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Maxton, North Carolina
Laurinburg-Maxton Aircraft Boneyard
This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.
Permanently Closed
Orlando, Florida
"Singing Runway" at the Abandoned Disney World Airport
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
animals
Watch a Dog Gang Shut Down a Tokyo Airport
One of the trespassing pooches is still on the loose.
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
animals
Bad Sniffer Dogs at Airport Keep Finding Only Cheese and Sausages
No heroin or cocaine, though.
solar power
Airport Goes All-Solar After Getting Tired of Paying Electricity Bill
Cochin International Airport in southern India is now the world's first airport to be powered entirely by solar energy.
Tallahassee, Florida
Airport Cemetery
The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.
conspiracy theories
How Denver Airport Became the International Hub of Conspiracy Theories
Mestia, Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport
Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.
aircraft
These Photos Will Change How You Look at Airport Towers
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Spaceport America
The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.
architecture
Glorious Photos of TWA Terminal from the Golden Age of Air Travel
airplanes
You Can Now Take Your Pot To The Skies In Oregon
Alton, New Hampshire
Alton Bay Seaplane Base
A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.
Permanently Closed
Egkomi, Cyprus
Nicosia International Airport
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Savannah, Georgia
Dotson Runway Graves
Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.
Bar Nunn, Wyoming
Bar Nunn
A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.
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