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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mile ride downtown by car or cab ($16 minimum). Buses to downtown locations every 15 to 30 min. from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., every hour from midnight to 6 a.m. ($2). Three commuter airlines. Parking: adequate except at peak hours. Far-out lots served by circulating bus 24 hr. Drivers advised to tune to 530 on their AM dials for up-to-the-minute parking reports. Flow Through: good. Curbside checkin. Plentiful baggage carts. Seven near-identical, two-story terminals connected by buses (25?). Longest walk: 1,320 ft. Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: good. Hyatt House adjoins airport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...limousine service to the suburbs. Buses to La Guardia Airport ($3) every half-hour. Helicopters to La Guardia ($23.15), Newark Airport ($29.63), daily from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; flights cost less when making certain connections. Five commuter airlines. Parking: adequate. Far-out areas served by shuttle bus 24 hr. Flow Through: good. Curbside checkin. Baggage carts. Eleven architecturally dissimilar terminals, connected by shuttle bus 24 hr. Longest walk: 1,500 ft. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: good. International Hotel within airport. Five others close by. Amenities: adequate. Well-decorated but deteriorating terminals and lounges. Standard fast-food cafeterias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...until 10 p.m., every half-hour until midnight, then according to flight arrivals. Airport and Greyhound coaches three times daily to Oakland ($1.50) and to San Jose ($3.50). Four commuter airlines. Parking: inadequate. Close-in covered garage with valet service, two far-out lots with frequent shuttle-bus service. Flow Through: fair. Curbside checkin. No baggage carts. Two terminals linked by shuttle buses, one 500-ft. moving sidewalk leading to concourse area. Longest walk: 1,500 ft. Baggage checkout: sluggish. Hotels/Motels: sufficient. Hilton Inn right next to airport. Ten within 10 min. Amenities: middling. Standard lounges. Snack bars and coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...every 20 min., from 6:50 a.m. to 1:50 a.m. Irregular limousine service to the suburbs. Helicopters to Kennedy ($23.15) and Newark ($29.63); flights cost less when making certain connections. Parking: sufficient. New, covered, metered parking area convenient for meeting incoming flights. Far-out lots served by shuttle bus. Flow Through: good, except for crowded Eastern shuttle, where passengers may have to walk more than 600 ft. along grubby corridors. Curbside checkin. Baggage carts. One big central terminal with two-level roadway system (upper for boarding, lower for departing). Longest walk: 1,000 ft. Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: adequate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

FRANKFURT. 14.2 million passengers last year. Averages 600 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 63 airlines. Delays: average half an hour. Accessibility: good. Allow 20 to 30 min. by car or cab ($10) for seven-mile ride downtown. Excellent train and bus service (400). Flow Through: brisk, although no sidewalk checkin. Baggage carts. Single terminal traversed by moving sidewalk in 4 min. Longest walk: 1,800 ft. Baggage check-out and immigration: efficient. Customs: you could bring in an elephant. Hotels/Motels: fair. Two hotels, the Sheraton and Steigenberger, at airport. Amenities: everything imaginable. Three snack bars, one coffee shop. Twelve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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