Author: Harriet Baskas, Special to USA TODAY

Dallas-Fort WorthInternational Airport has an operations center to monitor the airfield. But it has been beefing up another behind-the-scenes center.

New amenities and creative activities introduced by airports, airlines and in-terminal vendors are making airport dwell time more enjoyable.

Scheduled to open in time for the busy Christmas travel week, the Sleepbox Nap Lounge will offer 16 sound-proofed rooms at Washington Dulles airport.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s SEA Visitor Pass gives the public access to activities past the security checkpoints.

Some airport signs can not only provide information, they can also be fun.

Curtis Robert Burns, the Transportation Security Administration’s surprise social media star, passed away at the age of 48 after a sudden illness.

The world’s first and only revolving glass floor is now suspended and spinning – slowly – at the 500-foot level of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.