Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s 1970s-era North Satellite is undergoing a much needed, multi-year makeover to create a state-of-the-art facility to serve Alaska Airlines flights. Phase One of the project brought us a swanky new Alaska Airlines lounge, restaurants and shops, and bright new gate areas. Phase Two includes the two gates that opened today in advance […]
Our first post-pandemic road trip takes us to Oregon, starting at – where else – Portland International Airport (PDX). The airport is getting a new main terminal and we stopped in to get an “in-progress” view and to learn about what it will take to make the project happen. Here are some snaps of what […]
Tampa International Airport (TPA) turns 50 on Thursday, April 15, and is celebrating with giveaways, a sweepstakes drawing, and special surprises for travelers passing through the terminal that day. The airport is hosting a sweepstake with a first prize of a $1,000 gift card for redemption at TPA’s shops and restaurants. The winner will also get a TPA […]
Fresh Art for San Antonio International Airport San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has a new, hard to miss, piece of public art. “Star of Texas (La Estrella de Texas),” by the renowned Mexican artist Sebastián, now sits on the south side of the SAT airport entrance, on Airport Boulevard. The work is 17-feet tall and […]
We spent the weekend gathering up as many social media postings we could find that featured airport-themed images of Bernie Sanders and his mittens. If you missed that, or want to see what we can up with, find the Stuck at the Airport #BernieMittens meme archive here. You may have also missed our Airport Amenity […]
We admit it. We’ve always been mystified by the numbers on the signs along airport runways. The signs seem even more perplexing when an airport reports that the numbers must be changed because of something going on with magnetic changes in the earth. So we paid extra attention to this Twitter thread from Austin-Bergstrom International […]
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s 1970s-era North Satellite is undergoing a much needed, multi-year makeover to create a state-of-the-art facility to serve Alaska Airlines flights. Phase One of the project brought us a swanky new Alaska Airlines lounge, restaurants and shops, and bright new gate areas. Phase Two includes the two gates that opened today in advance […]
Our first post-pandemic road trip takes us to Oregon, starting at – where else – Portland International Airport (PDX). The airport is getting a new main terminal and we stopped in to get an “in-progress” view and to learn about what it will take to make the project happen. Here are some snaps of what […]
Tampa International Airport (TPA) turns 50 on Thursday, April 15, and is celebrating with giveaways, a sweepstakes drawing, and special surprises for travelers passing through the terminal that day. The airport is hosting a sweepstake with a first prize of a $1,000 gift card for redemption at TPA’s shops and restaurants. The winner will also get a TPA […]
Fresh Art for San Antonio International Airport San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has a new, hard to miss, piece of public art. “Star of Texas (La Estrella de Texas),” by the renowned Mexican artist Sebastián, now sits on the south side of the SAT airport entrance, on Airport Boulevard. The work is 17-feet tall and […]
We spent the weekend gathering up as many social media postings we could find that featured airport-themed images of Bernie Sanders and his mittens. If you missed that, or want to see what we can up with, find the Stuck at the Airport #BernieMittens meme archive here. You may have also missed our Airport Amenity […]
We admit it. We’ve always been mystified by the numbers on the signs along airport runways. The signs seem even more perplexing when an airport reports that the numbers must be changed because of something going on with magnetic changes in the earth. So we paid extra attention to this Twitter thread from Austin-Bergstrom International […]
We know we haven’t found them all. Yet. But we are enjoying the way airports around the country are using the ‘How it Started vs. How it’s going’ meme to show off their lovely modern terminals. Feel free to send us others you find. We will add them to the list over the weekend. **Update: […]
Fresh art at San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport (SAN) has a new and very big work of art to share with the public. Part of the airport art program’s mural series, Plein Air Port is by local artist Aaron Glasso. The 144-foot-long piece combines images of the San Diego landscape and the airport’s architecture with […]
The new, 850,000-square-foot, four-story, state-of-the-art Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) opens to the public on Saturday, June 13. And it is a winner. A key part of the LGA’s ongoing $8 billion rebuild, the new facility has local concessions, modern restrooms, and a New York-inspired shopping district. Passengers […]