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Missouri’s Branson Airport is the first privately developed commercial airport in the U.S. As such, it promises to operate in ways unheard-of anywhere else in the country.

Passengers boarding planes at some American airports are being asked to pass through whole body scanners at security checkpoints, which penetrate their clothing.

A FedEx airplane ran off a runway at Tokyo's Narita airport in Japan and burst into flames Monday, an airport official confirmed.

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a spokeswoman for the airport.

Engine failure may have been a factor in Wednesday's plane crash at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Dutch investigators say.

For many travelers, duty-free is a luxurious enigma wrapped up in discounted Swiss chocolate and soaked in tax-free vodka.

In the wake of United's departure, Los Angeles World Airports officials say it no longer makes sense to operate the airport.

The FAA says Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the nation's busiest airport for the fourth year in a row.

The approval, in an especially heated session in parliament, came despite mounting opposition from residents, lawmakers and environmental campaigners.

Ethnic profiling at the airport:, sadly, is alive and well in the new year.