Originally Posted by
Toshbaf
YVR is well placed. Not far from Vancouver. It's an island so there are fewer nearby homes, all of them off the island, I believe. However, there is a lack of a YVR to Vancouver downtown expressway.
BWI is somewhat strategically located between Baltimore and Washington, though closer to Baltimore. It was there before the BWI name having the Friendship Airport name.
CDG is somewhat strategically located only in that it is north of the city with east west runways. This makes it quieter for the central city and the runways are also lined up with the prevailing east west winds.
FRA is somewhat strategically located in the middle of Germany and not too far from the middle of Europe.
ORD (Chicago) is somewhat strategically located in the middle of the US and US population center.
Are you sure that ORD is in the middle of the USA and near the population center? It seems too far north. I would have guessed that STL is closer to the center unless you give an awful lot of weight to Alaska (land area?) which would then move the center farther west.