Airports Archives ⋆ Page 6 of 8 ⋆ The Passenger

May 5, 2015July 2, 2023

Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ)

Located 12 km outside of Sarajevo, this airport is historical ground. During the siege of Sarajevo it was held by the United Nations and was the only connection to the outside world. Lots of people tried to escape over the airfield and where shot by Bosnian Serbs. The number of killed persons was announced daily via radio. Later on, a 800 m long tunnel was built under the airport to get supplies into the city – you can visit a small part of it in Butmir, close to the airport.

May 4, 2015July 2, 2023

Aerodrom Nikola Tesla (BEG)

The most important airport of Serbia is located 19 km outside of Beograd. It is quite small, the security scans are directly at the gates and boarding is often pretty late (compared to airports in the EU). So you can arrive late and still catch your flight.

March 1, 2015July 2, 2023

Rio de Janeiro International Airport / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Galeão (GIG)

The international Airport of Rio de Janeiro carries different names: Antônio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim and Galeão; the shortcode GIG isn’t self-explaining, too. It is located in Zona Norte on an island (Ilha da Governador), 17 km away from the city center.

February 15, 2015July 2, 2023

Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas (IGU)

Maybe the smallest airport I’ve ever landed on. They airport is 17 km away from the city center and also called “Cataratas”, because it is the main entry point to las Cataratas do Iguaçu – the fantastic waterfalls of Iguaçu in Brazil and Argentina. It is tiny, has only one security control point and you can arrive pretty late. And eat some last Pão de Queijo (cheese balls) before entering the plane.

February 15, 2015July 2, 2023

Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo (GRU)

The airport of São Paulo (called Guarulhos) is located 26 km afar from the city center. It is a big airport with long distances to walk and nice restaurants. The airport is connected to the city by busses running from the lower level of the airport. Like on any airport in South America you’ll have to wait some time for immigration control.

February 14, 2015July 2, 2023

Frankfurt International Airport (FRA)

The Frankfurt International Airport can be found 12 km south-west of Frankfurt am Main. It is the biggest hub in Germany and I consider it my airbase. From no place in Germany you can reach so many destinations and nowhere you will find such a high density of flights. The airport is easily reachable by regional and long-distance trains which run from two different railway stations.

July 3, 2014July 15, 2023

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

The John F. Kennedy International Airport is the most important airport of New York City, United States. It is located in the southeast of New York, 24 km away from Manhattan in a quarter called Jamaica, a part of Queens. The airport has been built in 1942 and handles 53 million passengers a year.

November 29, 2013November 19, 2018

El Tepual International Airport (PMC)

El Tepual International Airport, Puerto Montt

If you divide the long stretched country of Chile into three sections (Atacama desert, center, natural preserves) then the El Tepual International Airport in Puerto Montt is ideally located between the central area where most Chileans live and the natural parks – like the beautiful Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.

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November 17, 2013November 30, 2018

Aeropuerto Internacional Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL)

The international airport of Santiago de Chile is the most important airport of Chile. Is named after Arturo Merino Benítez, the first commander of the Chilean air force and the founder of the civil LAN airline. It was opened in 1967 and is an important hub in South America.

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November 17, 2013August 20, 2019

Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas (MAD)

I first experienced the airport of Madrid-Barajas “Adolfo Suárez” only as a transit passenger, but this several times. It is the largest airport in Spain, the most important hub of the country and vast in space. You can roam this very modern place for hours, switch via terminals by subway train – but I never found it to be a very welcoming place.