Best & Worst Airports

[Patpacillosjock]

Denver by FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

and Vegas as well since you know you are flying back to LA versus Hungover driving

Atlanta is the worst

[oneupper]

Originally Posted by RBA

STL: Coming in was okay, new MetroLink takes you on a tour of the scariest parts of the city. I'm thinking of not taking the MetroLink back out on Friday.

You're not kidding. I had a connection/delay in STL with the family (flying to DEN...figures), so we decided to take the Metrolink out to see the Arch.

The Arch was nice...the trip was scary. One Junkyard/shantytown after another.

[Johnny Footstool]

Originally Posted by oneupper

You're not kidding. I had a connection/delay in STL with the family (flying to DEN...figures), so we decided to take the Metrolink out to see the Arch.

The Arch was nice...the trip was scary. One Junkyard/shantytown after another.

The rich folks have enough political clout to keep the train our of their part of town.

[westofyou]

The Arch was nice...the trip was scary. One Junkyard/shantytown after another.

Try the train from Philly to NYC someday..... Living in America....

[Heath]

Originally Posted by westofyou

Try the train from Philly to NYC someday..... Living in America....

Does it take you through Camden, NJ?

The Bronx Zoo is an interesting locale for a zoo - plus the three block walk from the subway to the zoo was covered in trees of which I cared not to know what the yelling was all about.

[VR]

Conde Nast rated PDX #1 in 2006, it's a wonderful airport.

http://aviationweek.typepad.com/airp...nast_trav.html


I agree with the Phoenix/ AmericaWorst nightmare. Yikes.
Flying United into Dulles is tragic as well, the transport vehicle from one terminal to the other is ridiculous.

[pedro]

Originally Posted by 15fan

I thought I remembered you being familiar with this part of town.

Back before the holidays, they ripped down the Fellini's on McLendon. It's being rebuilt with a projected opening of May. In the meantime, we've been grubbing at Mojo Pizza over in Oakhurst. Not sure we'll go back to Fellini's when it reopens.

Oh, and all of those nasty abandoned buildings along Dekalb Ave (between say, the East Lake Marta station and Moreland) are being ripped down and replaced with townhomes in the $300k - $400k range. And someone is building a private pool over near the Horizons School, too. Lots o' progress in these parts these days...

I was back there a few months ago and was amazed by the "in-filling' of new houses. BTW- I lived on Hardendorf for a couple of years and on North Highland for about 6.

I like Mojo's too...

[pedro]

Originally Posted by VR

Conde Nast rated PDX #1 in 2006, it's a wonderful airport.

http://aviationweek.typepad.com/airp...nast_trav.html


I agree with the Phoenix/ AmericaWorst nightmare. Yikes.
Flying United into Dulles is tragic as well, the transport vehicle from one terminal to the other is ridiculous.

PDX is a VERY nice airport.

[M2]

Originally Posted by vaticanplum

Wow, I am really surprised by all the LaGuardia comments. I've always thought it was very convenient -- easily accessible by car or public transport and very close to Manhattan. JFK and Newark are eons away by comparison, and though both have those new train routes, they're expensive to get to.

Try making the trip between LaGuardia and Manhattan during the morning or afternoon rush hour, which is what most business travelers have to endure.

[vaticanplum]

Originally Posted by M2

Try making the trip between LaGuardia and Manhattan during the morning or afternoon rush hour, which is what most business travelers have to endure.

Well, that's just the nature of the city, it's not the airport's fault. And it can't possibly be as long a commute as the other two NY airports. I would think it would be next to impossible to put an airport any closer to Manhattan than LaGuardia.

[SandyD]

Originally Posted by M2

Try making the trip between LaGuardia and Manhattan during the morning or afternoon rush hour, which is what most business travelers have to endure.

A friend was scheduled to land at LaGuardia at 5:30pm for a 7:30 event in Manhattan. He got off the plane after 6pm. He didn't make it. Don't think he would have if his flight had been on time either.

[Blimpie]

Very topical thread for me as my recent travels have had me visiting six different airports during the last 12 days...

Best Commercial Aviation
Cincinnati
Denver
Tampa Bay
West Palm Beach
Phoenix
Pittsburgh (after remodel)
Ft. Lauderdale

Best General Aviation
Hilton Head Island (right off the Cross Island Parkway)
Cleveland (the one on the edge of the lake)
Newport, RI (off Goat Island)
Lexington (TAC-AIR Terminal)

Worst Commercial Aviation
La Guardia
JFK
Newark
Atlanta
Reagan (DC)
Logan (Boston)
Miami

Worst General Aviation
Jacksonville
Marion County (near Tazewell, VA)
Allentown, PA

[Blimpie]

Originally Posted by M2

Try making the trip between LaGuardia and Manhattan during the morning or afternoon rush hour, which is what most business travelers have to endure.

The NYC traffic patterns are really unpredictable....

On Monday, I flew into JFK (much further from the city) around 12:15pm and was somehow able to make a midtown meeting (Madison & 42nd) by 1:30pm. I have never been more elated to pay for a $ 50 cab ride.

However, when I left Lower Manhattan yesterday about 3:30 on my way to La Guardia (much closer to the city) it took me roughly the same amount of time.

[captainmorgan07]

atlanta is ridiculous orlando is nice pittsburgh is ehh not that great

[dman]

I'll chime in on best General Aviation:

1. Parkersburg/Wood County
2. Wheeling/Ohio County
3. Burke Lakefront (Cleveland)
4. Xenia/Greene County
5. Cambridge Municipal (Ohio)