raindeerpie t1_ja9f7qc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:35 PM

Reply to comment by chasetwisters in Ironclad Coffee comes in for a landing at RIC - Richmond BizSense by GMUcovidta

i think that's probably a casualty of 9/11. I'm just guessing here, but that terminal looks like it was designed before the massive security ramp ups after 9/11. there was not enough space in the hallway before the atrium so they split it into two smaller checkpoints in the wings instead. if someone knows differently please chirp in because I only started flying through there in the last ten years.

iwearlederhosen t1_jaamxy4 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:32 AM

Nope. I flew in around 2003 when I was living in Orlando and about died laughing at how small the airport was when we got off. It was more like Charlottesville by my memory, which is one TSA checkpoint and maybe 5-6 gates.

raindeerpie t1_jadwr2x wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:05 PM

I love the current size. you can show up 45 min before your flight breeze through security with ease. i like the recent growth too. it's attracting point to point carriers and hopefully once the runways are extended we can get some widebodies in for longer routes. maybe even enough power to bring a Canada flight back