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Airports opening food pantries for unpaid federal workers

03/02/26

***Updating as we learn of more Air traffic controllers’ paychecks are not affected by the current partial government shutdown. However, more than 60,000 Transportation Security Administration staff must report for work, even though there are no paychecks for them in the pipeline going forward as the shutdown continues. Security checkpoint lines may start growing at […]

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7 courses of classic airline meals – at an airport

02/20/26

Airline food. These days it’s not something many people would make a special trip to eat. And, unless you’re lucky enough to be flying in the upfront cabins on the best airlines on their most competitive routes, it’s a good chance that you won’t even be offered anything more than a cookie and soft drink […]

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PDX llamas + D.B. Cooper Hijacking Anniversary

11/24/25

Those charming therapy llamas, Panda and Beni, will be pretending to be reindeers at Portland International Airport (PDX) this holidy season with visits starting Tuesday 24 and repeating every week until Christmas with visits scheduled on December 3rd, 11th, 18th and 23rd. The lovely llamas start their visits in the pre-security area of the main […]

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This rap video is a love song to the PDX wooden roof

05/01/25

We already know the ZGF-designed expansion of the main terminal at Portland International Airport (PDX) made a very cool airport even cooler. Now the amenities and features in the new terminal space, most notably the 9-acre mass timber roof, have inspired a fun rap video. “‘PDX (Wooden Roof),” described in a press release as “the […]

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The coolest airport now has a speakeasy

04/15/25

Locals and visitors have been raving about the ZGF-designed main terminal expansion at Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) since it officially opened to the public in August, 2024. Everyone loves the greenery, the 9-acre mass timber roof, outposts of beloved local shops and restaurants, the comfy lounging spots sporting bits of the famed PDX carpet […]

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Opening day for the new main terminal at PDX airport

08/14/24

Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) opens its doors today on a swanky new main lobby in the terminal that everyone will love. The Stuck at the Airport team visited a few days before the space opened. Here are some (more) images from our tour. The old carpet is back. In some places. There are plenty […]

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Snaps from Portland International Airport’s new lobby

08/08/24

Construction has been going on for more than three years. But the temporary walls come down on August 14. And that’s when travelers at Portland International Airport (PDX) will see the new airy, tree-lined pre-security lobby, the massive, vaulted wood ceiling, new and returning shops, lots of art, the latest technology at the security checkpoint, […]

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Should there be a National Museum of Pop Culture? + a PDX airport trial run

06/26/24

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), home to exhibits and experiences celebrating rock and roll music, science fiction and other expressions of popular culture, wants to The National Museum of Pop Culture. And this week a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to get the process in […]

The PDX Carpet returns. When & where to see it.

03/10/24

Have you been missing the cool carpet at Portland International Airport (PDX)? We have. But as luck would have it, when the new main terminal opens later this year, it will feature patches of the old carpet pattern in a few places. The PDX teams had a local company recreate the original pattern and will […]

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Airport socks, airport carpets & more

02/25/24

The Stuck at the Airport collection of airport and airplane-themed socks just keeps growing. The latest addition comes from Bradley International Airport (BDL), near Hartford, Connecticut. BDL was also kind enough to send along a notepad with the airport’s slogan: Love the Journey. If you visit BDL, you’ll find some fun amenities. In addition to […]

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