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12 Floating Airports That Turn City Skylines and Rivers into Landing Strips

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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012

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Whether sitting atop the Hudson or drifting just above a skyscraper, these conceptual floating airports put landing strips where they're needed most: in the middle of bustling metropoleis. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of the best.
Be sure to also check out these converted jets and jungle planes.

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Japanese Megafloat Concept Airport

Edward Armstrong Seadrome

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Skyscraper airport design concept, 1930

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Proposed airport over Penn Station in NY, 1929

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Turntable runway, rooftop airport for cities

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Floating Runways for Seaplanes

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Norman Bel Geddes' design for a floating airport off Wall Street

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M Lurcat design for floating airport in middle of Paris

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London Airport over Thames, 1930s

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Zeckendorf's 1946 idea to deck over midtown Manhattan

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Rooftop airport design from Amazing Stories, 1928