were screwed anyway.
Babe, get the popcorn ready. The new 1 hour video from B1m is here🗣🗣🗣
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this compilation-recycling nonsense really has to stop.
@@RandomUser2401 the compilation works well for my lifestyle
@@kjx4086 cool, some ppl don't like rewatching recycled content.
@@RandomUser2401 credit to Fred catering for all his viewers 😉
The best channel on RUclips for construction
It really is America's infrastructure decader, and it's about damn time! New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Portland, and so many other major airport expansion/upgrades, flying into the US is finally going to start being a pleasant experience again.
LaGuardia new terminal is awesome
Denver sucks considering it was started from a blank slate. the concourse tram (the only way to get to B and C, is sometimes as crowded as a Tokyo subway. The remote parking and car rental areas are all accessed via rickety bus rides (compare the rail connection in ATL to the car rental area).
and O'Hare doesnt even have those privacy separators between urinals in some bathrooms. Al Quinn has a shy bladder and NEEDS those
Thanks!
14:30 "But while size is important it's what you do with it that really matters"
Ain't that the truth haha
you know its a banger when he's on location
Airport designs are something amazing that I like a lot, so thanks a lot for this video!
Denver International AirPort just continues to grow and get bigger and busier. In 2023 over 77 million people flew through DIA. It’s got 5 runways at 12,000 feet long and 1 at 16,000 feet. They also have room for 6 more runways. The place is huge.
Wow wonderful airports upgrades. Can't wait to swim through the first one hour plus video from the b1m.
Much love from Uganda love you the b1m💞
Awesome video, but don't forget Lima's airport reconstruction. They're building a completely new terminal with a 2nd parallel runway, designed to serve 30M passengers.
South America doesn't count.
Damn, it's an over 1 hour B1M video! Let me slip into something a little more... comfortable.
Love airports and anything aviation ❤
Saaaame dude
Me too!! 👍
35:45 Hong Kong's Island Airport is from "Hong Kong’s $18BN Airport Expansion Explained" was published in April 2021 not April 2024.
Atlanta is rebuilding its Concourse D without closing it, or even impacting flights.
To do this, they're building new concourse sections off the side of the airport, and trucking them across the tarmac during overnight hours to place against the existing structure.
The end result will make the concourse 1/3rd wider, matching the dimensions of the other five concourses.
Sounds like a new video for The B1M.
80 minutes ! outstanding ! we are not worthy ! thank you B1M!
Can you cover Navi Mumbai International airport? It'll open next year in march.
Awesome. It's becoming the new shanghai 🫡
It's really pretty
@@Hession0Drashawho said?
Absolutely love the long format videos. Nice way to end the day. The last two, this one and the fusion nuclear reactor has been fascinating.
You missed the navi mumbai and jewar airport in india
They won't mention it .
You know why.
You should come do the Pittsburgh Airport! It’s almost done and will be right up your alley
I love O'Hare. Easy to move about. The staff does a great job cleaning the public areas and restrooms. 🎉👏
(Ash-felt? Try saying Azs-fault )
B1M RULE 👊👍🤟
Now this is going to make my Sunday afternoon great.
0:00 - 11:35 and 1:06:20 - 1:13:28 - A very great idea for expansion! 😍
LAX is so much better now with the upgrade.
The avgeek in me particularly loved this episode.
Be cool if you did a video on Pittsburgh International Airport's remodel and history, lot of interesting backstory involving that airport that affected the airport industry at large really that many don't know about.
Great content as ever. Thank you B1M
looking at gatwick's second runway, in cebu, philippines, they already built a second runway as well with the same purpose for emergencies
One of my reasons to watch you is to hear you say over and over "The Woowold"😅😆🤣😂
Some of these videos need Part 2s. In Chicago, there has been some back and forth between the airport vs United and American. Denver has also developed plans for 2045.
Probably one of your best videos and they are all good
Fantastic video! Thanks Fred!
It's really cool!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
Love these videos ❤
Wow, love this video! Thank you!
Can you do a video on Pittsburghs airport renovations and how it wants to transform the region in its entirety?
The one in chongqing is pretty good as well
"..In the world.." We need a montage. Frat parties drink to this phrase.
