Your Favorite Airport
By ChrisCavs // // April 9th, 2010 // Feature
I’m going to be traveling to Arizona in a few weeks, and I’m anticipating a fun trip through some of the country’s less appealing airports. The thing is, I love airports. Call me a nutjob, but I like hanging out in the terminals, watching people either bored out of their minds, or running to catch a connecting flight. The kids, the trams, the blur of the departure boards, the noise, and sometimes even the quiet, they all combine to form an experience like no other.
Some airports were born better than others. There’s really no way around it. Some airports are utilitarian and sparse, like Newark, New Jersey’s EWR. Some are tiny and quaint, like Madison, Wisconsin’s MSN. Some are ginormous and flashy, like Minneapolis, Minnesota’s MSP. And some have rocking chairs, like Charlotte, North Carolina’s CLT. No matter which airport you’re stuck in, however, they all have one thing in common: no one – aside from the workers – is staying there very long. Airports are like giant malls where no one is there to shop, and you have to take your shoes off to get inside.
Despite the craziness that accompanies all airports, there is something simultaneously exciting and soothing about them to me. It may simply be the attitude I go into them with, but I actually enjoy airports. I think my favorite one so far has been CLT, if only for the novelty of the rocking chairs.
No matter how much we complain about air travel, it’s nice to step off a plane and enter a cool, fun, interesting airport where we can relax comfortably for a bit, grab a bite to eat, and recharge our batteries – literally and figuratively. What’s your favorite airport? Which one has the tastiest restaurants? The best shopping? The The most interesting design? Leave a comment and let us know.
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My favorite airport is Manchester Boston Regional Airport (MHT). I wrote a review of it on Yelp:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/manchester-boston-regional-airport-manchester#hrid:jKNOkN-JIAklhdH_67X0Kw
I have to agree with ScottyJ. Manchester is a great airport.
I also have a soft spot for the Denver airport. The monorail/tram system for the three separate terminals is easy and a breeze to use. It has good food with a couple different choices for grabbing a pre-flight drink.
I’m not quite sure which is my favorite airport; there are quite a few where I’ve had pleasant experiences. I really like the ultra fancy T5 JetBlue terminal at JFK. It has great ambiance and plenty of charging stations for tech-minded people. Score! I also like Orlando International Airport (MCO) because of the monorail. It always makes me think about going to Disney World as a kid. I do have to add that the airport I loathe the most is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). It’s massive, always super congested, and I haven’t had the best customer service their either. But I digress. I’d have to say, hands down, the best food is at Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) in New Orleans, but I may be a little biased. There’s an Acme Oyster House right there when you walk in. You can get a huge shrimp po’ boy and an ice cold Abita. Perfect!
And Chris, by the way, there are rocking chairs right before the security checkpoint at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) also. I love those things.