# How many airports have you been to?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 16, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035 "2002-04-16T23:17:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/1 "2002-04-16T23:17:44Z")
How frequently do you fly?
As for me, I’ve been to (in order of approximate frequency):
Bradley International Airport in sexy Windsor Locks, CT
Washington National
Chicago O’Hare
Dulles
Philadelphia
Minneapolis-St Paul
London Heathrow
Orlando
Atlanta-Hartsfield
Pittsburgh
Boston Logan
De Gaulle
St. Louis
Nashville
San Antonio
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seatac
Gatwick/Stansted, I forget, the bigger of the two
Gander Bay
Budapest
Prague
West Palm Beach
JFK
DFW
For a total of 25. I bet I have one of the lowest counts.
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### Author:  [@Lateralus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lateralus)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/2 "2002-04-16T23:27:59Z")
I’ve been to Raleigh-Durham, Franklin NC County Airport, Detroit, Miami, San Jose Costa Rica, Minneapolis, Anchorage, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Dallas.
10 for me. Not so many ☹
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### Author:  [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/3 "2002-04-16T23:29:10Z")
That’s more than me. Let’s see…
(Don’t know all the official names)
Washington Dulles
Washington National (Don’t call it Reagan…)
Baltimore-Washington International
Portland
San Francisco
San Jose
Atlanta
Dallas-Fort Worth
Denver
Minneapolis
Chicago
Detroit
Phoenix
St. Louis
…and at least one in Europe. (Lived in Germany from age 1-4.)
I think that’s it, but I may have missed one or two where I just made a connection.
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### Author:  [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/4 "2002-04-16T23:31:20Z")
Chattanooga, TN
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Atlanta
Charlotte
West Palm Beach
Jackson, MS
Shreveport, LA
Birmingham, AL
Washington Dulles
Washington National
Baltimore
NY Laguardia
Newark
Boston Logan
Portland, ME
Albany, NY
Bangor, ME
New Orleans, LA
Cincinnati, OH
Indianapolis
Detroit
Miami
Houston (IAH)
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
San Salvador, El Salvador
Montreal (don’t remember which one)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
I think that’s 30, and I think that’s all I’ve been to. There could be a couple more, but I’m not sure which ones or where.
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### Author:  [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/5 "2002-04-16T23:35:02Z")
And Providence, RI. That’s the only other one I’ve been to.
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### Author:  [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/6 "2002-04-16T23:35:17Z")
Does this count Municipal airports? I won’t add those.
Moline, IL
Chicago Ohare
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Louis
Tulsa
Phoenix
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Dallas Love Field
LAX
Des Moines
…wow, is that all?
Colin
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### Author:  [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/7 "2002-04-17T00:11:10Z")
Perth International
Perth Domestic
Mascot (in Sydney)
Tullemarine (sp? in Melbourne)
Matsuyama
Osaka Itami
Kansai
Narita
Haneda
Chiang Mai
Singapore
Fukuoka
Not so many (12, unless I’ve missed a couple), but you have to admit, the variety is pretty good!
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### Author:  [@tigergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tigergirl)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/8 "2002-04-17T00:11:46Z")
Okay, I’ll add some new names to the list:
Melbourne
LA
Denver
Sydney
Adelaide
Brisbane
Coolangatta
Perth
Newcastle
I think that’s it… but not too bad since my first flight was only 1.5 years ago!
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### Author:  [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/9 "2002-04-17T00:15:08Z")
This is in some sort of order. It’s entirely possible I’m missing stopover airports in Mexico, I did a lot of travelling there when I was really young.
San Francisco, CA
Oakland, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Orange County, CA
San Diego, CA
Mexico City
Honolulu (from Oahu, I’ve also flown to whatever airports they have on Maui, Kauai, and the big island), HI
Acapulco, Mexico
Cancún, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
San Jose, CA
Chicago/O’Hare, IL
Ben-Gurion Int’l Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel
Birmingham, England, UK
Gatwick, London, England, UK
Rome, Italy
Milan, Italy
JFK/New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
Columbus, OH
Charlotte, NC
Houston, TX
Cleveland, OH
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/10 "2002-04-17T00:31:48Z")
God, too many to list. My dad worked in the industry when I was a kid. I had this special ID card that let me deadhead everywhere on three or four carriers until I was 21. Then I stopped until I got into business travel.
