New Chicago-Area Airport: Site Comparison, Selection Process, and Federal Funding

RCED-93-105 Published: Feb 22, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1993.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on issues regarding site selection for a new Chicago-area airport, focusing on: (1) how the five candidate sites compared; (2) how a policy committee used a study in selecting a site for the new airport; and (3) how each of the five sites would affect the federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

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Transportation

AirportsComparative analysisConsultantsCost effectiveness analysisIntergovernmental fiscal relationsIntergovernmental relationsSite selectionUrban planningRailAgricultural land