How many airports have you ONLY flown INTO or OUT of?
Aug 31, 2016, 4:00 pm
#31
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Interesting thread. I only have a few to list.
YCD Nanaimo, Canada - flew in only. I left in a car with friends to the mainland and flew home from YVR.
DTW Detroit - flew out only since I was visiting my parents, but arrived via a long road trip. Then went on a two month trip with multiple stops in SE Asia, came home to YEG by a different route.
SJZ Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal - flew in only, left by ferry to Pico.
HOR Horta, Faial Island, Azores, Potugal - flew out only, arrived by ferry from Pico.
YCD Nanaimo, Canada - flew in only. I left in a car with friends to the mainland and flew home from YVR.
DTW Detroit - flew out only since I was visiting my parents, but arrived via a long road trip. Then went on a two month trip with multiple stops in SE Asia, came home to YEG by a different route.
SJZ Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal - flew in only, left by ferry to Pico.
HOR Horta, Faial Island, Azores, Potugal - flew out only, arrived by ferry from Pico.
Aug 31, 2016, 6:27 pm
#32
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flew into only
Sapporo Old Chitose (ferry back)
Hachijojima (ferry back)
Oakland (flew out of San Jose)
Rome FCO (flew out of Paris)
out of only
Sendai (to Sapporo)
Haneda (to Hachijojima and Toronto, ferry back from Hachijo and flew into Narita)
San Jose (CA) (flew into Oakland)
I believe Harlingen TX, could have been Brownsville )
Sapporo Old Chitose (ferry back)
Hachijojima (ferry back)
Oakland (flew out of San Jose)
Rome FCO (flew out of Paris)
out of only
Sendai (to Sapporo)
Haneda (to Hachijojima and Toronto, ferry back from Hachijo and flew into Narita)
San Jose (CA) (flew into Oakland)
I believe Harlingen TX, could have been Brownsville )
Aug 31, 2016, 7:38 pm
#33
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Not many compared to most here...
OAK -- back in the 1990s, flew in via OAK, was late to my return flight, next flight for standby was out of SFO. Funny part is I'm local now, but with hardly any AA service out of OAK I've still never departed from it.
MHT -- had a round trip, flight got cancelled; AA (back when service was still good!) paid for a cab to BOS
FCO/ZRH - in one, out the other.
REP -- flew in from KUL when my wife and I visited Angkor Watt, ground transit out because of much higher cost going straight to BKK.
HND -- Had a round trip booked, and changed my ticket such that I was departing Narita instead.
edit: missed one:
MFM -- flew in once, took ferry to onward flight out of HKG
Tenuous, but if we don't count transits, I can add:
* KIX -- I've arrived for transit once as well, but had it as a destination. I have have flown out of Japan from KIX.
* DEN -- connected a couple of times on United, flew out once (car died on a cross-country trip) but never flown in.
Since someone else mentioned, transit only:
* DTW - flew through several times back when I flew NW, never left the airport
* PDX - connected on a mileage run (SFO-LAX the long way), never left airport
* ATL - connected once each way on DL years ago (only time I've ever flown DL!), never left airport
* PHX - connected several times on US and once on post-merger American, never left airport
* STL - connected a few times on AA, never left airport
* CLT - connected once on AA, never left airport (of US places on this list, the only one have never been to at all outside the airport)
Tarmac-only:
* BNE - flew a through itinerary HKG-BNE-CNS, didn't have an opportunity to deplane.
* MDT - diverted for a fuel stop during an in-air weather delay, didn't have an opportunity to deplane
OAK -- back in the 1990s, flew in via OAK, was late to my return flight, next flight for standby was out of SFO. Funny part is I'm local now, but with hardly any AA service out of OAK I've still never departed from it.
MHT -- had a round trip, flight got cancelled; AA (back when service was still good!) paid for a cab to BOS
FCO/ZRH - in one, out the other.
REP -- flew in from KUL when my wife and I visited Angkor Watt, ground transit out because of much higher cost going straight to BKK.
HND -- Had a round trip booked, and changed my ticket such that I was departing Narita instead.
edit: missed one:
MFM -- flew in once, took ferry to onward flight out of HKG
Tenuous, but if we don't count transits, I can add:
* KIX -- I've arrived for transit once as well, but had it as a destination. I have have flown out of Japan from KIX.
* DEN -- connected a couple of times on United, flew out once (car died on a cross-country trip) but never flown in.
