Back in 2011, Elvis and a handfulf of showgirls were on hand at what was then officially Las Vegas International Airport (LAS) to welcome attendees to the tech event known as CES.
This year, CES coincides with what would have been Elvis’s 90th birthday – January 8.
So (a young) Elvis showed up at what is now Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to welcome everyone arriving to Las Vegas in true Sin City style.
Nothing beats Elvis.
So we’re declaring the Elvis impersonator at the Las Vegas airport the Airport Amenity of the Week.
🎸✈️ Viva LAS — where Elvis lives on! 🕺 We’re celebrating The King’s 90th birthday with an Elvis impersonator greeting passengers in true Vegas style. Snap a pic, tag us, and rock your travel day! 🎶 #ElvisAtLAS#VivaLASpic.twitter.com/KL8ayHBGIv
— Harry Reid International Airport (@LASairport) January 8, 2025
And look! Elvis stuck around to pose for photos with travelers.
Friday, August 2 is National Coloring Book Day and a good day to pick up a coloring book at an airport.
Friday, August 2, is National Coloring Book Day, and it’s a good day to pick up – or to download – a free coloring book from your favorite airport.
On Friday, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) will give away copies of its new 20-page PHX Airport Activity Book, filled with word scrambles, crossword puzzles, a matching game and coloring pages. Some of the puzzles are in Spanish.
The giveaway will take place in Terminal 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and in Terminal 4 from 1-3 p.m. In Terminal 3, the PHX Navigator Buddy Abby will be on-site for photos and paw-autographs. At Terminal 4 in the afternoon, the airport’s mascot, Amelia the Airplane, will be handing out coloring books and taking photos with passengers. Here’s a preview.
More airports with coloring books
Here are just a few of the airports around the country with coloring books you can download from their websites or pick up at airport information desks. In some airports, you’ll also get crayons or coloring pencils.
On its website, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has four downloadable issues of coloring books starring airport ambassador, Aussie the Flying Pup.
December 28 was National Card Playing Day, so the Stuck at the Airport games department asked the teams from the Phoenix Airport Museum at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to share pictures of some of their favorite airline playing cards from the more than 300 decks in their Aviation History Collection. Here’s what they sent.
PHX wasn’t the only airport shuffling the decks on National Playing Card Day. Orlando International Airport (MCO) gave away some of their MCO-branded card decks to some lucky travelers.
Ready to deal out some serious fun? Meet us at the Hyatt Atrium (near the Holiday Tree) to score a deck of our airport-themed playing cards (while supplies last). You don't want to miss out! 🃏#NationalCardPlayingDay ⏰ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm pic.twitter.com/pHfoMICKMC
Airport socks. Yes, it’s a thing. An increasing number of airports are commissioning celebratory socks. Some airports even have socks that match their carpets.
On National Sock Day – December 4 – we’ve gone into the archives and pulled up images of airport socks we’ve collected over the years.
Let us know if we missed the socks from your airport.
We gathered up some of the factoids airports, the FAA, NASA, and others shared for National Trivia Day, January 4.
Test your knowledge. Learn some factoids. And let us know what we missed.
Happy national trivia day! Did you know that the IND solar field is one of the largest on any airport property? It can power 3,675 average American homes per year. 🔌 🏠 #NationalTriviaDay
— NASA's Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) January 4, 2023
Happy #NationalTriviaDay! Get ready to test your air travel & aviation knowledge. What was the busiest travel holiday in 2022? Learn more at https://t.co/lx48YcBln4.
Last one! Who was the first female American aviator? Interested in learning more? Read about the pioneers of aviation at https://t.co/p4rN6kbluv. #NationalTriviaDay
