Air Traffic Control (ATC) prevents "wrong surface landings" at adjacent airports by explicitly identifying both the intended airport and any potentially confusing nearby airports to pilots.
For intersecting flight paths, controllers utilize the "divergence rule," allowing aircraft to pass closer than standard separation minimums if their courses diverge by at least 15 degrees and one passes behind the other.
Coordinating departures from adjacent airports into conflicting arrival streams or other departure paths involves strict "call for release" procedures or direct tower-to-tower sequencing, requiring controllers to create safe gaps in traffic flow.
It’s not fun trying to make a left turn out of my neighborhood. It exits onto a busy, six-lane road. There’s no traffic light, just a gap in the median.
Cutting across steady traffic demands patience, timing, and good judgment. Mistakes can be costly. The asphalt is littered with shrapnel from cars whose owners tried to hit a gap and failed violently.
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