The Biggest Conspiracy you know nothing about (trigger warning)
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Large airports have dedicated pipelines from refineries to tank farms. O'Hare in particular is serviced by Kinder Morgan. The reserve tanks are mostly just there for interruptions and high demand, the pipeline is engineered to handle standard demand.
Source: I'm IT Proj Mnger for building the $bil+ LNG plants.
While the airplane fuel conspiracy is one of my favorite, it's comments like this that make me inclined to just accept that there's nothing sus here and planes really do use an insane amount of fuel.
If you're still unsure, hit your local auto track on 8 second exhibition night. Talk to the owners.
I live close enough to one that the good ones shake all the glass in my china cabinet.