Air Travel, 2012 Update

Air France A380, Pont Superieur

Now that 2012 is over, I'm going to update my list of traveled airports and airlines from the previous year's post, Air Traveling in 2011.

2012 was a light-travel year for me. I've taken just one real vacation to France, flying between IAD and CDG. (Note: * indicates first time, in 2012.)

Airports (19)

ANC, ATL, CDG*, DEN, DTW, EWR, MSP, HNL, IAD*, ITH, JFK, LAX, MCO, NRT, PHX, SEA, SKC, TPA, and TPE.

Airlines (8)

Air France*, American Airlines, China Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, and US Airways.

By this year's end, I will have added at least Alaska Airlines to the list.

Air Traveling in 2011

Flying Delta, in MSP.

By this Saturday, I will have traveled through 10 different airports within three weeks: JFK, ATL*, DEN*, MSP*, ITH, DTW*, LAX, SJC*, PHX*, EWR. So much traveling! But it's awesome. (* = first time)

In addition to the above, I have been at these airports at least once while traveling: ANC, NRT, TPE, HNL, SEA, MCO, TPA. While I haven't been to too many places (only 17 airports in my lifetime), about 60% of all the airports I've ever been through happened in the past month.

I have only been on a handful of major airlines: Delta, Northwest, American, JetBlue, Continental, and China Airlines. By Saturday, I will be adding US Airways to the list.

And for the record, Minnesota–St. Paul International is my favorite airport.