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Going the distance at U.S. Airports

06/24/15

My June At the Airport column on USA TODAY is all about the longest distances – between gates at airports. Figuring this out was no easy task. Many airports have those measurements handy and are happy to share them. Some airports claimed they couldn’t figure that out. A few balked – even refused – to […]

Hard hat tour of Southwest’s Houston Hobby terminal

06/22/15

In October, 2015, Houston’s Hobby Airport will celebrate the opening of its international terminal, featuring a new concourse with 5 gates (but space for up to 12), a Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility, a new parking garage with more than 3000 spaces and assorted roadway modifications and improvements. The $156 million project is a joint […]

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Magna Carta exhibit at MSP Airport

06/19/15

A new exhibit celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, titled Magna Carta to Minnesota: the Rule of Law, is on view between Gate C6 to 11 in Concourse C at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. “Celebrating the 800th anniversary of the charter is important because its central to how we live our lives,” […]

(Stuffed) tiger tours Tampa International Airport

06/18/15

First it was Princess Kitty. A few weeks back, the Lost & Found department at Denver International gave a stuffed animal named Princess Kitty the royal treatment and a tour of the airport before reuniting the toy with its young owner. Now a stuffed tiger named Hobbes – left behind at Tampa International – has […]

California’s regional airlines at SFO Museum

06/16/15

There’s yet another great exhibit at San Francisco International Airport,courtesy of the SFO Museum. This one is all about the California regional airlines that flew between the 1950s and the 1980s. According to museum notes, although numerous regional airlines existed during the late 1920s, they mostly went bankrupt or merged into larger, trunk-carrier airlines by […]

Air Carnival at Chicago’s Airports

06/15/15

This summer, passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway Airports will be treated to an “Air Carnival” with games, prizes, puppet shows, crafts, face painting and other activities. The festivities have already begun at Midway Airport and coming up on Tuesday, June 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. will be an opportunity to make key […]

Souvenir Sunday at LAX

06/14/15

Each Sunday, Stuck at The Airport takes a look at some of the fun, inexpensive and locally-themed items you can buy when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s treat comes from Los Angeles International Airport, where we spotted this great selection of Los Angeles Dodgers gear – a reminder that airports are usually a […]

Delta’s private check-in lounge at LAX

06/12/15

Delta Air Lines opened a private check-in lounge at Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 this week, capping off a 3-year, $229 million terminal wide refurbishment project. Here are some snaps of the lounge that I took while covering the event for USA TODAY.

Going the distance at airports

06/09/15

Sometimes that walk – more often, that dash – between gates for a connectintg flight feels like a mile. Or more. But how long is that walk really? And what is the longest distance a passenger would have to walk to make a connection at a U.S. airport? With the help of airport record keepers […]

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