KFQDOn the field
Rutherford County Airport
57 Alpha Airport Cafe
Rutherfordton, NC
On the field
Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun 11am-2pm, cash onlyDetails →
Airport restaurants · The FnD Passport
Food worth
the fuel.
Airport restaurants on the field, a short walk from the ramp, or a short drive away. Find one, fly there, get your logbook stamped, and someday hand it down.
202
Restaurants
194
Airports
168
On the field
41 states so far. More as I go.
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C.J. Cannon's
Vero Beach Regional Airport (KVRB) · Vero Beach, FL · On the field
On the field since 1984, with runway views from the tables and aviation memorabilia on the walls. Breakfast, lunch and dinner most days.
Mon-Sat 7am-9pm, Sun 7am-2pm
See C.J. Cannon's →Run an airport restaurant? This spot changes every month. Get in touch.
The list
Where to eat when you land.
Three kinds of close: on the field, under a mile's walk from the ramp, or a short drive of under 3 miles. I add more as I find them, and every listing gets checked before it goes up. Know one I'm missing? Suggest it.
See them all on the Meal Map, with range rings →Hungry for
KPDKOn the field
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
57th Fighter Group Restaurant
Atlanta, GA
WWII-themed, prime rib, weekend brunch
Beside the runway, shuttle from Epps Aviation
L05On the field
Kern Valley Airport
Airpark Cafe
Kernville, CA
Pilot-favorite burgers
At the airport, dog-friendly outdoor seating
T82On the field
Gillespie County Airport
Airport Diner at the Hangar Hotel
Fredericksburg, TX
Bomber Burger and malts
1940s-style diner next to aircraft parking
Wed-Thu 11-2, Fri-Sun 8-2Details →
KONZWalkable
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Airport Inn
Grosse Ile, MI
Pizza and burgers; bar
Across the street from Hangar 2, about 100 yards from the ramp
Open 7 days under new owners (opening time not confirmed)Details →
KDEDOn the field
DeLand Municipal Airport
Airport Restaurant & Gin Mill
DeLand, FL
Outdoor deck, live music, and a burger billed as the best in town
On the airport, with a deck looking out on the skydivers
Kitchen Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm (2024)Details →
KMTOOn the field
Coles County Memorial Airport
Airport Steakhouse
Mattoon, IL
Elephant Ear Tenderloin and hand-breaded mushrooms
On the field
Sun-Thu 7am-2pm, Fri-Sat 7am-7pm, closed MonDetails →
KHUTOn the field
Hutchinson Regional Airport
Airport Steakhouse
Hutchinson, KS
Charcoal-grilled steaks in the terminal since 1952
In the terminal, park on the ramp
KFPROn the field
Treasure Coast International Airport
Airport Tiki
Fort Pierce, FL
Fly-in tiki cafe: crab cakes, blackened mahi, key lime pie
Inside the APP Jet Center FBO. Taxi right up.
Daily 7am-3pmDetails →
Hours change. Call ahead before you file. If a place has closed or I got something wrong, tell me and I'll fix it.
The FnD Passport
A logbook you hand down.
A paper logbook for airport meals. One page per visit: where you flew, who came along, what you ordered. Get the page stamped or signed by your instructor or whoever was in the right seat.
Paper on purpose. Phones get replaced. A logbook with coffee rings and a kid's handwriting in it gets kept, and someday it gets handed to someone who wants to fly the same routes.
Post your page on Instagram with #FnDPassport and I'll share my favorites. I'm also asking the restaurants on this list to offer something for student pilots who fly in, solo or with their instructor.
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- 1Student PilotYour first stamp
- 5Private PilotFive restaurants
- 10Instrument RatedTen, in any weather
- 25CommercialTwenty-five
- 50ATPFifty airport meals
- 100Hall of FameOne hundred. I want to meet you.
Stamps from any airport restaurant count, listed here or not.
Someday, my own
Four restaurants. One goes first.
I have four restaurant ideas of my own, and they're racing. Every merch order is a vote for which one I try to open first.
See the race
