A wayport is a major airport, built on the outskirts of or away from an urban area, having the primary purpose of serving connecting and origin destination flights, cargo, express mail and general aviation as part of the national airport network.
Wayports have been proposed as a potential solution in the United States to deal with increasing congestion and delays at major urban airports.
No wayports have been built, but the idea is being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration as it reviews future needs of the air transportation network in the United States.
Its fully modern air traffic control and ground operations capabilities, in conjunction with its three parallel runways, give it the ability to easily handle a high number of aircraft operations per hour, even in poor weather conditions.
The concept of wayports has existed for over twenty years but has been touted by former FAA officials James Sheppard and William Shea as an answer for future air system development.