That’s a lot to tak3 in , love it 🥰 😊😊😊😊😊
Very very interesting!! Great video
They should have built that new Airport just to the South East of Coventry in Long Lawford. The plans were for 8 runways with expansion to 12 in future years. Fully connected to High speed rail and the M1, M6, M40, M45, M42 within a few miles. It would have saved all the problems extending Heathrow, Gatwick, Standstead and City Airport in London. Labour then Cameron’s government killed it. I suppose because it wasn’t in the South East enough to do it.
What Airport is that at 0:17? Looks familliar
Hong kong
These terminals seem to always have incredibly high ceilings, mostly without obvious practical requirements. I always wonder how they decide to make them as high as they do.
The inside scoop at ORD:
The city planners and designers of the modernization program failed miserably. The two busiest runways, 10L/28R and 9R/27L were never built with an end around taxiway on the each end. Therefore, due to incompetence in taxi route planning by the FAA, arriving aircraft on each side of the airport are constantly forced into a single line that puts them into the face of all departing aircraft. This is the reason for the sometimes incredibly long taxi times to get to the gates after landing. Unfortunately the new terminals will NEVER solve this problem. Only new concrete and taxi procedures can improve the overall quality of service at this once great airport.
LAX is beginning to look like a completely different airport. The entire airport will finally have a unifying architectural design aesthetic. The new aesthetic is an homage to Mid Century Modern. Even the APM train cars and stations will have a similar aesthetic. BTW, the train cars are actually white, not blue, as shown in this rendering.
I always have a question, what is meaning of B1M? 😮
Channel is no doubt superb🎉
sunday, aus melb time up load? what is this?
Would love to see a video on Taiwan's Taoyuan Airport! The new Terminal 3 is expected to add capacity for 45 million passengers more per year by 2027, plus there are plans for a 3rd runway, satellite terminal, and new cargo area to be completed around 2030.
Taipei Taoyuan is being planned to be upgraded to TWICE its size. I rlly look forward to it.
You should make a video on new airports from China India and other asian countries. Rather than these small upgrades of western countries. The amount of infra projects happening these is valuable for your content and it will also show the rise of asia.
They don't want to show rise of Asia
@@ap19918It's more likely that access to asian airport projects especially in countries like china is very limited.
@@ap19918 He made a video about the 2nd tallest skyscraper in Asia not even 2 weeks ago
It's about where they can get access. They just did the Merdeka building not long ago.
They want to flog the dead horse of Europe😅
hey, what about Navi Mumbai International Airport?
Check out Kansai in Japan 🗾. Built on water in Osaka bay.
55:20 - All well and good that the roadways are being "replumbed" but please consider the AirTrain from Manhattan - with East Side Access/GCM now complete, it's a LOT easier to get to/from JFK.
Would love to see a B1M special just for WSI - Western Sydney International, which is a complete new build, not a renovation. Also including motorways, a train line, an adjoining city. Built in stages. At least $20B being spent
This is a fantastic video, really informative and really explains the complexities of airport construction very well. It is pretty out of date with some info though. For example, as of June 2024, the LAX APM is over 2 years late and almost $1bn over budget.
50:34 Rebuilt JFK Airport 🔥📈
Please do a video on the new Sydney Fish Markets
21:55 BRO IS CONFUSED BUT THOUGHT HE’S SMART 😭😭💀💀💀🤡😂😂😂😂
Another factor to consider is the Global Strategic positioning that is currently going on. This can radically affect a nation and it's transport infrastructure,. (As manufactured discontent increases tensions between large nations ).
Not sure what “ashfelt” is but there sure is a lot of it!
Haha the comparison between terminals and the Pentagon at 13:20 tells me more about how huge Pentagon must be.
LAX is a nightmare. I try and use Burbank. And Burbank is getting an all new airport and bulldozing the old terminal.
i hope they look and make a documentary on Philippines old bbrutalist infrastructure plus the new one coming new manila airport
Denver International: frankly after 20 years people are pretty damn sure there's a very important strategic retreat base/bunker complex underneath DIA.... one of the reasons such a HUGE complex of land was obtained was to make sure no one else could build or dig anywhere near the complex underneath.
While it certainly isn't on THAT scale, and isn't in a completely new unused location, Salt Lake International has done a truly amazing project. one I would love to see this gentleman mention at some point: they are posed to finish within a year or two the final phase of a project that was originally envisioned to end somewhere between 2027 and 2030. The pandemic allowed for a massive shift in planning, due to the original airport being effectively shut down and/or reduced drastically for so long.
