Airports of the World Magazine, March - April 2022 Issue

News - Airports of the World’s comprehensive coverage of global news, including grand plans for New York’s JFK, new premium lounges in Italy and an apron overhaul in Wellington, New Zealand
From Croydon to the world - In this special double-length feature, complete with rare archive photography, David Ransted chronicles how a humble south-London airport changed the way we fly forever
Iceland's secret gateways - The Nordic island nation has ambitious goals to bring more overseas traffic into two secondary airports in the north and east, as Gordon Smith reports
Sweeping views of paradise - Chris Frame travels to Broome in Western Australia to catch up with the airport’s CEO, Paul McSweeney, and learn why the facility is of critical importance for the local population and industry alike
Airport codes - part two - When it comes to the identifiers given to hubs and gateways around the world, some might leave you scratching your head. Tom Batchelor is on hand to further unravel the mystery of curious codes
Bay watch - Benoit Denet shares a curated selection of images from Haneda, the Japanese capital’s downtown airport at the heart of Tokyo Bay
Richard Rogers remembered - We pay tribute to the late Lord Rogers, the architectural mastermind whose portfolio includes two of Europe’s best-known airport terminals and much more
Flying to the islands - Just off Germany’s North Sea coastline lies part of the Frisian Islands. Its aerial connections from the mainland are vital, as Andreas Rohde discovered during a visit to Harlesiel Airport
Pilot favourites - It isn’t just passengers who have best-loved airports - pilots often do, too. From hubs to hilltops, we hear why certain airfields raise smiles on the flightdeck
A retro African adventure - Bob O'Brien provides a passport to 1970s memories of Nairobi’s Embakasi Airport - better known today as Jomo Kenyatta International - the main gateway to Kenya
UK visitors - A selection of the more interesting aircraft recently seen visiting airports across the UK
It's Miami nice! - Chris Sloan, our man in America, dons his tropical shirtto examine the factors behind explosive growth at the Florida gateway where his love for aviation first started