But let’s try…I won’t know all the names…
San Francisco
Ohare
Midway
Minneapolis
Denver (2)
Washington National
Dulles
BWI
JFK
Logan
Midland
Dallas
New Orleans
Atlanta (2)
Jacksonville
Tampa
Miami
Leesburg, VA (municipal but it was a business trip)
Charlotte
Nashville
Louisville
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Seattle
Los Angeles (LAX)
Bakersfield
San Diego
Houston
San Antonio
Omaha
Newark
Des Moines
Las Vegas
Reno
Sacramento
Tel Aviv
Rome
Milan
London (2)
Paris
Lyon
Cairo
Amman
Richmond
Philly
Pittsburgh
Cleveland (heard some bagpipes there. Very weird.)
Cincy
Mexico City
Toronto
Madrid
That’s all I can remember off the top of my head. Oof.
1. Damn. And over 500,000 miles under my belt.
I’m really good at travelling but I don’t get a kick out of it anymore.
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### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/11 "2002-04-17T00:35:18Z")
Portland International, OR
Seattle-Tacoma International, WA
Tampa International, FL
Orlando International, FL
St. Louis International, MO
Dallas-Ft. Worth International, TX
Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l, MN
Denver International, CO
Chicago/O’Hare International, IL
Atlanta/Hartsfield International, GA
Memphis International, TN
Honolulu International, HI
…(as well as the airport on Maui)
Los Angeles International, CA
Detroit International, MI
Norfolk, VA
Baltimore-Washington International, MD
Phoenix/Sky Harbor International, AZ
Boise International, ID
That’s 19.
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### Author:  [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/12 "2002-04-17T00:42:11Z")
Lesse if I can remember 'em all.
National
Dulles
BWI
Tampa
MacDill AFB, Fl
Sydney
Perth
Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok (Pattya Beach)
Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean
Okinawa, Japan
Misawa, Japan
Tokyo
LAX
Lajes, Azores
Brunswick
Kaneohe, HI
Barber’s Pt, HI
Hickam, HI
Rota, Spain
Stuttgart, GE
Heathrow
Seattle
Whidbey Island, WA (Oak Harbor airport)
NAS Whidbey Island
Anacortes, WA
Langley AFB, VA
Andrews AFB, MD
NAS Pax River, MD
San Antonio
Keesler AFB, MS
Skagit Valley, WA
Friday Harbor, WA
Blaine, WA
Randolph AFB, TX
Norfolk, VA
Columbus, OH
Wright-Pat, OH
Phoenix
Pensacola
NAS North Island, CA
Pt. Mugu, CA
Moffett Fld, CA
Wake Island, Pacific Ocean
Midway Island, Pacific
Souda Bay, Crete
Manama, Bahrain
DeGualle
Kunsan, Korea
Nope, there’s more, but I can’t remember all the names. I think I’m getting old.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/13 "2002-04-17T01:03:26Z")
As pilot:
Montgomery Field (MYF), San Diego, CA
Gen. William J. Fox (WJF), Lancaster, CA
Van Nuys (VNY), Van Nuys, CA
Barstow-Dagget (DAG), Dagget, CA
Santa Monica (SMO), Santa Monica, CA
Mojave, Mojave, CA
California City, California City, CA
Camarillo (just a land-and-go in the heli), Camarillo, CA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Apple Valley, Apple Valley, CA
Henderson Sky Harbor, Las Vegas, NV
McCarran International (LAS), Las Vegas, NV
Fresno Air Terminal (FAT), Fresno, CA
Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA
Red Bluff, Red Bluff, CA
Medford (MFD), Medford, OR
El Mirage, El Mirage, CA
Burbank, Burbank, CA
And various off-airport helicopter landing areas
As passenger (not including above):
Lindbergh Field, San Diego, CA
Los Angeles, International (LAX), Los Angeles, CA
John Wayne International (SNA), Orange County, CA
San Francisco International (SFO), San Francisco, CA
