Flooded airport runways have always been a concern of mine. My father lives in Hong Kong which airport runway is situated right by the water. Whenever i’d land, especially during typhoon season, i questioned how practical the runways position was. It didn’t seem to make sense to build an airport by the water in a city where typhoons frequent and can often become quite disastrous. There were times when my flight was delayed, I was stuck in the air for an allotted amount of time, or even my flight was cancelled, due to typhoon conditions around the airport. Although as stated in the article, many of these airport runways weren’t designed with global warming in mind. You’d think that the architects designing these airports would have the fore-site and knowledge of the environment they’re building on and around. Especially since Hong Kongs airport was built so recently (1998) It’s not like typhoons and water caused disasters only became relevant after the airport was built; they’ve always existed and caused issues; so why not design with the ever changing planet in mind? It seems like these issues are only getting worse.
Flooded Airport Runways
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