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20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket

01/05/26

Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and friends. Currently, about 20 airports offer this service. And each airport has its own set of rules for how many guests →

Harriet Baskas

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Fresh art at Milwaukee Mitchell Int’l Airport

07/23/25

(Courtesy Sarah Madden ) Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) have joined up for a new art installation at the airport. (Courtesy Max Marlow) (Courtesy Ben Commer) The art show is on Concourse D, near the gates for Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines and features hand-pulled →

Milwaukee - General Mitchell International Airport

Spotted: Little free airport library has little free postcard

07/22/25

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is one of a growing number of airports that have a few free little libraries on site, offering travelers a place to pick up or swap free reading material. It’s an example of an airport amenity that many passengers take advantage of. This week, we stopped by one of the airport’s →

Alaska Airlines grounds fleet for 3 hours

07/21/25

Sunday evening turned troublesome for Alaska Airlines and thousands of its passengers when the carrier experienced an IT outage and issued a system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizons Air flights to address the issue. The ground stop lasted just a few hours, but it may take days to get all affected passengers to →

Go fly a kite & other things we’d love to do

07/18/25

North America’s largest & longest-running kite festival During the third full week of August, the charming coastal town of Long Beach, Washington hosts the Washington State International Kite Festival, the largest and longest-running kite festival in North America. And it’s free. The 2025 festival takes place from August 18 to 24 and includes kite competitions and →

August line-up for DEN’s Concerts on the Fly

07/17/25

Tickets will soon be released for the free outdoor summer concert series, Concerts on the Fly, at Denver International Airport (DEN). The concerts will take place each Sunday from July 27 through August 31 and run from 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. on DEN’s 82,000-square-foot open-air plaza, located between the south end of the Jeppesen Terminal and →

Denver International Airport

Fresh art and music at RNO Airport

07/14/25

The Note-Ables at RNO Airport The Artown festival is underway in Reno, Nevada, this month with more than 500 events across the region, including a batch of performances at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). Next up at the RNO Airport is The Note-Ables, a group of professional musicians who do a great job of shattering the →