We already know the ZGF-designed expansion of the main terminal at Portland International Airport (PDX) made a very cool airport even cooler. Now the amenities and features in the new terminal space, most notably the 9-acre mass timber roof, have inspired a fun rap video. “‘PDX (Wooden Roof),” described in a press release as “the […]
Pretty much everyone who flies to or from Pittsburgh, PA is looking forward to the opening of the new landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). This $1.5 billion project is about 80% complete and will wrap up later this year with an opening date set for fall. The Stuck at the Airport team stopped […]
There’s a Change.org petition underway to change the name of Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Dolly Parton International Airport. The petition calls Parton a “national treasure” and a Tennessee legend and points out that Dolly Parton is not only a celebrated artist “who encourages love, acceptance, and goodwill through her music,” but she is also […]
Thirty years ago, on February 28, 1995, the future staff of StuckatTheAirport.com was having a hard time leaving Denver’s Stapleton International Airport. It wasn’t that we loved that airport so much. It was because operations were switching over from Stapleton to the brand new Denver International Airport (DEN) facilities, 19 miles down the road. And, […]
Winning snowplow names at Bradley Int’l Airport A second-grade class and a fourth-grade class from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, chose the winning names for two new snowplows at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport. The winning names: Snowbelle and Blizzard Wizard. The story of how Salt Lake City International Airport saved its World Map This is a great […]
A lot is happening at airports around the country this week. Here’s a round-up of some of what we’ve spotted so far. First – see if you can catch this deal: Low-cost Icelandic airline PLAY is offering flights from the U.S. to Iceland for $99 and to London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris for $109 from October […]
We already know the ZGF-designed expansion of the main terminal at Portland International Airport (PDX) made a very cool airport even cooler. Now the amenities and features in the new terminal space, most notably the 9-acre mass timber roof, have inspired a fun rap video. “‘PDX (Wooden Roof),” described in a press release as “the […]
Pretty much everyone who flies to or from Pittsburgh, PA is looking forward to the opening of the new landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). This $1.5 billion project is about 80% complete and will wrap up later this year with an opening date set for fall. The Stuck at the Airport team stopped […]
There’s a Change.org petition underway to change the name of Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Dolly Parton International Airport. The petition calls Parton a “national treasure” and a Tennessee legend and points out that Dolly Parton is not only a celebrated artist “who encourages love, acceptance, and goodwill through her music,” but she is also […]
Thirty years ago, on February 28, 1995, the future staff of StuckatTheAirport.com was having a hard time leaving Denver’s Stapleton International Airport. It wasn’t that we loved that airport so much. It was because operations were switching over from Stapleton to the brand new Denver International Airport (DEN) facilities, 19 miles down the road. And, […]
Winning snowplow names at Bradley Int’l Airport A second-grade class and a fourth-grade class from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, chose the winning names for two new snowplows at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport. The winning names: Snowbelle and Blizzard Wizard. The story of how Salt Lake City International Airport saved its World Map This is a great […]
A lot is happening at airports around the country this week. Here’s a round-up of some of what we’ve spotted so far. First – see if you can catch this deal: Low-cost Icelandic airline PLAY is offering flights from the U.S. to Iceland for $99 and to London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris for $109 from October […]
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) unveiled Phase 3 of its SLC Redevelopment Program, which includes the Central Tunnel, Concourse B Plaza, 12 concessions, 5 Delta Air Lines gates and new art and history installations. Central Tunnel The key new element is the Central Tunnel connecting A and B Concourses featuring a large-scale art installation […]
The Stuck at the Airport team loves art and amenity-rich airport expansions and Phase II of the Concourse A Expansion opening at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) on September 17 looks great. The 200,000-square-foot expansion adds 10 new gates, bringing the airport’s total number of gates to 124. The new gates will add seven for Delta Air Lines, two […]
Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) opens its doors today on a swanky new main lobby in the terminal that everyone will love. The Stuck at the Airport team visited a few days before the space opened. Here are some (more) images from our tour. The old carpet is back. In some places. There are plenty […]