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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]