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re: Worst Airport You've Been Through?

Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:36 pm to
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:36 pm to
Charles De Gaulle in Paris.
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
8171 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:43 pm to
I actually like EWR if you can fly off peak times - 45 mins from Midtown to EWR and about an hour for the inverse. The 5:15 AM ET to Houston is clutch as well.
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:52 pm to
MCI was designed well before 9/11 and thus has a shitty layout.

Anyone that says ATL is an idiot.

MSP is a poor connecting airport. So is LAX switching terminals.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39871 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:55 pm to
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I love the lafayette airport. Park 50 feet from the door, and show up 30 min before your flight. It doesn't get any better than that.




Agree
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:55 pm to
Maybe someone has already said this but I'm not reading seven pages to find out.

I've flown through KC enough times that I researched why the layout is that bad. The KC airport was designed and built in the late 60's to early 70's (can't you tell by the decor?) just before airports started getting serious about security. At that time they (mostly TWA) wanted a layout where people could almost drive right up to the gate and it was purposely designed so you could walk in the door and basically walk to the other side of the hall and board. It was a big selling point at the time.

But this doesn't play well with security checkpoints at all. Security checkpoints weren't mandated until after the building was up, at that point the only thing they could do was divide the gates from the amenities.

Once you get around that annoyance it's actually a pretty well-run airport and does well in various surveys.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39871 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 6:56 pm to
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Charles De Gaulle in Paris.



It's shameful for an international airport.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
138418 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:02 pm to
EWR not even going to read this thread. But if you travel for a living, this is the only answer.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
53624 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:02 pm to
Dubrovnik Yugoslavia in the mid 80s was by far the worst due to the volume of guards with huge guns.

But also frick Memphis. Getting from the first gate to the last one in that stupid arse horseshoe is annoying and aggrevating.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
117998 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:03 pm to
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It's shameful for an international airport.


It's an absolute consensus on how terrible it is. All my international friends swear by the fact that its the worst airport in the world.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
79691 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:04 pm to
I almost missed a connection at MSP. That terminal tram didn't go that far and I had to sprint. It's a huge terminal too

At least they have a huge Snoopy
This post was edited on 1/5/14 at 7:07 pm
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
117998 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:04 pm to
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But also frick Memphis. Getting from the first gate to the last one in that stupid arse horseshoe is annoying and aggrevating.


It takes 6 minutes tops. Go to fricking Charlotte and get back to me.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:08 pm to
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But also frick Memphis.


Don't get the hate for memphis. While it is certainly not the most aesthetic airport, it is easy to get in and out of and they have good food.

That's really all I care about if have a long layover.
Posted by WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
Your Mom’s Sperm Donor
Member since Jan 2013
13883 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:12 pm to
Albuquerque International Sunport
El Paso
LAX
Posted by ZTiger87
Member since Nov 2009
11536 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:14 pm to
LAX is a dump, but the last time I was at the Baton Rouge airport I saw a couple of mice running around the baggage claim area. That takes the cake for grossness. Cinci is probably my least favorite airport though. Just never cared for it for some reason.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39871 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:14 pm to
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It's an absolute consensus on how terrible it is. All my international friends swear by the fact that its the worst airport in the world.



It looks nice. That's seemed to be their only concern when building it.
Posted by RBWilliams8
Member since Oct 2009
53695 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:14 pm to
Casper, WY. They don't even have real airplanes. Just small shuttles to real airports.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
79691 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:14 pm to
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LAX


The new international terminal is sweet. Rest is ok.

Good place for people watching
This post was edited on 1/5/14 at 7:16 pm
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39871 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:14 pm to
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LAX is a dump, but the last time I was at the Baton Rouge airport I saw a couple of mice running around the baggage claim area. That takes the cake for grossness. Cinci is probably my least favorite airport though. Just never cared for it for some reason.



Their airport isn't even in Ohio.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
39871 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:15 pm to
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Casper, WY. They don't even have real airplanes. Just small shuttles to real airports.



I've never had a smooth landing at that airport. Not once.
Posted by Vegas Eddie
The Quad
Member since Dec 2013
6025 posts
Posted on 1/5/14 at 7:15 pm to
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Charles De Gaulle in Paris.



What makes it so terrible?
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