Pilots' favorite $100 hamburger haunts
Members share their top airport restaurant picks
The response to our story about favorite places to fly to eat was remarkable—everyone it seems has a great favorite place (see “Will Fly for Food,” August 2018 Pilot). So here are a few more great airport eateries as suggested by our members (in no particular order).
Illustration by John Ueland
Cockpit Café, Sanford Airport (SFM), Sanford, Maine. —Ed Bergeron
Donna’s Runway Café, Blairstown Airport (1N7), Blairstown, New Jersey. —Nathan Lugo
Right Fork Diner, Katama Airpark (1B2), Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. —Steve Lynch
The Flight Deck, Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), Lake Tahoe, Nevada;
Peter Chu’s, Redding Municipal Airport (RDD), Redding, California;
Three-Zero Café, Half Moon Bay Airport (HAF), Half Moon Bay, California. —Michael Golden
Sky Café, Sky Manor Airport (N40), Pittstown, New Jersey;
Avion Restaurant, Flying W Airport (N14), Lumberton, New Jersey. —Bryan Boyle
Klingers at the Airport, Reading Regional Airport (RDG), Reading, Pennsylvania. —Terry P. Sroka
Pilot Pete’s Restaurant, Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C), Schaumburg, Illinois. —Mike Lepore
Airport Café, Grimes Field (I74), Urbana, Ohio. —E. Joel Wesp
Nancy’s Airport Café, Willows-Glen County Airport (WLW), Willows, California. —Jimmy Hamilton
K-18 Café, Lucas Airport (38K), Lucas, Kansas. —Tony Miller
Blue Skies Grill, Hampton Roads Executive Airport (PVG), Hampton Roads, Virginia. —John Cabeen
DuNunzio’s Italian Chophouse, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE), Latrobe, Pennsylvania;
Arena’s at the Airport, Delaware Coastal Airport (GED), Georgetown, Delaware;
Cloud Nine Restaurant, Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT), Williamsport, Pennsylvania. —Steven H. Weintraub
Fly Inn, Plainwell Municipal Airport (61D), Plainwell, Michigan. —Randy Passeno
DC-3 Gifts and Grill, Catalina Island Airport (AVX), Catalina, California. —Jerry Dickman
Airport Steak House, Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO), Mattoon, Illinois;
The Lodge, Rough River State Park Airport (2I3), Falls of Rough, Kentucky;
Lambert’s Café, Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (SIK), Sikeston, Missouri. —Jeff Boyd
Keep those suggestions coming ([email protected], with the subject line “$100 hamburger”)! See “Letters” on p. 18 for more reader suggestions.
