Airports

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There are close to 700 aviation/space-related museums in the country. Each Monday on StuckatTheAirport.com we profile one of them. Eventually we’ll hit them all. Today: The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas The museum is near the McConnell Air Force Base and is housed in the art deco-style building that served as Wichita’s municipal airport […]

Good news, bad news for air travelers today. In the good file: If you book a 2-night weekend stay (Fri/Sat/Sun) at a IHG hotel (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, , Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and others), and check a bag on your flight there, you can get a rebate for up to […]

Ted Stevens, the former senator from Alaska who died in a plane crash earlier this week, had the pleasure of seeing a lot of things named for him while he was alive. The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of them.  The terminal offers free wireless Internet access and is home to the Alaska […]

There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in this country. Each Monday, we take a look at one of them.  Stick around. Eventually we’ll visit them all! This week: The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Housed in the airport’s original art deco air terminal,the museum is dedicated to […]

A new exhibit at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) might make you a bit self-conscious about your wrinkled travel outfit. The exhibit features classic, streamlined clothes irons made in the 1930s and 40s, on loan from the collection of Jay Raymond, who has written a book on the subject. Why irons at the airport? “Like aircraft, […]

Sometimes the yin/yang of the inbox is entertaining. Today, for example, I received an urgent reminder to vote for America’s Best Restroom and a warning about staying away from the World’s Scariest Airports. Let’s do both. Each year Cintas takes nominations for the Best Restrooms in Canada and in the United States. You can see […]

There are close to 700 aviation/space-related museums in the country. Each Monday on StuckatTheAirport.com we profile one of them. Eventually we’ll hit them all. Today: The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas The museum is near the McConnell Air Force Base and is housed in the art deco-style building that served as Wichita’s municipal airport […]

Good news, bad news for air travelers today. In the good file: If you book a 2-night weekend stay (Fri/Sat/Sun) at a IHG hotel (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, , Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and others), and check a bag on your flight there, you can get a rebate for up to […]

Ted Stevens, the former senator from Alaska who died in a plane crash earlier this week, had the pleasure of seeing a lot of things named for him while he was alive. The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of them.  The terminal offers free wireless Internet access and is home to the Alaska […]

There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in this country. Each Monday, we take a look at one of them.  Stick around. Eventually we’ll visit them all! This week: The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Housed in the airport’s original art deco air terminal,the museum is dedicated to […]

A new exhibit at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) might make you a bit self-conscious about your wrinkled travel outfit. The exhibit features classic, streamlined clothes irons made in the 1930s and 40s, on loan from the collection of Jay Raymond, who has written a book on the subject. Why irons at the airport? “Like aircraft, […]

Sometimes the yin/yang of the inbox is entertaining. Today, for example, I received an urgent reminder to vote for America’s Best Restroom and a warning about staying away from the World’s Scariest Airports. Let’s do both. Each year Cintas takes nominations for the Best Restrooms in Canada and in the United States. You can see […]

In New York, the Albany International Airport (ALB) Art and Culture Program has just kicked off “The Imaged Word,” an exhibition featuring works by a variety of artists all on the theme of books and the words inside them.  Most of the work is in the airport’s (pre-security) third floor gallery, the same floor as […]

There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in the country. Each Monday, we explore one of them. This week we have the story of a fun partnership between Canada’s Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Vintage Wings of Canada, a local organization that acquires, restores, maintains and flies classic and significant aircraft, with an […]

Yesterday’s Snack Saturday feature served up Tastycakes and other Pennsylvania-made treats for sale at Harrisburg International Airport’s (MDT) Perfectly PA shop. That same shop is where you’ll find one of this week’s Souvenir Sunday picks: socks decorated with an Amish horse and buggy scene. I’m sure there’s a shop or two over at the Minneapolis-St. […]