The old airport was completely replaced, with a major size upgrade, BEING BUILT ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING AIRPORT at the same time.. But thanks to that pandemic change, they were able to go ahead and completely demolish the 1960 airport all at once. There are precious few airports that have done anything of this sort, and certainly not at this scale.
Or the land was dirt cheap
@@米空軍パイロット why not both?
@@米空軍パイロット This. Eastern Adams County mostly consisted of empty prairie.
Also, the airport replaced by DIA -- Stapleton International -- got surrounded by development to the extent that it couldn't expand, and the gripes about noise just never ended.
So, the *new* airport has vast stretches of empty fields that will *never* be zoned for residential development -- only mixed industry and commercial uses.
Additionally, the airport has enough open land in immediate proximity that it could double the number of existing runways anytime the city chooses.
The City and County of Denver took the lessons of Stapleton seriously.
Would be nice to see a video of FRAnkfurt airport in germany. I love your vids.
the flights to Greenland gonna be 5 times cheaper now with the new airports and monopol Raised on the flight traffic from denmark gonna be MEGA NICE cant wait to get more on holidays to Greenland
What kind of large vehicle is that taxing 1:13:20 ?
looks like the missing part of the elevated transfer tunnel during construction
HK current airport should still have been on the south side of Lantau islands, which means it could've used way less land reclamation and use the Soko islands (a bunch of useless rocks) as an anchor for expansion as needed. Although that was my thought prior to knowing they're going to do the connections between HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge and the other connection through Tuen Mun up to Shenzhen Bay border crossing, which help connect HKIA to an extra over 20 million people of the Greater Bay Area, as well as shared loads and diversions between airports at Macau and Shenzhen Bao'an.
I think the current HK airport is already very good. There was an island there called Chek Lap Kok. They flattened it to an island about 4x the size. Putting an airport on the south side of Lantau island would be worse. It is further away from the rest of the city, and on the exposed side facing South China Sea where it'd be more vulnerable to typhoons. The HK airport in its current position allows good connections to places people want to go.
Leaving off Salt Lake City from this video is wild
No mention of Mexico City’s new airport?
Do you think London will ever have a 100+ storey building ????
The B1M, your next aviation video should be on the will they? Won't they? build a metro train link from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross Train Station.
Fascinating
"Fred, what would you like to drink?"
"I'd like the largest coldest beer... In the world."
still waiting on a video about Lima's new airport
Definitely, current 2 London airports are too old and small so they should do some upgrades!
No mention of Laramie Regional Airport's completely new terminal in 2021? The airport is 90 years old and has 10's of thousands of passengers each year and 1 destination! It has free parking and you may be welcomed by a herd of pronghorn antelope.
@57:23 500,000 square meters? concrete is measured in qubic meters isn't it?
Where is the Cambodia airport one? It’s gonna be 9th largest
Where’s New Manila International?
Shot out to Texcoco. ❤
Please do 1hr video about Chinese high-speed railroad and express Highway
Agreed
YESS!!!
Man-made islands must still be islands, i.e., not attached to land, surrounding lands, etc, am I right?
Atlanta is STILL the busiest airport in the World
Please do a video on how Kansas City completely redid the airport.
can't believe Dubai international airhub isn't here ?? the busiest International airport globally
Southampton airport is tragically small. Because of this, flights to germany or france cost hundreds of pounds. So everyone goes to heathrow.
MTR on HK , not MRT ?
i really hope heathrow expansion gets back on track 😭
When they built a new runway on Sea-Tac airport they imported dirt they used a conveyor and ran it up a creek and 4 miles. I'm glad they didn't move the Minneapolis airport.all of this last century
You forgot about navi airport one of the world largest airport with unique design ever done before design by zaha Hadid
In America, something like those pedestrian tunnels would be called assault tunnels.
Been thru Gatwick a few times ... never, ever again. I only go Heathrow now.
The only reason is the distance to London. Gatwick is literally out in the middle of nowhere ... an hour+ from the City.
If you have to hire a ride ... its a fortune. The fact its called a London Airport is literally a scam.
Ashfelt?
B1M and chill will replace netflix and chill soon
Is this the Largest airport after...
Manila is spelled as Manilla. 00:14:51. Nevertheless, thank you very much for creating a very informative content :)
Nurse do the surgery, B1M just put out a video.
Correct me If I'm wrong but aren't we supposed to be reducing our flying miles. All this is about increasing flying. Not that I think it matters were screwed anyway.