Why Salt Lake City International Airport’s confusing layout is better for the environment

The layout cuts the time airplanes idle and taxi, reducing an estimated 15,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases, according to airport officials.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Travelers navigate the new Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, on the one-year anniversary of the The New SLC - Phase 1 airport, as the new central tunnel begins to take shape beyond the windows.

Why Salt Lake City International Airport’s confusing layout is better for the environment

The layout cuts the time airplanes idle and taxi, reducing an estimated 15,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases, according to airport officials.

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