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by ChrisMarshallNY 223 days ago
> Zoning guidance generally prohibits land use near an airport that has a high density of people

Queens, NY has entered the chat…

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>Queens, NY has entered the chat…

You’re correct, but at least LaGuardia airport generally has takeoffs over water.

LaGuardia aircraft landings may happen over dense apartment buildings, but less likely for catastrophic damage (glide path, less fuel, engines are <10% throttle, etc)

It also has JFK, on the South side.
Some of the larger townships in Cape Town are right in the flight path too. Not many white people there either.