Are parts of the Detroit airport abandoned?

[Sukhoi]

Several times when taxiing around the airport I have seen what seems to be an abandoned concourse near the non-Northwest area. Is this an old abandoned Northwest concourse from before they build the new one?

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Several times when taxiing around the airport I have seen what seems to be an abandoned concourse near the non-Northwest area. Is this an old abandoned Northwest concourse from before they build the new one?

they have another for like delta/continetal flights

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

detroit is a ghost town

 

[crab]

Probably the berry terminal... British Airways and charters. Four gates I think. Its north of the other terminals.

 

[Sukhoi]

Hmm. All I remember of it is that there seemed to be no support vehicles around it on the ground, and it was dirty 1960's or 1970's era concrete.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Hmm. All I remember of it is that there seemed to be no support vehicles around it on the ground, and it was dirty 1960's or 1970's era concrete.

If there are no aircraft there, why waste money leaving support vehicles to lay around to support... Nothing?

It's probably active as a charter terminal, a place that I can land my private 737, park it and disembark without paying some airliner to use one of their gates in addition to the astronomical parking fees involved on a major airport.

 

[crab]

Thats the berry terminal...they still use it AFAIK. I beleive it was the origional terminal. Check out a satellite photo.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Hmm. All I remember of it is that there seemed to be no support vehicles around it on the ground, and it was dirty 1960's or 1970's era concrete.

If there are no aircraft there, why waste money leaving support vehicles to lay around to support... Nothing?

It's probably active as a charter terminal, a place that I can land my private 737, park it and disembark without paying some airliner to use one of their gates in addition to the astronomical parking fees involved on a major airport.

Very probable.

What terminal did Northwest use before the new one? I think I've found a pic of what I'm talking about on MapQuest but I need to zoom it in a little better.

 

[Sukhoi]

Yeah I see that Berry terminal up north...that's not it. In this older satellite photo there are a bunch of red planes around the terminal I'm talking about, so I'd have to think it's the old Northwest terminal. At the time of the photo the new terminal was under construction.

 

[Sukhoi]

Yep I think I've been looking at the ugly L.C. Smith terminal.

Ah, nevermind:

Airport officials recently began circulating renderings of the $425
million North Terminal. The new 29- to 35-gate terminal, to be completed
in 2006, will be built on the site of the former Davey Terminal, vacated
last year when Northwest Airlines moved to its new Midfield Terminal.

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Yeah I see that Berry terminal up north...that's not it. In this older satellite photo there are a bunch of red planes around the terminal I'm talking about, so I'd have to think it's the old Northwest terminal. At the time of the photo the new terminal was under construction.

Its gotta be...the other terminal is PACKED...like 40 gates and ten airlines. The only other is berry.

 

[VirginiaDonkey]

It's probably the terminal that all of the Lions fans pull into

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Yep I think I've been looking at the ugly L.C. Smith terminal.

Ah, nevermind:

Airport officials recently began circulating renderings of the $425
million North Terminal. The new 29- to 35-gate terminal, to be completed
in 2006, will be built on the site of the former Davey Terminal, vacated
last year when Northwest Airlines moved to its new Midfield Terminal.

The Davey terminal and Smith terminals were the same building...If what you saw was connected to another building, then yes, thats what you saw. If its small and seperate then its berry.

 

[Sukhoi]

Ah. It was fairly large so it must have been the Davey terminal. Man is that thing ugly!! :disgust:

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Yep I think I've been looking at the ugly L.C. Smith terminal.

Ah, nevermind:

Airport officials recently began circulating renderings of the $425
million North Terminal. The new 29- to 35-gate terminal, to be completed
in 2006, will be built on the site of the former Davey Terminal, vacated
last year when Northwest Airlines moved to its new Midfield Terminal.

The Davey terminal and Smith terminals were the same building...If what you saw was connected to another building, then yes, thats what you saw. If its small and seperate then its berry.

blue=smith yellow=davey
Berry

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Hmm. All I remember of it is that there seemed to be no support vehicles around it on the ground, and it was dirty 1960's or 1970's era concrete.

If there are no aircraft there, why waste money leaving support vehicles to lay around to support... Nothing?

It's probably active as a charter terminal, a place that I can land my private 737, park it and disembark without paying some airliner to use one of their gates in addition to the astronomical parking fees involved on a major airport.

John?? John Travolta ... is that you ???

 

[crab]

Man...I havent seen that brand new NW terminal in person, but from photos its gorgeous.

 

[Sukhoi]

Wow I'm surprised a tunnel goes right under the runway!

 

[Sukhoi]

Yep, Davey for sure. I remember the long area parallel to the taxiway.

Yes the new terminal is awesome. They have HUGE TVs all over the place they show the NFL on when I fly through on Sundays.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Hmm. All I remember of it is that there seemed to be no support vehicles around it on the ground, and it was dirty 1960's or 1970's era concrete.

If there are no aircraft there, why waste money leaving support vehicles to lay around to support... Nothing?

It's probably active as a charter terminal, a place that I can land my private 737, park it and disembark without paying some airliner to use one of their gates in addition to the astronomical parking fees involved on a major airport.

John?? John Travolta ... is that you ???

Travolta is not man enough for a 737. Neither am I - at least, I'm not until I make my fortune selling USB controlled penii.