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Full facelift for the north end of SEA main terminal

01/29/26

For the past two years, passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have had to put up with an obstacle course of ever-changing construction walls, detours and rerouting at the north end of the main terminal. Most notably the hassles have been in the lobby area where Alaska Airlines has its counters for check in and […]

Art inspired by forgotten items at Istanbul Airport

01/26/26

An exhibition at Istanbul Airport (IST) created by artist, TV personality, comedian and actor Beyazıt Öztürk is inspired by the imagined stories of the suitcases and other things left behind at the airport. Titled, appropriately enough, “Thing(s),” the exhibition features the “Thing” sculpture, which incorporates elements of an actual bag claim conveyor belt into a […]

Is PHX an airport or an art & music venue?

01/08/26

During its 90th birthday celebration in 2025, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) launched a Culture Corner post-security in Terminal 3 that continues to present art, music, special events, hands-on cultural demonstartions and performances. Monthly programming lined up for 2026 includes Ballet Arizona, the Great Arizona Puppet Theatre, the Phoenix Public Library, the Heard Museum, […]

2025 highlight: Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal

12/30/25

Pittsburgh International Airport‘s (PIT) new $1.7 billion, 811,000 square-foot landside terminal opened in mid-November, just in time for the busy holiday travel season. The project is designed by the architectural firms Gensler and HDR, in association with luis vidal + architects and also includes upgrades to the airside facilities. We visited a few months before and then at […]

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Part 2: Best new airport amenities of 2025

12/19/25

We’re back with Part 2 of our list of Best New Airport Amenities of 2025. You can see Part 1 here and a selected list that we prepared for The Points Guy site. Here’s another batch of new amenities and cool events we spotted at airports in 2025. Let us know if we missed your […]

Travel tidbits: Friday roundup

10/23/25

It’s been a busy week at Stuck at the Airport headquarters with some exciting projects in the works and we’ve been setting aside these travel tidbits to share with you for this Friday round-up. Airport and airline news (The Dreams We Carry,” by Kipp Kobayashi, in Concourse G at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Courtesy of […]

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Fresh (upcycled) art at Albany Int’l Airport

09/02/25

New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) and Southwest Airlines are marking 25 years of Southwest service to the Capital Region with art. A new large-scale sculpture titled Treasure Map, by Hudson Valley artist Ruby Palmer, is now on display in the terminal. The work was made entirely of aircraft seat leather from Southwest’s Repurpose with […]

Fresh art at San Diego Int’l Airport

03/18/25

(Artist: Guillermo Arias) Mirror, Mirror exhibition at San Diego Int’l Airport Mirror Mirror, the newest temporary exhibition on display at San Diego International Airport (SAN), features more than 100 works by 16 contemporary artists from the region, all exploring the fascinating interplay between light, color, and space. (Artist: Sophia Allison) SAN’s Mirror, Mirror exhibition draws on the […]

Coastal Prairie Fiori by Chihuly.

November 4, 2024.

Airport art & amenities to look for during Thanksgiving travel

11/26/24

Exhibition celebrating public art at Miami Int’l Airport From now until July 2025, Miami International Airport (MIA) is celebrating local public art with a photography exhibition in the Gate D31 Gallery. Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places: Celebrating 50 Years features 23 images of large-scale, integrated art commissions located countywide, from MIA to PortMiami, the Adrienne […]

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