It started before Thanksgiving, but now pretty much every airport you pass through is decorated for the holidays.
Many will be offering special holiday concerts and visits or photo ops with Santa, his elves and perhaps some reindeer.
For kids (and adults….) with wish lists and letters for Santa, a few airports have already set up special mailboxes just for that purpose.
Santa’s mailbox at Chicago O’Hare and Midway Airports
Thanks to the ‘Letters to Santa’ program running through December 19 at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports, passengers can mail their own letters or fill out postcards at mailboxes throughout the airports.
Airport Ambassadors in holiday attire will mail the letters to the North Pole twice a day and then Santa and his helpers will send a reply to each passenger that provides contact information.
At Midway, a mailbox will be at the information desk near the Central Market.
Mailboxes at O’Hare are at these locations:
- Terminal 1, post-security, near the Brachiosaurus display on Concourse B
- Terminal 2, post-security, near the Family Lounge
- Terminal 3, post-security, in the Rotunda
- Terminal 5, post-security, near Gate M8
Send Santa a letter at Lehigh Valley International Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, PA is helping out Santa with a mailbox and a festive table where travelers can jot down their wish lists and messages.
Charleston International Airport has a Santa mailbox too
Charleston International Airport (CHS) in South Carolina is inviting travelers to write their letters to Santa and drop them off in their official North Pole mailbox, located next to the Guest Services desk.
Have you spotted another North Pole mailbox at an airport? Let us know and we’ll add it to the list!