Airport with Airplane is the best-value City set of its size

$99.99 MSRP 887 pieces 9 minifigures 4.5 / 5 from builders #1 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Airport with Airplane box art
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93 of 100

Great value

#1 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Nine minifigures and about 41% more plastic per dollar than its group typically gives put this $99.99 airport at the top of the City sets with 500–999 pieces, first of 83. It also delivers 87 pieces per $10 against a typical 67, costs roughly 27% less than similar contents usually do, and early ratings are strong at 4.5 of 5, though from only 11 builders.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

93

Chart 2 · The score

How the 93 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
183 vs 124 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
87 vs 62 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.9 vs 4.8 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.5 vs 4.1 +15 of 15

$38 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $138. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$138
sets like it usually cost

See 60502-1 on Brickset How scores work