How Airports Work - Lonely Planet

Where does luggage go after check in? What happens in the control tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of the airport – from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and bustle of departures.

In this follow-up to How Cities Work, we explore the earliest airports through to today’s giant transport hubs and what airports could look like in the future. Packed with amazing facts and illustrations from James Gulliver Hancock, it’ll surprise and delight readers young and old, ensuring they never look at air travel in the same way again.

Contents include:

Airports Through the Ages
The Great Get-to-the-Airport Race
Find Your Way Round the Airport
The Maintenance Hangar
In the Terminal
Inside an Aircraft
The Control Tower Sees All
Preparing Planes
Ship That Cargo
The Incredible Luggage Journey
Airports of the Future