Worst airport in the USA

Can't believe I forgot about Wichita ... for smaller airports, this tops the list as the shittiest.

 

Anybody ever flown into Key West? I get a big kick out of the abandon Cubana Air plane parked at one of the hangers.

 

DFW

have nightmares about that place

O'Hare is bad but DFW is worse

and yeah, Houston Intercontinental is awful

 

And end to end the entire terminal only spans one mile, so most walks are actually more like a half mile (or as you said, take the train).

 

No train to the B and C terminals, smart ones. That was the walk I was talking about.

 

Worst big airport: Philadelphia (always like a sauna, no matter what time of year, and if you've checked your bags, well, just wave goodbye to 'em.)
Worst small airport: Abilene, Texas (TSA agents take asshole to a new level)

Best big airport: I like Houston Intercontinental. Good food and I've never taken a serious delay there. Close second: Charlotte.
Best small airport: Columbia, S.C. One of the first to have free wireless, lots of comfortable seating (including rocking chairs.)

 

My vote changes week-to-week, but I'm currently way down on Newark. My last six flights or connections there have been delayed; twice I've had to stay overnight. Only thing it has going for it is a good restaurant selection. Given my luck there, I've eaten at all of them.

Toronto is also terrible, mostly because of the customs line. If you're connecting through T.O. for some reason, give yourself at least two hours.

Never had a problem with O'Hare. Connecting through there tomorrow, however, so now I've just jinxed myself.

I also just noticed that Sioux City, Iowa's, callsign is SUX. Hope that's not a harbinger.

Detroit has the nicest of the airport fountains. Denver probably has the second-nicest fountain, and its bathrooms also double as tornado shelters, which is handy.

If I might give a strong shout-out to my hometown's airport -- fair and lovely Ottawa... It's a new and beautiful airport, small enough that I know most of the customs and security guys and they know me. No lineups, and there are rarely delays except in winter, and even then, it has to be pretty bad out. Also, I live downtown, and once I got from my front door to my gate -- taking a cab, picking up my ticket, going through security and customs -- in 25 minutes. That's hard to top. It's one of the reasons I live here.

 

No debate. No discussion.

Atlanta's. That's all.

 

Tampa and Orlando both have nice, easy, clean and efficient airports.

 

No hate for Kansas City yet?
I'm a little disappointed.
Memphis is a hellhole and Atlanta frightened me.
On the flipside, Tampa's nice. I once spent eight hours there waiting for a standby seat. I really like Nashville's and I've never had a problem with O'Hare, but I also don't fly as much as some on here.