{"id":137450,"date":"2018-11-09T20:52:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T03:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/09\/the-best-and-worst-airports-in-the-us.html"},"modified":"2018-11-09T20:52:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T03:52:51","slug":"the-best-and-worst-airports-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/09\/the-best-and-worst-airports-in-the-us.html","title":{"rendered":"The Best and Worst Airports in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

This comparison is getting pretty heavy play at different sites (e.g., LifeHacker), but I'm kind of stunned to see Denver in the bottom half of the 30 busiest airports in the US — I find DEN comfortable, convenient, and largely a pleasant place to travel from and to. (Things are a bit zany at the moment with the main terminal reconstruction, to be fair.)<\/p>\n

On the other hand, what do I know — the airports I have recent experience in comparing are ranked below<\/i> Denver, so maybe I'm only relatively<\/i> happy.<\/p>\n

The methodology given, though, is a bit opaque — three basic categories (Amenities, Accessibility, On-Time Departures). Denver does quite well in the last, but pretty crappy in the first two. I guess I don't have the right perspective, because (a) I find the airport pretty accessible to home, Downtown, and the Tech Center through both freeway and rail, and (b) the fooderies and other amenities just fine, thanks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nThe Best and Worst Airports of 2018 – The Points Guy<\/a><\/span>
\nOur in-depth report shines a light on every aspect of the 30 busiest US airports, including accessibility, amenities and where you’re most likely to get in the air on time.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This comparison is getting pretty heavy play at different sites (e.g., LifeHacker), but I'm kind of stunned to see Denver in the bottom half of the 30 busiest airports in the US — I find DEN comfortable, convenient, and largely a pleasant place to travel from and to. 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