Episode Details

Most of us picture airports as sterile fortresses — scanners, patrols, and perimeter fences. But thousands of airfields worldwide operate on the opposite model: no fence, no security staff, just a windsock, a painted line, and pilots trained to check for obstacles like pedestrians with groceries. In this episode, we explore the spectrum of aviation security through a County Cork lens — from the tightly patrolled perimeter of Cork Airport to the open runway at Bantry, where pharmaceutical freight lands and locals treat the strip like any other stretch of asphalt. What do we gain and lose when aviation is stripped of its security state?