Since someone else mentioned, transit only:
* DTW - flew through several times back when I flew NW, never left the airport
* PDX - connected on a mileage run (SFO-LAX the long way), never left airport
* ATL - connected once each way on DL years ago (only time I've ever flown DL!), never left airport
* PHX - connected several times on US and once on post-merger American, never left airport
* STL - connected a few times on AA, never left airport
* CLT - connected once on AA, never left airport (of US places on this list, the only one have never been to at all outside the airport)
Tarmac-only:
* BNE - flew a through itinerary HKG-BNE-CNS, didn't have an opportunity to deplane.
* MDT - diverted for a fuel stop during an in-air weather delay, didn't have an opportunity to deplane
Last edited by nkedel; Dec 1, 2016 at 3:27 pm
Aug 31, 2016, 9:19 pm
#34
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IN ONLY (11)
ANC
AUH
BSL
DEN (Stapleton)
EUG
PBI
STL
TIA
TLH
TUL
HOU (I think, but maybe out only; however, I will be transiting it in September)
IN + TRANSIT (2)
FRA
IAD
OUT ONLY (9)
BGO
FLL
MLI
MUC
PDX
REP
STN
STR
YVR
TRANSIT ONLY (18)
BKK (the new one; I've flown into/ out of the old one)
BWI
CPH
DTW
EWR
HKG
JFK
LGA
LIS (left the airport for a while)
MSP
NRT
ORD
PHL
PVG
RNG
SAW (left the airport for a while)
SIN (left the airport for a while)
ZRH
TARMAC ONLY (never left plane) (4)
HEH (Heho, Burma; from MDL to RGN)
KWI (Kuwait City; from DOH to FRA)
MLU (Monroe, LA; from DFW to PNS)
SLU (St. Lucia; from MIA to BGI)
So that's 20 in or out only, 2 in only + transit, 18 transit only, and 4 tarmac only - out of 118 airports total.
In September I'll be adding PAC to the in-only list and PTY to the out-only (along with MEX and SJO to make 122 total). So that will be either 21/122 or 24/122 (depending on how you count FRA, HOU, and IAD).
BONUS: I've visited but not flown in or out of GPT, PFN, and YHZ.
I've actually been booked into GPT twice in the last couple of years but have yet to land there! First time I was diverted to BTR due to fog and bused to GPT. Second time my originating flight was delayed due to crew issues and I was going to miss my connection to GPT. They were hard-pressed to get me to GPT that day so I flew to MOB instead. These were open jaws, so I never planned to fly out of GPT.
ANC
AUH
BSL
DEN (Stapleton)
EUG
PBI
STL
TIA
TLH
TUL
HOU (I think, but maybe out only; however, I will be transiting it in September)
IN + TRANSIT (2)
FRA
IAD
OUT ONLY (9)
BGO
FLL
MLI
MUC
PDX
REP
STN
STR
YVR
TRANSIT ONLY (18)
BKK (the new one; I've flown into/ out of the old one)
BWI
CPH
DTW
EWR
HKG
JFK
LGA
LIS (left the airport for a while)
MSP
NRT
ORD
PHL
PVG
RNG
SAW (left the airport for a while)
SIN (left the airport for a while)
ZRH
TARMAC ONLY (never left plane) (4)
HEH (Heho, Burma; from MDL to RGN)
KWI (Kuwait City; from DOH to FRA)
MLU (Monroe, LA; from DFW to PNS)
SLU (St. Lucia; from MIA to BGI)
So that's 20 in or out only, 2 in only + transit, 18 transit only, and 4 tarmac only - out of 118 airports total.
In September I'll be adding PAC to the in-only list and PTY to the out-only (along with MEX and SJO to make 122 total). So that will be either 21/122 or 24/122 (depending on how you count FRA, HOU, and IAD).
BONUS: I've visited but not flown in or out of GPT, PFN, and YHZ.
I've actually been booked into GPT twice in the last couple of years but have yet to land there! First time I was diverted to BTR due to fog and bused to GPT. Second time my originating flight was delayed due to crew issues and I was going to miss my connection to GPT. They were hard-pressed to get me to GPT that day so I flew to MOB instead. These were open jaws, so I never planned to fly out of GPT.
Last edited by Kamalaasaa; Sep 2, 2016 at 11:10 am Reason: Correct airport count; add airport to in only
Sep 1, 2016, 11:27 am
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In: ELM
Out: ITH
I was a senior in HS and was visiting Cornell, as I had applied there. Was supposed to connect in PHL to ITH, but was sent to ELM instead due to weather. They bused us to ITH. After my visit, I flew out of ITH.
