Longest Terminal Walk

[RUhiring?]

After 3 weeks of commuting through MSP on NW, I have come to the conclusion that it has the longest distance between it's two farthest apart gates (of the same alrline) that I have ever seen.

According to one of the agents I spoke to, who had a map that showed distances and walk times, the trek from F16 to A14 is just over 1.5 miles. It supposedly should thake no more than 20 minutes (utilizing all 10 moving sidewalks). Keep in mind that there is no tram service either.

Does anyone know of a longer stretch between gates that are used by the same airline?

 

[FlyingSig]

ATL... E-30 to T-9 when the train is broken.

 

[flywithruss]

Will agree that the MSP trek is lengthy at times ... I went to California over the summer and my RDU-MSP flight was delayed by weather in NC. Turned my two hour layover in to 30 minutes and I had to beat feet to make my connection to SJC. The airport is nice, though.

I have to agree with the ATL comment ... used to catch a CO flight out of D concourse at 6AM, and invariably, the train was shut down for the night when I arrived at the airport. So, from the main terminal to D concourse I had to hoof it ... and the sidewalks were also shut down. Well over a mile walk.

The longest walk in any airport anywhere is when you only have ten minutes to make the last flight of the night home.

R

 

[lionflyer]

I've never walked MSP, but at ORD, the run to catch an American jumpseat after your United jumpseat attemp fails can be quite a hussle.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

ATL... E-30 to T-9 when the train is broken.

Amen to this one...you'll need to treplace the bearings on your roller bag when your done.

 

[nimtz]

I've never walked MSP, but at ORD, the run to catch an American jumpseat after your United jumpseat attemp fails can be quite a hussle.

Yeah from the UAL's remote C Concourse to the far off L Concourse of AMR, that takes a long fr*cking time. Did that three times back and forth one day before I mercifully got on UAL. Working on behalf of CAL, I have gotten used to usually having the longest walk possible at a given airport to the gate. I would say at least 70 percent of the airports we fly out of have the gate at the furthest possible location from security.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

St. Louis from the Trans States gates B-7 all the way to Southwest Airlines Gates. Thats a hike, and i think i changed zip codes somewhere along the way!

 

[T-Gates]

Here is another vote for MSP. If you go into any of the Airlink Gates and have to leave from F, you're F'ed if you have anything less than a hour between flights.

I hate that airport......

ORD is a close second......

 

[Stifler's Mom]

have to leave from F, you're F'ed if you have anything less than a hour between flights.

So that's how they label their terminals.

 

[POKEY]

I second the STL B gates to the east terminal, but i have to put a vote for PIT also. The E terminal to the end of the A concourse is a pretty good hike also.

 

[skyking1976]

ORD... K concourse to C concourse with a broken train...

 

[US Airways AV8R]

PHL... US Airways A terminal International to F terminal Express. Its a good 45 minute walk if you don't make the shuttle at C16.

 

[Fast8945]

DFW from one end of A to the complete other, rush hour traffic, trAAn not working due to weather, last notice of your flight was leaving at 7:52 it is 7:51 when u get off ur plane and realize that ur screwed.

Second is ATL

 

[AA717driver]

DFW--AA "B" gates to the top of the "A" concourse.

STL--C38 to D36. I used to make the run for SWA from the "C" concourse all the time. Come to think of it, I was thinner then, too... TC

 

[bart]

ORD, connecting Delta to United Express.

 

[LearLove]

I've been told the philly thing is just short of 1.5 miles.

Canada - YUL fom gate 80 or 83 area to customs. Its gotta be over one mile. One long hallway after another, I thought we were walking back to LGA.

Also the walk from the ALG crew room to the parking lot in Syracuse. Over 1/2 mile if you park in the middle to back half.

 

[FN FAL]

Walking is good for you. Floss your teeth, brush regularly and eat more fruit and vegetables.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

gota go with an international gate arrival (E) at KATL to T concourse and have to walk for some reason,.

 

[ProLine4]

ATL

Yep, E1 to T1 is quite the hike. The central walkway from the core of E to the Transportation Mall is approx 1 mile in length.

 

[TxPilot0878]

LAX and LAS!

Flying out of BUR (jumpseating) trying to get to DFW...when the only TRUE jumpseat agreement is with SWA!

I spent 12 1/2 hours going from BUR to LAX via LAS (not fun either when jumpseating SouthWest) and PHX. I jumpseated on SWA arrived at gate 1 LAX and finally got a bus to terminal 4 (tried AAL and all full), hauled a$$ to terminal 5 (delta capt. told me it was cool...but gate agent refused...during boarding process), called a friend at United and he said they had a flight that left in 13 minutes out of terminal 7!!!!! (fortunately it was late leaving and a A320...shared with an Eagle guy in the cockpit....full flight!

All told about 20 hours total...should have splurged and taken a cab from BUR to LAX in the first place!

Tex