Security issues and the pressure to generate revenue caused many airports to close this once-common feature. Here are some you can still visit.
Author: Harriet Baskas, Special to USA TODAY
Paine Field: What to expect when ‘Seattle’s second airport’ opens March 4
The two-gate terminal feels more like a swank lounge than a regional airport, and offers great plane spotting thanks to the Boeing factory next door.
TSA found a record-setting number of guns at airports in 2018
In 2018, the Transportation Security Administration found a record-setting 4,239 firearms in carry-on bags at 249 of airport checkpoints around the USA.
Behind the scenes at DFW’s customer service command center
Dallas-Fort WorthInternational Airport has an operations center to monitor the airfield. But it has been beefing up another behind-the-scenes center.
Sleepbox micro-hotel set open at Washington Dulles International Airport
Scheduled to open in time for the busy Christmas travel week, the Sleepbox Nap Lounge will offer 16 sound-proofed rooms at Washington Dulles airport.
Therapy gators? Reptiles join the mix at New Orleans airport
Passengers at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport can now interact with baby alligators in the baggage claim area.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport pass allows visitors beyond security checkpoints
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s SEA Visitor Pass gives the public access to activities past the security checkpoints.