Out: DAY
Visited my sister in Columbus, OH. Have flown into/out of CMH multiple times, but this time, ended up having to return home out of DAY for some reason I can't recall. Only time I have ever set foot in that airport.
In: VCE
Out: FCO
Trip to Italy with the wife, flew into Venice, train to Florence, Rome, flew home from Rome.
Out: ITH
I was a senior in HS and was visiting Cornell, as I had applied there. Was supposed to connect in PHL to ITH, but was sent to ELM instead due to weather. They bused us to ITH. After my visit, I flew out of ITH.
Out: DAY
Visited my sister in Columbus, OH. Have flown into/out of CMH multiple times, but this time, ended up having to return home out of DAY for some reason I can't recall. Only time I have ever set foot in that airport.
In: VCE
Out: FCO
Trip to Italy with the wife, flew into Venice, train to Florence, Rome, flew home from Rome.
Last edited by gobluetwo; Dec 5, 2016 at 9:15 pm
Sep 1, 2016, 3:17 pm
#42
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Into:
SDU (departed from GIG)
CUZ (start of a 3 week tour of Peru, Bolivia and Chile)
EWR (departed from JFK)
Out of:
CJC (end of 3 week Peru, Bolivia and Chile tour)
PRG (arrived from Berlin by train)
Transit only:
DFW
LAX
CWB
BSB
JNB
PHX
CNF
DOH
Honourable mention:
EDI (departed out of many times but only arrived into once)
SDU (departed from GIG)
CUZ (start of a 3 week tour of Peru, Bolivia and Chile)
EWR (departed from JFK)
Out of:
CJC (end of 3 week Peru, Bolivia and Chile tour)
PRG (arrived from Berlin by train)
Transit only:
DFW
LAX
CWB
BSB
JNB
PHX
CNF
DOH
Honourable mention:
EDI (departed out of many times but only arrived into once)
Sep 1, 2016, 4:09 pm
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My list is probably pretty short, and off the top of my head my list looks something like
- Arrived VIE, land tour, departed ZRH
- LIN and FCO via US-LHR // LHR-LIN // FCO-LHR // LHR-US
- I've flown into DCA but don't think I've ever originated there
- have connected through and arrived at JFK but never originated
- least certain of this one: pretty sure at some point visiting family we flew a one-way either into or out of KHH. It's also possible the other end of this flight was TSA and would also qualify.
and I have been both airside (connections) and landside (dropping people off) at LAX but never gone thru security nor exited there.
EDIT: have also been here a few times, but only by car and only for lunch
- Arrived VIE, land tour, departed ZRH
- LIN and FCO via US-LHR // LHR-LIN // FCO-LHR // LHR-US
- I've flown into DCA but don't think I've ever originated there
- have connected through and arrived at JFK but never originated
- least certain of this one: pretty sure at some point visiting family we flew a one-way either into or out of KHH. It's also possible the other end of this flight was TSA and would also qualify.
and I have been both airside (connections) and landside (dropping people off) at LAX but never gone thru security nor exited there.
EDIT: have also been here a few times, but only by car and only for lunch
Last edited by Zorak; Sep 1, 2016 at 4:27 pm
Sep 1, 2016, 4:19 pm
#44
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This one got me thinking.
Only arrived:
CPT: one-way from DUR, continued by train to JNB
NRT: onward flight left from HND
YVR: open-jaw, continued by train & bus to YYC
VCE: rerouted by Easyjet from a cancelled LJU flight, continued by train.
SNN: diverted after aborted landing at ORK, continued by bus
WLG: continued by car to AKL
Only departed:
BOS: open-jaw, arrived by train from NYC
EMA: last minute Easyjet flight
DUR: arrived by car from JNB, flew one-way to CPT
YYC: open-jaw with YVR
HND: arrived at NRT
Only arrived:
CPT: one-way from DUR, continued by train to JNB
NRT: onward flight left from HND
YVR: open-jaw, continued by train & bus to YYC
VCE: rerouted by Easyjet from a cancelled LJU flight, continued by train.
SNN: diverted after aborted landing at ORK, continued by bus
WLG: continued by car to AKL
Only departed:
BOS: open-jaw, arrived by train from NYC
EMA: last minute Easyjet flight
DUR: arrived by car from JNB, flew one-way to CPT
YYC: open-jaw with YVR
HND: arrived at NRT
Sep 1, 2016, 9:31 pm
#45
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So the common pattern is that it is possible with countries/regions with well developed overland public rail/bus transport and where airports are fairly close to each other.