Summary The US has more airports than any other country, including unique ones with odd locations and histories. Savannah Airport has gravestones on the runway due to ancestors left undisturbed during WWII. Denver Airport features a cursed horse statue called Blucifer and has a history of conspiracy theories.
According to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), as of 2022, there were 19,969 airports in the country. This is more than any other country in the world, with second-placed Brazil only having about 4,000. Of the 19,969 airports in the US, several have unique locations, are positioned in odd ways, have unique terminals, require special training to fly into, and some have a crazy history.
Oftentimes, these unique things are forgotten about, and airports become something “normal,” and just somewhere we pass through to get to our destination. 5 Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Gravestones The first airport on our list is the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, located in South Carolina. Let’s start from the beginning.
In the middle of World War II (WWII) as the US government needed to expand the military, it searched for additional places to place airports and military bases. The site where the Hilton Head Airport is located today was considered by the government because there was already a functional airfield called Chatham Field. However, the land was not enough for the military, which ended up negotiating with the City of Savann.