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The Pittsburgh Airport is one place it would be easy for them. The approach is right over a massive shopping complex. I'd guess their altitude to be several hundred feet as they pass over. I've had the thought dozens of times that an airliner would have no chance against an attack.

I live near the Pittsburgh airport myself, planes fly over my house all the time. I think what wouls be a help is if we equip all passanger planes with anti-missile flares and chaff. I've seen the system they have on the C-130 and it should be do-able for commercial planes too. The latest system is even automatic, it scans for missiles and threats and shoots chaff or flares as the case may be.

I can probably think of a lot of places here where baddies can hide but I'm sure most airports have their share of them too. Hopefully the Feds are doing their job in addressingthis threat.