1.   In fact, the Brandon Vale airport had all the charm and credibility of a foreclosed and abandoned warehouse.

2.   The airport has no radar nor instrument landing system and planes are guided in by radio beacon.

3.   The airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline.

4.   The airport has a people mover to bring passengers to the far terminals.

5.   Most importantly, the airport has to keep the runways open at all time.

6.   Latest traffic figures available at the time of writing showed that the airport had its busiest October on record.

7.   Although the airport has a system for detecting wind shear, it is considered antiquated and the Federal Aviation Administration has been trying to replace it.

8.   And before Hong Kong can stake its claim, the airport has to open its doors.

9.   And while no other US airport has a comparable recent track record of deaths, specialists said, JFK had no serious safety or managment flaws.

10.   At present, the airport does not have a runway long enough to take large jets from Asia.