Author: Harriet Baskas, Special to USA TODAY

Those who get a gate pass can have extra time with family and friends before they board a plane or meet a loved one when they get off a flight.

Here’s how some major airports have worked to address issues of curbside congestion from Lyft and Uber rides.

According to a new report from TSA, during fiscal year 2018, travelers left $960,105 in the plastic bins at airport checkpoints around the country.

United Airlines, Sony and Marvel worked together to weave safety instructions into a fast-paced film starring Spider-Man and some of his friends.

The Real ID Act set new and higher minimum security standards for driver’s licenses and identification cards that will be accepted at airports.

Security issues and the pressure to generate revenue caused many airports to close this once-common feature. Here are some you can still visit.

The two-gate terminal feels more like a swank lounge than a regional airport, and offers great plane spotting thanks to the Boeing factory next door.

New terminals and upgrades are underway at Seattle, New York, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and many other airports.

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

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.