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How the airport is built — terminal layout, wayfinding, the mental model.

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Design Jul 17, 2026

What Terminal Is Alaska Airlines at LAX? Terminal 6 Gates and Connections

Alaska flies from LAX Terminal 6, gates 60-69 — just renovated. Here's what changed, where the Alaska Lounge is, and how connections actually work.

by Theresa Doan · LAX
Design Jul 16, 2026

What Terminal Is Frontier at JFK? Terminal 7 (For Now)

Frontier flies from JFK Terminal 7, not Terminal 6 yet. Real gates, check-in timing, AirTrain info, and why Frontier's JFK future is now in doubt.

by Vivienne Park · JFK
Design Jul 14, 2026

What Terminal Is Southwest at MSP? Terminal 2 Gates, Check-In, and Connections

Southwest flies from MSP's Terminal 2 (Humphrey), the H concourse. Here's check-in, security, gates, the light-rail transfer, and how early to arrive.

by Marcus Trenton · MSP
Design Jul 13, 2026

What Terminal Is Delta at LGA? Terminal C Gates, Check-In, and Connections

Delta flies only from LaGuardia's Terminal C. The real gate concourses, check-in level, security waits, Sky Club, and honest walk times.

by Marcus Trenton · LGA
Design Jul 10, 2026

What Terminal Is Delta at Boston Logan (BOS)? Terminals A and E, Gates, and Connections

Delta uses both Terminal A and Terminal E at Boston Logan — most domestic flights use A, some domestic and all international flights use E.

by Marcus Trenton · BOS
Design Jul 9, 2026

What Terminal Is United at SFO? Gates, Map & Connections

United flies from SFO Terminal 3 (domestic) and the International Terminal's G Gates. Real walk times, MCT, construction updates, and lounge locations.

by Sloan Marchetti · SFO
Design Jul 8, 2026

What Terminal Is United at ORD? Terminal 1, 2 & 5 Guide

United's ORD hub is Terminal 1 (Concourses B & C), with United Express in Terminal 2 and int'l arrivals at Terminal 5. Gates, walk times, lounges.

by Caleb Brockway · ORD
Design Jul 7, 2026

What Terminal Is American Airlines at DFW? Terminal Guide and Gate Map

American uses DFW Terminals A, B, C (domestic) and D (international), plus a few Terminal E gates. Gate ranges, Skylink transfers, and the new Terminal C.

by Marcus Trenton · DFW
Design Jul 7, 2026

What Terminal Is Delta at JFK? Terminal 4 Gates, Check-In, and Connections

Delta flies from JFK Terminal 4 — the exact concourse, gate range, and check-in level, plus real connection times, Sky Club locations, and the T1 exception.

by Marcus Trenton · JFK
Design Jul 5, 2026

What Terminal Is JetBlue at JFK? Gates, Check-In, and the Fastest Way Through

JetBlue flies from JFK Terminal 5. Real gate layout, check-in and security wait patterns, the BlueHouse lounge, and the fastest way to your gate.

by Vivienne Park · JFK
Design Jul 4, 2026

What Terminal Is Southwest at MCO? Your Orlando Airport Terminal and Gate Guide

Southwest flies from Terminal A at MCO, gates 100-129 in Airside 2. Here's the check-in, security, people-mover ride, and how early to arrive.

by Marcus Trenton · MCO
Design Jun 24, 2026

Finding Your Way Around Bradley International Airport Hartford (BDL)

Understand Bradley International Airport’s single-terminal layout in Hartford with a clear guide to Terminal A, roads, and parking.

by Vivienne Park · BDL
Design Jun 22, 2026

Understanding the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Concourse Layout

Learn how Washington Dulles International Airport works as one terminal with multiple concourses so you can move around IAD efficiently.

by Vivienne Park · IAD
Design Jun 22, 2026

What the Orlando International Airport (MCO) Terminal Layout Really Means

Understand Orlando International Airport terminal layout so you don’t wind up at the wrong MCO security checkpoint with your bags and kids.

by Marcus Trenton · MCO
Design Jun 21, 2026

What Kahului International Airport (OGG) Really Feels Like to Traverse

Understand how Kahului International Airport (OGG) is laid out and what it’s like to move through its busy single-terminal setup.

by Vivienne Park · OGG
Design Jun 19, 2026

How Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) Terminals Really Fit Together

Understand Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport terminals, tram, and transfer times beyond the official DTW map.

by Caleb Brockway · DTW
Design Jun 13, 2026

How the Terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Really Connect

Understand the true terminal layout at Los Angeles International Airport so you can make smarter connections and avoid misjudging transfer times.

by Sloan Marchetti · LAX
Design Jun 8, 2026

An honest map of JFK’s terminals

A blunt guide to who flies from which JFK terminal, what the 90-minute MCT really means, and which buildings are actually tolerable.

by Vivienne Park · JFK
Design Jun 8, 2026

The small US airports that punch above their weight

Eight mid-sized US airports that quietly beat their nearby mega-hubs for design, sanity, and certain trips.

by Marcus Trenton · PVD · BWI · BUR · OAK +4
Design Jun 8, 2026

What I actually look at when I review an airport

Eight blunt filters I use to judge an airport, why glossy rankings get it wrong, and how JFK stacks up against them.

by Mei Lin Tan · SIN · JFK · LHR
Lounges Jun 8, 2026

What the best airport lounges in the world actually have in common

Four traits that make The Pier First, Qantas First, Lufthansa’s FCT and SFO’s Centurion feel like sanctuaries—and why most U.S. lounges don’t.

by Mei Lin Tan · HKG · SYD · FRA · SFO +2
Design Jun 8, 2026

Why Asian airports keep winning the experience race

What SIN, ICN, HND, HKG and friends are doing differently, and why US hubs feel so far behind.

by Kenji Watanabe · SIN · ICN · HND · HKG +1

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