If it feels as if you walk miles in an airport, you probably don't. But there are significant hikes.
For a Wall Street Journal survey, 40 airports estimated the number of feet a passenger could walk from the curb to the farthest gate. Here are airports with walks over 3,000 feet:
Minneapolis: 4,400
Las Vegas: 4,277
Charlotte: 4,118
Miami: 3,960
New York JFK: 3,935
Salt Lake City:3,358
DC Dulles: 3,300
Phoenix: 3,223
Seattle: 3,200
Honolulu: 3,200
Houston Bush: 3,168
Philadelphia: 3,115
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
