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What is that smell at the airport?
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Off the top of my head, the two most common airport/airplane smells are:
1. Burnt Jet Fuel
2. The mixture of bad coffee and lavatory kool-aid that is stuck in airplane upholstery
1. Burnt Jet Fuel
2. The mixture of bad coffee and lavatory kool-aid that is stuck in airplane upholstery
Jet fuel is my favorite. It makes me dream of days gone by, long before security was ever an issue. 
LAS smells like the race track. Stale cigarettes, cheap beer and cheap beer that's been pissed out on the carpet.
Sanford Orlando smelled like a nursing home.
Other than that, most airports just smell like people, carpet and junk food.
Fly enough and the only thing you smell is the whiff of another delay.
Sanford Orlando smelled like a nursing home.
Other than that, most airports just smell like people, carpet and junk food.
Fly enough and the only thing you smell is the whiff of another delay.
Hmmm... I've been in a lot of airports, but have never smelled anything strange. Maybe that's because I spend so much time in them. Bah, I need a new job so that I can recognize this smell.
Do you get a cabin picture of the previous load from a flight attendant??
At least you could be selective then, depending on your proclivity.
Expanding on the above, it's the smell of fear, desperation, hopes yet to be dashed, loves yet to be lost.
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