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Airports

The air terminal building.

Northport, Michigan

Woolsey Memorial Airport

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

Parrot Gun looking over airport runway and facilities.

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond Airport Civil War Fortifications

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

The Barra Airport is one of the only airports in the world where planes use the beach as a runway.

9 Airports More Interesting Than the One You're Stuck In

These unusual runways put the wonder back in flying.

Kerry Wolfe November 21, 2018

Early jet parking.

Chino, California

Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

Schiphol, Netherlands

Schiphol Clock

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

One of the planes in the resort's airplane graveyard.

Entebbe, Uganda

Aero Beach

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

What's really going on at DIA?

conspiracy theories

The Denver Airport Has the Best Public Service Announcements Ever

Conspiracy or construction?

Sarah Laskow September 5, 2018

The WWII planes lie within the jungle around the abandoned runway.

Talasea, Papua New Guinea

Talasea Airstrip

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.

Satellite view of the airport.

Ochopee, Florida

Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

The control tower with the runway in the foreground.

Rolea Baear, Cambodia

Kampong Chhnang Airport

The abandoned airport is a strangely intact remnant of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dragonfly Mosaic

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

Gander International Airport.

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander International Airport Lounge

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

Plane Mates at Dulles Airport.

Sterling, Virginia

Dulles Airport Mobile Lounges

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

Villar del Pozo, Spain

Ciudad Real Central Airport

An abandoned airport in the middle of nowhere.

The building lit up at night.

Los Angeles, California

LAX Theme Building

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The airport landing strip.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Airport Runway

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Boston, Massachusetts

Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Look at all dem words.

How Many 9-Letter Words Can You Make With Airport Codes?

Perth + Chattanooga + Nice = PERCHANCE

Cara Giaimo March 29, 2018