Moisant (MSY), New Orleans, LA
Seatle, Seattle, WA
Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
London Gatwick (GAT), London, England
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Dallas, TX
Denver (DEN), Denver, CO
And one on Alaska and one in Japan when I was three years old
Airshows/just hanging around:
Edwards AFB, Edwards, CA
NAS Point Mugu, Point Mugu, CA
NAS Miramar, San Diego, CA
Chico, Chico, CA
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### Author:  [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/14 "2002-04-17T01:14:00Z")
Bos
Alb
Lga
Jfk
Ewr
Pit
Phl
Dca
Iad
Bwi
Clt
Atl
Cae
Bna
Cle
jax
Mco
Dab
Mia
Fll
Eyw
Sar
Tpa
Cvg
Msy
Dfw
Iah
Hou
Slc
Den
Abq
Ord
Mdw
Mci
Okc
Slc
Grr
Las
Det
Dtw
Yul
Btv
Bdl
Lax
Sfo
San
Sea
Pdx
Hnl
Cun
Mex
Qui
Lim
Bog
Ccs
Sao
Mbj
Nas
Sju
Stt
Sxm
I give up, on not even starting on Europe. Ohmygod, I miss those days sooooo much!!!
:eek:
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/15 "2002-04-17T01:18:41Z")
I forgot: I flew into Chicago O’Hare on the way back from Europe, and I made a couple of courier trips (if I told you, I’d have to kill you) to Boston and Washington D.C.
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### Author:  [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/16 "2002-04-17T01:22:05Z")
10,000 + hour pilot here.
I ain’t gonna type that long.
Kind dirrerent was :Beef Island" BVI. In 1972.
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### Author:  [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/17 "2002-04-17T02:17:35Z")
PHL
JFK
LGA
NWK
YUL
Mirabel
ZRH
Gatwick
Heathrow
CDG
Tel Aviv
Frankfurt
Copenhagen
Aarhus
Schipol
ORD
Vancouver
Toronto
Toronto Island
St. John’s, NF
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Saskatoon
Victoria, BC
Ontario, CA
Eugene, OR
Seatac
Denver (old)
Aspen
Houston
MSY
MIA
Atlanta
Greensborough, SC (or is NC?)
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Windsor, ON
DTW
Minneapolis
Barbados
Richmond
Ottawa
Washington National
Urbana, IL
Indianapolis
New Haven
Bangor, ME
Glasgow
Tokyo Narita
Tokyo domestic
Osaka
Kumamoto
LAX
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
San Jose
Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles AFB
Honolulu
Sydney
Trenton
I think that makes 73 and I may have missed a few. And I am not a particularly frequent flyer.
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### Author:  [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/18 "2002-04-17T02:28:11Z")
1. I’ve never been in an airplane before.
_woohoo!_
_Although I did see my mom off on a flight out of Bedford, (?) PA once._
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### Author:  [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/19 "2002-04-17T02:33:30Z")
It would take me a couple of hours to participate in the oneupmanship game here, but I didn’t see this airport that I flew in & out of on the above lists: Tacloban, the capital of Leyte in the Philippines.
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-airports-have-you-been-to/104035/20 "2002-04-17T02:36:25Z")
Springfield, IL (Capital/SPI)
St. Louis (Lambert/STL)
Chicago Midway
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
New York Kennedy
London Heathrow
London Gatwick
Málaga, Spain
Atlanta Hartsfield
Daytona Beach
Tampa (TPA)
San Francisco
Sacramento
Orange County (John Wayne)
Seoul (Kinpo)
Osaka (Kansai)
Tokyo (Narita)
Portland
Phoenix
Tulsa
That’s 20.
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