Immersive Training: NY to LA [part 4/8]

Flying into busy urban airports is a challenge. Flying into less busy rural airports is a different kind of challenge. 

First, they’re not so easy to find. Looking for a runway located in the middle of hundreds of miles of fields sounds easy, but is usually not the case.

Second, they usually don’t offer the amenities that larger, busier airports do. But, that is usually a beautiful thing. What it means is less chain restaurants and more local home cooking. 

Third, if you appreciate mid-century architecture and design, you’ll really find some special buildings, airplanes, hangars, etc. 

During our trip, just before we landed at Denver Int’l, we stopped at Emporia KS for fuel. Different kind of airport, different kind of experience, but a part of the country that I hadn’t seen before and enjoyed every minute of it.