Type: Airport

  • Pearson International Airport

    Pearson International Airport

    Running 456 000 flights every year, Pearson International Airport is the busiest and largest airport in Canada. Between connecting flights, departures, and arrivals, over 44 million people pass through Pearson on an annual basis. For many, it’s a gateway to the world, but it’s the airport’s small details that make it special. Pearson has implemented several environmental initiatives, including a honey bee apiary located in the Etobicoke Creek Trail nearby. It also boasts an impressive art program, with permanent sculptures and hidden galleries around the airport. The art is an ingenious way of encouraging passengers to explore Pearson while waiting for connecting flights. The airport offers lounges for business and first class travelers, as wells as some that are open to all. Between the art, lounges, shops, and bars, Pearson is doing its best to make passengers as comfortable as possible.

  • Billy Bishop Airport

    Billy Bishop Airport

    Named after the World War I flying ace William “Billy” Avery Bishop, Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) has won many awards just like its namesake. Billy Bishop was credited with 72 victories, and the Airport has received multiple honors for its service. People really like YTZ, which is not usually something you hear about an airport, especially one of this size. Billy Bishop Airport services flights from only 20 cities and its amenities are relatively few. There are a couple of lounges that offer small but quality meals, a shop for traveling essentials, and a duty-free store. Still, despite its size, 2.8 million travelers pass through its halls every year. The airport is in a prime location, right downtown, and is easily accessible with a Toronto charter bus.

  • Seattle Tacoma International Airport

    Seattle Tacoma International Airport

    The city limits of Sea-Tac include a total of 10.5 square miles. It is home to more than 25,000 permanent residents and approximately 950 businesses, including the headquarters of Alaska Air and Horizon. Following World War II, the Sea-Tac airport became the region’s primary aviation gateway and the city around it rapidly developed into a thriving hospitality community. The city of Sea-Tac was officially incorporated in February of 1990. Historically, the region surrounding Sea-Tac Airport has long been frequented by Muckleshoot and Duwamish Native Americans. These tribes lived, fished, and hunted along the Green and Duwamish rivers for thousands of years before the first white settlers arrived in the 1850s. Today, Sea-Tac visitors can spend a lazy afternoon in one of the city’s seven parks, enjoy the sounds of the summer concert series, stroll through the Highline Sea-Tac Botanical Garden, or enjoy exquisite international cuisine at one of the city’s several fine dining locations.

  • San Francisco International Airport

    San Francisco International Airport

    Every year more than 55 million passengers come and go through the San Francisco International Airport. It is, with a total of 62 airlines being serviced and being one of the top North American gateways for nonstop flights passing over the Pacific, in a word: busy. It’s a vast space as well, spanning over 5,000 acres (21㎢). It’s pretty impressive when considering that SFO started as a dirt airstrip in a cow’s pasture ninety years ago. Located 13 miles (21km) from downtown San Francisco, this airport originally spent its first decade in service accommodating the work of carriers and shipping companies before taking on passengers. Given its prime location, the Second World War necessitated that it rapidly restructure itself into the beginnings of what it is today. Now, it’s the base of operations for the swanky start-up airline Virgin America and is a major concentrated hub for flights with companies like Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.

  • Newark Liberty International Airport

    Newark Liberty International Airport

    The Newark Liberty International Airport was formerly known as Newark Metropolitan Airport and Newark International Airport. The airport straddles the boundary of the cities of Newark and Elizabeth and lies within quick driving distance of New York City. It was the first major airport built in the United States and is now one of several major airports serving the New York metropolitan area. It is currently the third-largest cargo hub behind Chicago O’Hare Airport and Houston Intercontinental Airport and one of the largest hubs for United Airlines in the US.      Newark Liberty International Airport was first opened in 1928 and was also the first airport in the US to include a control tower. It lies about 15 miles southwest of Midtown Manhattan and 60 miles northeast of Philadelphia. It currently boasts three terminals and three runways. The most popular international routes from Newark include London, Tel Aviv, and Toronto. Domestic fliers most often find their way to Orlando, San Francisco, and Fort Lauderdale. As of 2020, Newark ranks as the fifteenth busiest airport in the US and serves about 50 airline carriers.

