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Little Free Libraries and Take a Book/Leave a Book racks can be found at more and more airports. And the Stuck at The Airport literature department is all for it. We especially like this one: a Children’s Lending Library at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) that is the brainchild of an actual child. The library […]

On Monday, Airports Council International (ACI) World unveiled the preliminary list of the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023 and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) once again tops the list. ATL welcomed 104.7 million passengers in 2023, an 11.7% increase over the 2022. Dallas Forth Worth International Airport (DFW), which has for years taken […]

The Port of Oakland, which operates Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), wants to add “San Francisco” to its official name to raise awareness about its location on the San Francisco Bay. If the plan goes forward, the new name will be San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport instead of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK). The […]

PIE Airport gave passengers free pie January 23 (Tuesday) was National Pie Day. To celebrate, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, which has PIE as its airport code, handed out free pies and unveiled a cool “Everyone Loves PIE” sand sculpture. Some travelers even won tickets on Allegiant. ChiBoys at ORD Locally owned clothing brand, Chiboys, now has […]

The San Francisco Airport Commission approved a resolution to rename the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for the late Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who died in September. Feinstein was a big supporter of the airport. She advocated for the construction of the airport’s first International Terminal, which opened in […]

If you’re traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) over the holidays and are passing through Terminal 5 (T5) you’re in for an art-filled treat. The installation of a $3.5 million public art commission featuring work by more than 20 Chicago artists is nearly complete and it’s pretty darn impressive. Here is a selection of […]

Little Free Libraries and Take a Book/Leave a Book racks can be found at more and more airports. And the Stuck at The Airport literature department is all for it. We especially like this one: a Children’s Lending Library at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) that is the brainchild of an actual child. The library […]

On Monday, Airports Council International (ACI) World unveiled the preliminary list of the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023 and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) once again tops the list. ATL welcomed 104.7 million passengers in 2023, an 11.7% increase over the 2022. Dallas Forth Worth International Airport (DFW), which has for years taken […]

The Port of Oakland, which operates Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), wants to add “San Francisco” to its official name to raise awareness about its location on the San Francisco Bay. If the plan goes forward, the new name will be San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport instead of Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK). The […]

PIE Airport gave passengers free pie January 23 (Tuesday) was National Pie Day. To celebrate, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, which has PIE as its airport code, handed out free pies and unveiled a cool “Everyone Loves PIE” sand sculpture. Some travelers even won tickets on Allegiant. ChiBoys at ORD Locally owned clothing brand, Chiboys, now has […]

The San Francisco Airport Commission approved a resolution to rename the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for the late Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who died in September. Feinstein was a big supporter of the airport. She advocated for the construction of the airport’s first International Terminal, which opened in […]

If you’re traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) over the holidays and are passing through Terminal 5 (T5) you’re in for an art-filled treat. The installation of a $3.5 million public art commission featuring work by more than 20 Chicago artists is nearly complete and it’s pretty darn impressive. Here is a selection of […]

Fort Wayne Int’l Airport celebrates passengers with food treats Year-round, Hospitality Hosts at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) welcome passengers with a (wrapped) cookie from a nearby bakery. But this week, during Customer Appreciation Week, the airport has been going above and beyond by treating passengers to a different free, fun food each day. So […]

Eugene Airport (EUG) Oregon’s Eugene Airport (EUG) is also known as Mahlon Sweet Field and was named in honor of Mahlon Sweet. He was the automobile dealer and aviation enthusiast who built the city’s first airstrip – Eugene Airport Park – in 1919. Today, EUG has 10 gates and is served by 7 air carriers […]

There may still be a pilot shortage and plenty of issues causing airport terminals to be crowded and confusing. However according to J.D. Power’s latest Airport study of North American airports, out today, travelers are feeling more satisfied with airports now than they were a year ago. J.D. Power’s 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, […]