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Infrastructure guides for airports that actually land planes.

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Building in Itty Bitty Airport is not cosmetic — every ATC Tower, runway, jetway, and indoor floor tile determines which planes land and how much you earn. Taco Dev’s BETA tycoon (~35 Robux) punishes pretty airports with wrong infrastructure. These build guides connect placement decisions to plane requirements and pathfinding rules.

Build topics

ATC Towers

Small → Medium → Large → Long Range (Lv8, $400K). Gates Concorde and A380.

Runways and Taxiways

Small, Medium, Large, and Water Runway classes plus taxi routing fundamentals.

Jetways and Gates

Air Stairs through Double Jetbridge — match plane tiers, control last-placed routing.

Terminal Design

Indoor tiles, concourses, multi-floor counting, capacity-efficient expansion.

Food and Comfort

Passenger amenities, PieInTheSky code tie-ins, income bonuses.

Fire and Emergency

July 2025 update — Wind Sock, Fuel Truck, and Fire Emitter for fire aviation zones.

Monorail and Outside

External connections, scenic areas, avoiding taxi blockers.

Airport Layouts

Proven BETA templates from starter strips to 200-capacity megahubs.

Build order for beginners

  1. Beginner guide overview
  2. ATC towers + Runways
  3. Indoor tiles to next capacity milestone
  4. Jetways with taxi connections first
  5. Terminal design expansion
  6. Mid: Fire and emergency theming
  7. Late: Food, monorail, layouts

Core build rules

Capacity: 1 indoor floor tile = 1 capacity — calculator

Pathfinding: Last placed jetway wins — taxiway guide

Verification: Plane requirements checker

Funding: Codes + how to get money

When builds fail

Planes not landing — systematic fixes

Wrong runway class for target plane

Jetbridge tier mismatch (Firefighting needs Air Stairs!)

Cross-references

Build guides for Itty Bitty Airport BETA June 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What should I build first?
Small ATC Tower, Small Runway, indoor floor tiles, and Air Stairs jetway.
How do ATC tiers work?
Small, Medium, Large, and Long Range — each unlocks different plane classes.
Do runways affect which planes land?
Yes — Small, Medium, Large, and Water Runway classes gate aircraft.
Why does jetway order matter?
Planes pathfind to the last placed jetway.
How do indoor tiles relate to building?
Each indoor floor tile adds 1 capacity for plane requirements.
Where are layout examples?
See airport layouts page for proven BETA configurations.
Does food increase capacity?
Food adds comfort income; capacity comes from indoor floor tiles.

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