Pizza-eating contest at LaGuardia Airport
Here’s an unusual airport event that sure to be cheesy, but fun. And it will help out a good cause. The Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport and the Famous Famiglia pizza company are hosting a Pizza Eating Contest at New York’s LaGuardia airport next Thursday, November 19, 2009 at noon on the lower level […]
Listen to your airport
While working on a column about airport viewing areas I came across at least one airport that provides a link on its Web site to audio of the communication going on between pilots and the air traffic control tower. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) includes a pre-recorded sample of the chit-chat and promises that […]
Souvenir Sunday at Milwaukee’s General Mitchel Int’l Airport
Happy Souvenir Sunday! On Sunday here at Stuck at the Airport, we take a look at some of the fun, local, inexpensive and, ideally, somewhat offbeat things for sale at airports around the country. This week, the folks at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sent over some suggestions: First up: Jelly Belly […]
Art made from soil – yes soil – at John Wayne Airport
A new exhibition featuring artwork made from soil collected from 38 United Nations countries is now on display at the John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California. “Commonground191” includes 14 paintings that Gary Simpson created with soil collected from 38 different countries, along with samples of the soils and information explaining how the soil […]
Tidbits for travelers: lost luggage, found privacy, & contests
A little bit of this ‘n that today. (No one is walking off with this bag!) The story out of Phoenix about a couple who managed to steal more than 1,000 pieces of luggage from the baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is alarming, for sure. But we shouldn’t be surprised. While […]
Music line-up at Nashville Int’l Airport (BNA)
Yesterday I wrote about the Memphis Symphony Orchestra ensembles scheduled to play at Memphis International Airport. Keeping the beat, today I want to draw your attention to the music line-up at Nashville International Airport (BNA). Free live music performances are offered year-round on stages near the A/B meeter-greeter area, in the Concourse C food court […]
Hear the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at Memphis Int’l Airport
No time – or money – to go hear a Memphis Symphony Orchestra concert? No worries: show up at the Memphis International Airport on certain Friday afternoons from now through May 2010 and you’ll be treated to one-hour long performances by Memphis Symphony Orchestra ensembles. The next performance is Friday, November 13th from 12:45 p.m. […]
Airport candy round-up
Here’s a great off-hours use of airport x-ray machines: It seems that in Great Falls, Montana one of the local hospitals usually invites families to bring their Halloween candy by to get x-rayed, in case there are any tricks in there instead of treats. But this year, that screening had to be called off because, […]
Souvenir Sunday: More great stuff from Auckland Airport
Happy Souvenir Sunday! (Hope you didn’t eat too much Halloween candy last night..) Every Sunday at Stuck at the Airport is Souvenir Sunday, when we take a look at some of the fun things you can buy at airports. The rules: items must be under $10, “of” the city or region, and somewhat offbeat. Last […]