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Celebrating the centennial of the first around the world flight

09/24/24

On April 6, 1924, four U.S. Army planes, each with two crewmembers, took off from what was then Sand Point Airfield in Seattle. Their goal was to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The four planes were Douglas World Cruisers and they were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. Due to →

Aviation lore & more at St. Petersburg Museum of History

02/21/24

In Florida, the St. Petersburg Museum of History displays a replica of the Benoist XIV airboat used for the first scheduled airline service, which operated nearby. On January 1, 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line began flying across Tampa Bay. The flight covered 18 miles and 23 minutes. That journey was 11 hours faster than →

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Digging into the history of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

12/19/23

(The Concorde visits DFW Airport – courtesy Frontiers of Flight Museum) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) turns 50 in January 2024 and the Stuck at the Airport team has been doing a little digging into the airport’s history. We’ll be back with more finds, but we wanted to share this short video we found →

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John Wayne Airport marks a milestone

10/04/23

John Wayne Airport (SNA) is celebrating a century of flight in Orange County, California with an exhibition and a history timeline. The airport traces its history back to 1923, when aviation pioneer Eddie Martin founded a flying school and Martin Aviation, one of the nation’s oldest aviation firms. To celebrate the one-century mark, the John →

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Will the Bomber Gas Station’s B-17 fly?

09/27/23

The Stuck at the Airport road trip team visited Oregon recently to check on the status of a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress that served for years as a roadside attraction along the highway in Milwaukie, OR, not far from Portland. The non-profit B-17 Alliance is restoring the B-17 in Hangar “C” at Oregon’s →

Aviation history

From the SFO Museum: Matchbooks & Air Sickness Bags

05/03/23

The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation and to the airline industry. As part of its 52 Objects series this year, they’ve pulled out this matchbook showing the route map for Continental Airlines. Squeezing as much as possible onto a promotional →

Aviation history

Aviation History exhibit at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

11/16/22

November is Aviation History Month. And that means it’s a good time to look at aviation history displays at airports around the country. First stop: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). There, the Phoenix Airport Museum presents numerous history displays. And exhibits are pre-security. Even better, the airport museum has a new Aviation History Guide →

Airports, airlines, and the world remember 9/11

09/11/22

We thought we would gather up all the 9/11 anniversary remembrance tweets from airlines, airports, aviation agencies, organizations, and unions, but we’re sure we missed a lot. Let us know if we missed yours and we’ll add it to the list. →

9/11

For National Book Lovers Day: our new book

08/10/22

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and we celebrated by visiting some of the places in Seattle that are featured in our new book, 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss, which begins shipping today. The book is part of the international 111 Places series, which offers locals and experienced travelers guides →

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Out & About in Arundel, England

08/04/22

Stuck at the Airport is out and about in the English countryside for a few days with Gary Gatwick, the mascot for London’s Gatwick Airport. Arundel, in West Sussex, is an easy one-hour train ride from Gatwick Airport. The town looks like one of those storybook English towns we sometimes see on TV travel shows, →

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