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...more: 176. Accessibility: good. Dallas, from 20 to 35 min. by cab ($13.50); Fort Worth, from 30 to 45 min. ($16.50). Buses ($4) to downtown Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, every 30 min., 24 hr. a day. Three commuter airlines, helicopter service. Parking: no strain. Flow Through: good. Sidewalk checkin. Baggage carts only for foreign flights. Four terminals linked by Airtrans (25?), small automatic trains that circle the airport on five separate computerized routes. Minimum walking. Longest walk: 375 ft. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: fair. Luxury hotel Port Marina at airport, five within five miles. Amenities: improving. Comfortable, attractive lounges. Each...

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

...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. Three in immediate vicinity, four within 10 min. Amenities: meager. Standard lounges. Main eating facilities: stand-up snack bars in corridors, open...

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

...mile ride downtown by car or cab ($5). Downtown limousines ($2.40) every 20 min. until 11:30 p.m. Trailways buses to Vail ($7), Aspen ($13), Colorado Springs ($5), Boulder ($3). Eleven commuter airlines. Parking: adequate, mostly close in. Flow Through: sprawling, old-fashioned layout. Lounges attractive, comfortable. Some sidewalk checkin. One four-level terminal. Longest walk: one mile. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: ample. Ten within 10 min. Amenities: excellent. Lounges pleasant and comfortable. Good coffee shop open until 7:30 p.m. (beef tacos, $2.50); crowded self-service cafeteria. Best restaurant: Crossroads West. Six bars, most open...

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

...more: 347. Accessibility: excellent. Allow 15 to 20 min. by car or cab (about $8) to downtown. Buses (300 to Miami, Coral Gables) run every 30 to 40 min. (daytime), every hour at night. Ten commuter airlines. Parking: ample. Flow Through: good, except for rush hours. Some sidewalk checkin. No baggage carts. Poor layout, almost impenetrable crowds at peak hours. Two terminals, with spacious new concourses at Eastern and National. Longest walk: 2,000 ft. Baggage checkout: average 14 min. Hotels/Motels: good. International Airport Hotel inside airport, nine others within 5 min. Amenities: ordinary. Adequate lounges for major airlines, others...

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

...survival. Allow 12 to 25 min. to White House by car or cab ($4.60). Downtown limousines every 20 min. ($2.75 to Mayflower Hotel). Subway (500) downtown is across the highway, 1,200 ft. from main terminal entrance. Four commuter airlines. Parking: tight, far out. Flow Through: choppy. Limited sidewalk checkin. No baggage carts. Two-level main terminal flanked by uncomfortable lounges. Confusing signs. Longest walk: almost 1,600 ft. Luggage checkout: palsied. Hotels/Motels: plenty within 5 min. Amenities: sorry. Austere, uncomfortable lounge. A 24-hr, snack bar. Best restaurant: moderate, drab Golden Eagle. Three bars open various hours from...

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

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