In 1942, a stretch of Illinois prairie that had served as a battleground and a railroad depot became the site of a major manufacturing plant, producing Douglas C-54 Skymasters for World War II. Less than twenty years later, that plot of land boasted the biggest and busiest airport in the world. Many of the millions who have since passed through it have likely only regarded it as a place between cities. But for people like Michael Branigan, who has...

Set in Lincoln International Airport, this novel portrays several airport hours during a midwinter snowstorm and the men and women who share them.

To book a ride on the "World's Shortest Airline" or learn aerial stunts from the redheaded widow of Lawrence Avenue, you've got to go through the airports buried beneath the housing developments and shopping malls of Chicagoland. Many of these airports sprang up after World War I, when training killed more pilots than combat, and the aviation pioneers who developed Chicago's flying fields played a critical role in getting the nation ready to dare...

Airport: The original airplane disaster movie in which a passenger brings an explosive device on board the aircraft. Airport 1975: A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival. Airport '77: A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. It's a race against time and the elements to save the passengers and crew! The Concorde: Airport '79: At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack...

Describes and pictures what happens from the time an airplane passenger arrives at an airport, and boards an airplane until the plane is in the air.

"An American living in London receives a phone call from a German policewoman telling him that his sister Miriam has been found dead of starvation in her Berlin apartment. Three weeks later the man, his father, and an American Consular official named Trish find themselves in the bizarre surroundings of a fogbound Munich Airport, where Miriam's coffin is set to be loaded onto a commercial jet and returned to America"--

This title discusses how airports are built, from runway design and construction to terminal and security.

"A search-and-find book about airports reinforces new vocabulary to build reading success while close-up images captivate young audiences. A great early social studies book to inspire learning about communities on field trips for kindergartners and first graders"--

As the world becomes more of a global community, air travel between states and countries is commonplace. Airports are playing an increasingly integral part of infrastructure in the United States and around the world. Through accessible text, readers travel to a time when airplanes landed on grassy fields, then move through the years to futuristic terminals featuring innovative technology. This captivating book takes a closer look at the airport industry...

"Spend a day at the airport alongside pilots, flight attendants, and baggage handlers in this charming nonfiction story"--