Airports with free internet [Master thread]
 

I was passing through the CVG-Cincinnati terminal C this weekend and noticed free internet in all four corners. There was a counter with five positions to Connect and Recharge your laptops with wired internet ports. Had I realized it was available I might have lugged my computer along with me since I had a few hours to kill there. I also remembered passing through an Asian airport, SIN or HKG, that had free kiosks.

This inspired me to start a thread of airports with free internet for us lowly folks that do not have access to airline clubs on a regular basis. I will try to keep this up to date, somewhat like the where we all come from thread. I will look at people’s posts along the way and add them to a list at the top.

I am only looking for free access for the lowly folks, not the paid hotspots or kiosks. It can be wired or wireless. I’ll steal the information that I see from a 2000 thread in TravelBuzz and one from a couple of months ago in Travel Tech. If this works I will keep it up, if no one is interested I’ll let it drop away.

Please post in this format:

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:
CVG-Cincinnati----Terminal C----Wired laptop locations----4 Sets of 5-------------Aug 05

Cheers, MCRT

Thanks to slippahs for providing me with the link http://www.wififreespot.com/airport.html This one is great if you have your wi-fi laptop with you.

Mods, I am posting this in TravelBuzz to start, if you feel it is better in Travel Tech feel free to move it.

Updated through #19

Usa
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

ABE-Allentown----All Terminals---Wireless----------------------------------------July 05
ABQ-Albuquerque-All terminals----Wireless----------------------------------------Current
AVP-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton--All---Wireless----------------------------------------Current
CVG-Cincinnati----Terminal C----Wired laptop locations----4 Sets of 5-------------Aug 05
DAY-Dayton-----"Free" Clubs w/ wireless and kiosks. Ports near gates--------------Aug 05
FLL-Fort Lauderdale---?--------- Wireless----------------------------------------June 05
LAS-Las Vegas----All Terminals---Wireless---------------------------------------June 05
PDX-Portland------Throughout----Wireless---------------------------------------Aug 05
PIT-Pittsburgh---------?---------Wireless----------------------------------------June 05
PNS-Pensacola----Throughout----Wireless---------------------------------------Apr 05
ROA-Roanoke---Wireless throughout, kiosksa and ports outside security.-----------July 05

Balance of North/Central American and Carribean
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

MHH-Marsh Harbour--All Terminals---Wireless, but limited power------------------Jan 05
NAS-Nassau--------All Terminals---Wireless if it is working-----------------------Jan 05

South America
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

SCL Santiago, Chile-------------Unknown----------------------------------------Current

Europe
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

DUB Bublin---------Throughout----Wireless--------------------------------------Current
MAN Manchester----Throughout---Wireless---------------------------------------Current
TSR Timisoara, Romania--Wireless Throughout-------------------------------------Current
VIE Vienna--------Throughout---Wireless-----------------------------------------Current

Africa
 

Info to be added as I get it

Asia
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

ICn-Seoul---------Upstairs------Internet enabled computers-Several--------------Current
KIX-Osaka--------Throughout---Wired/Wireless------------mobile/kiosks----------Current
SIN-Singapore----Throughout---Wired/Wireless------------Lots including kiosks----Current

Australia/NZ South Pacific Islands
 

Airport------------Location-----Type---------------------Quantity of stations----As of:

SYD-Sydney------Dep/Arr halls--Wired--------------------6 per hall--------------A year ago

LAS - free wireless access throughout all terminals.
**just requires "your" email for access... so give a "real" address ;)

Singapore Changi Airport.
Everywhere in both terminals.
Wireless and Wired (Desktops available for free internet).
Plenty of internet stations available.
Available since: I don't know. Last year possibly??

VIE has free wireless throughout. It is still marked as a trial, but for a trial, it's been going on for the last 3 years...

Seconded for SIN (though T2 has much faster access speeds). Approx 20 computers in T2 alone, with extra desks for those with laptops.

SYD, Departures & Arrival Halls (Landside), wired PC stations, 6 PCs in each hall, approx 12 months.

There's a perfectly good website that lists all the domestic free WiFi Airports here:
http://www.wififreespot.com/airport.html

Thanks for that link. I will add it at the top tonight when I have more time. I am also looking for free wired and free kiosks.

ABE-Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton---------ALL---------Wireless------------------------------------July 30

KIX - Osaka Wireless
There are also a few PC stands with free high speed internet

KIX website

Saw a sign yesterday in ROC advertising free wi-fi in the free business center in the terminal. I didn't try it as I was running a bit late so I cannot vouch for its speech, reliability etc etc.

AVP (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA) - free wireless

Albuquerque Sunport
 

ABQ - free wireless throughout the terminals.

Bump. I guess if there is little interest in this it can pass to the history books but for now we'll try it again.

ICN (Seoul). There are free internet-enabled computers, plenty of them with very few users, at several locations upstairs--on the floor level where the airline lounges are located. I don't know about wireless access (didn't have my laptop when I passed through there in June).

There's definite interest in this. Since I just got a laptop w/ WIFI (thank you work ^ ), this would help me decide which airports to fly through on my MRs. It'll definately help pass that boring hour or two a little faster. I'll definately add to this thread as I go on some upcoming MRs.

Thanks for starting it.

A rather obscure one: TSR - (Timisoara in Romania) has free wireless internet access throughout.

SCL - Santiago, Chile

It is wireless though not available in the entire International terminal after immigration and security. Also available at the Gatsby restaurant in the main public terminal which actually sits on top of the portion of the International terminal where the signal seems to be the strongest. Don't know about the national terminal as I have not been in that section in a long while.

ROA (Roanoke, VA) has free wireless in the entire terminal building, plus power outlets along the walls in the gate areas. It also has three or four free wired stations outside of security and to the right that have phones, power, and I believe ethernet ports. This is as 7/05.

MHH (Marsh Harbour, Bahamas) has free wireless in the entire terminal building (such that it is), but very little in the way of power options. NAS (Nassau, Bahamas) also has free wireless from BaTelCo, but it was not functional last time I was there (1/05).

Pensacola, FL airpot has free wi-fi, at least as of April 2005

Update for PDX
 

WiFi is available in allterminals.

MAN has free wireless but I've only used it in Terminal Chav (2).

DAY (DAyton, OH) even has free clubs with PC terminals. Nominally you are supposed to have som affiliation but it's an honor system.

There is wireless and wired ethernet laptop stations in the clubs. I think the Wifi is only within the range of the clubs. But there are also free PC stations and ethernet around the terminal. For example next to some C gates that US Air operates from.

Well I'm interested! Thanksmcrt. Cheers.

PS - good seeing you at SeaDo!

Does Frankfurt have any free wi-fi folks? I think they have an INtel WiMax trial but I'm not 100% sure.

I'm glad to see there is interest. Updated through this post.

another obscure one TRF (Sandefjord/Torp, Norway) - international departures - free kiosks - but Apr 04...

Karachi (KHI), Lahore (LHE), Islamabad (ISB) all have free internet terminals. Have to give an e-mail address (so that you can receive advertising e-mails) and then its for a limited time (30 min?). The e-mail address given does not have to be a real one.

Eagle-Vail (EGE) in Colorado has free wireless access throughout the whole airside terminal.

I want to know which airline clubs offer free WiFi. It certainly isn't the AA Admiral's Club.

Louisville
 

SDF---free wireless.

I'm on free wireless at SNA right now. ^

GSP has signs up in the terminal advertising they have free wi-fi. I haven't tried to use it yet though... maybe on my next trip there in a few weeks I'll check it out.

RIX - Riga, Latvia got free Internet Terminals.