  • LaGuardia Airport

    LaGuardia Airport

    Named after the 99th mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia, LGA has been serving world travelers since 1939. Before that it operated as an airport for private planes, and before that it was the grounds of an amusement park. Since it began handling commercial flights, LGA has welcomed millions of passengers to NYC. Hidden within the airport is a monument to the history of American aviation: the Marine Air Terminal. It was originally used as a base for seaplanes, but since landing on water went out of fashion, it was repurposed and renovated. During its first renovation, the famous James Brooks mural, entitled “Flight,” was covered up, leaving a great hole in the hearts of LGA passengers and staff. In 1980, one devoted employee raised funds to have the painting restored. In 1982, the freshly painted terminal was declared a National Historic Place. It now stands as a beautiful secret to wander through when you’re waiting for a connecting flight.

  • John F. Kennedy Airport

    John F. Kennedy Airport

    With travelers landing, taking off, and making connections at an extraordinary rate, the John F. Kennedy International Airport has earned its reputation as the busiest airport in the Northeast. 50 million passengers pass through its terminals every year. It’s got restaurants for a quick bite or a lavish meal, shops for necessities and luxury goods, and even a special facility for the care of traveling animals known as the ARK. It’s fully-equipped and technologically advanced, so much so that one of its runways, the Bay Runway, doubles as a backup landing spot for NASA space shuttles. JFK is centrally located with many hotels close by, but it’s soon to have a hotel right at its core. The TWA terminal, known for its unique architecture and artistic accents, will be converted into a luxury hotel with 512 rooms for high flyers and expert travelers. In the meantime, there are hundreds of hotels in the area that can serve as home base for your New York trip.

  • St. Hubert Airport

    St. Hubert Airport

    Built in 1928, the Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport was actually Montreal’s first airport before the construction of the  Dorval Airport (now the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) in 1941. Despite being only a 20-minute drive from downtown Montreal, the airport has mainly operated as a hub for private flights in recent years, primarily ferrying firefighters, sports teams, and corporate groups on chartered planes.   Recently though, the airport has radically expanded its capabilities to receive commercial airliners. This expansion has paved the way for passenger airlines to begin offering flights to and from the airport and is particularly appealing to low-cost carriers (one of which has already announced plans to offer direct flights to a range of Canadian destinations, as well as Florida and New York.)

  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

    Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

    Located on the western side of the Island of Montreal, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is the third-busiest airport in Canada with a total of 18.16 million passengers and over 200,000 aircraft movements in a single year. Thankfully, it’s far from a confusing place with major terminal renovations and expansions in recent years for both national and international arrivals and departures. Even now, there are plans to expand the services and reach of the airport that lead up to the year 2030. Apart from its modernization in the past decade, there’s a lot for passengers to enjoy during their waits and layovers: Art installations which feature the work to be found in Montreal’s museums, shops, a children’s playground area, and—true to form for a culinary city like Montreal—restaurants upon restaurants in a space called the Haltes gourmands (“gourmet stops”).

  • Ontario International Airport

    Ontario International Airport

    In 2019, Ontario Airport served more than five and a half million passengers, making it the third largest airport in the region. Located in Ontario, California, ONT continues to serve as a popular option for passengers coming from San Bernardino, Riverside, and even LA. No matter where you’re coming from in SoCal, ONT can take you where you’re going.   People have been flying planes on Ontario Airport land since 1923 under the name Friends of Ontario Airport. However, it wasn’t until 1946 that this airport became Ontario International Airport. With quite a long history of development, Ontario Airport saw the area change from a bare region of ice stations and packing companies to a bustling area where people live, work, and play. No longer is it reserved for shippers sending packages on their way.   Just off the San Bernardino Freeway (otherwise known as I-10), Ontario Airport is easy to get to. Passengers arrive mostly by car or charter bus. The nearby Ontario Convention Center, Auto Club Speedway, and even Angeles National Forest all prove that ONT is a well-situated spot to catch a flight, no matter where you’re going.