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Top 100 Things People Do at the Airport

Monday, October 19, 2026

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There’s a familiar airport ritual: check the board, find your gate, grab something to eat, then somehow still check the departure time five more times. This list is based mainly on Booking.com statistics, with passenger insights filling in the gaps.

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.

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The full Top 100

  1. #1Go through security
  2. #2Wait at the gate
  3. #3Check in
  4. #4Eat
  5. #5Look at your phone
  6. #6Shop
  7. #7Sit down
  8. #8Use the toilet
  9. #9Buy a coffee
  10. #10Charge your phone
  11. #11Look at the departures board
  12. #12Drop your bags
  13. #13Board the plane
  14. #14Passport control
  15. #15Take off your shoes
  16. #16Take off your belt
  17. #17Put liquids in a bag
  18. #18Take your laptop out
  19. #19Empty your pockets
  20. #20Buy a drink
  21. #21Duty free
  22. #22Go to a lounge
  23. #23Have a nap
  24. #24Connect to the wifi
  25. #25Collect your bags
  26. #26Get a trolley
  27. #27Park the car
  28. #28Get dropped off
  29. #29Queue
  30. #30People watch
  31. #31Walk around
  32. #32Read a book
  33. #33Put headphones on
  34. #34Work on a laptop
  35. #35Go to the pub
  36. #36Hug goodbye
  37. #37Pick someone up
  38. #38Get a taxi
  39. #39Go through customs
  40. #40Run to the gate
  41. #41Listen to the tannoy
  42. #42Check the flight
  43. #43Moan about the delay
  44. #44Weigh your bag
  45. #45Repack your bag
  46. #46Pay for extra luggage
  47. #47Print your boarding pass
  48. #48Scan your boarding pass
  49. #49Take a photo
  50. #50Watch the planes
  51. #51Buy perfume
  52. #52Buy chocolate
  53. #53Buy a souvenir
  54. #54Get currency
  55. #55Buy a neck pillow
  56. #56Buy headphones
  57. #57Buy sunglasses
  58. #58Fill a water bottle
  59. #59Go to Pret
  60. #60Get McDonald's
  61. #61Play a game
  62. #62Watch Netflix
  63. #63Stretch
  64. #64Follow the signs
  65. #65Ask for directions
  66. #66Take the shuttle
  67. #67Go through the metal detector
  68. #68Get patted down
  69. #69Take baby out of the pram
  70. #70Priority boarding
  71. #71Save a seat
  72. #72Pretend to sleep
  73. #73Text that you've landed
  74. #74Wait at the lost luggage desk
  75. #75Cry
  76. #76Kiss goodbye
  77. #77Wave through the glass
  78. #78Brush your teeth
  79. #79Put on deodorant
  80. #80Change your clothes
  81. #81Take travel sickness pills
  82. #82Fill in a landing card
  83. #83Get a stamp in your passport
  84. #84Lose the car
  85. #85Stand in the wrong queue
  86. #86Miss the flight
  87. #87Argue about the gate
  88. #88Look at watches you'll never buy
  89. #89Buy a SIM card
  90. #90Get a massage
  91. #91Play in the kids area
  92. #92Buy a lottery ticket
  93. #93Count your liquids
  94. #94Hide your water
  95. #95Pray it isn't delayed
  96. #96Clap when it lands
  97. #97Rehearse nothing to declare
  98. #98Walk through the sliding doors twice
  99. #99Pretend you know where you're going
  100. #100Buy a giant Toblerone

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