Charlee D.
Yelp
I've seriously only had pleasant, fun (if that's possible) experiences here. This may be because I always end up flying at a ridiculously early hour, or it may be because I'm too excited about where I'm going to notice any differently. But I reallllyyy love this airport. For several reasons:
It's literally down the street from my house. I get here in 10 minutes, door-to-door. I really can't think of anything more convenient.
It's a tiny airport. Even if you need to leave your car in the self-park overnight lot, it's a really short walk. Also, if you have an early flight and you check in online beforehand, you can get from the check-in counter to the gate in like 15 minutes. I have always found the TSA staff here to be very friendly, especially the woman who works in the morning. She's an actual sweetheart. It's old fashioned scanning: a passport check, a machine for your carry-on, and a metal detector for you.
Once you're upstairs, where the gates are located, there is a little restaurant, Thrashers, and an airport bar. Up until this year, Thrashers didn't open until 6am, and the airport bar was never open until at least 9am. Not so anymore! On my most recent visit, boyfriend and I arrived at the gate for our 7am flight at 5:30. Both Thrashers and the bar were open. I was experiencing greater-than-normal (even for me) anxiety about the flight being on time, potentially losing our luggage, and making it to the cruise ship on time (shameless plug for Royal Caribbean International), boyfriend strongarmed me into having drink at the bar. Ha ha, strongarmed. Anyway, this is ACY's only downfall, as I can see. I had a screwdriver and boyfriend ordered a double craberry and vodka....$30!!!! Woaaaah nelly. We did not have another round.
There's also a little Hudson News kiosk where you can purchase magazines, bottles of water, and light snacks.
If I can get away with flying from ACY, I'm chosing this airport over Philly, Newark, and where ever else every single time.