<div class="htmlview paragraph">This paper presents an answer to the ground barrier problem. Studies have defined problems in the following areas: maximum terminal capacity, internal roadway systems, automobile parking, freeways and access roads, airfreight, and noise.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">To find solutions to the above problems, a satellite system of airports has been developed which will smooth out the interfaces with all other forms of transportation for people and commodities, and will disperse the volumes entering the system.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">In our satellite airport system studies, the Metroport, with short elevated runways capable of handling the new vertical and short take-off aircraft, has evolved.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">An elevated rail, and in some cases a subway system, travelling clear of ground congestion will be a vital link in the transportation network.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The Los Angeles satellite airport concept is one of the best answers to bringing air transportation to all sections of the metropolitan areas.</div>