ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES

Arrivals & Departures investigates how airports organize movement, waiting and encounter. Through terminals, gates and runways, I explore how the promise of mobility takes material form—and how these spaces shape the experience of leaving, arriving and being between places.

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Terminal CLT 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal DCA 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal FCO 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal HK 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal HND 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal HND 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal HNL 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal LGA 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal ORD 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal ORD 3 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal ORD 5 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal ORD4 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal SYD 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal TGL 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Terminal VIE 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside CMI 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside LAX 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside LAX 7 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside LAX9 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside ORD 3 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside ORD 4 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside SDG 3 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside BCN 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside HND 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside LAX 4 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside DOH 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside HNL 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside HRS 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside ORD 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside TOR 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Airside ORD 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate LAX 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate LHR 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate NRT 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate ORD 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate ORD 3 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate VIE 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Gate DCA 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Glow MAN 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Taxi ORD 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Glow MAN 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Taxi MAN 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Taxi ORD 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Taxi SFO 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 3 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 4 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 5 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 7 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 8 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 9 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 10 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals LAX 11 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals SDG 2 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals SFO 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals SNG 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
Finals SYD 1 — Arrivals & Departures, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
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Interior of an airport waiting area with rows of green seats, large window showing airplanes and airport tarmac outside, and airport terminal structures visible in the distance.
Departure information boards at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with a sign welcoming travelers to the airport.
Empty check-in counters with green and black design in an airport terminal, with gate signs A8 and A9 visible.
Layered reflections of airport seating, screens and lights in a terminal window at night.
Large airport departure board listing flight information beneath terminal ceiling lights.
View of an airplane parked at a gate through a large window, with a black sign displaying the number '10' in green above the window.
Freestanding flight-information display against a textured airport terminal wall.
Empty airport baggage-claim area with a luggage carousel beneath ceiling lights.
View of an airport terminal with empty black chairs, large windows showing parked airplanes, one airplane with an American Airlines tail, and yellow aircraft in the background, under a gray cloudy sky.
Decorated Christmas arches with red bows and ornaments inside a modern glass corridor.
Interior view of an airport with a ceiling made of colored, patterned panels and a moving walkway in the foreground. Exit signs are visible in the background.
Empty wooden chair near a large window at an airport gate, with sunlight casting shadows on the black speckled floor.
Aircraft seen through a terminal shop window between shelves of merchandise.
Yellow-and-black airport direction sign suspended beneath a ceiling light.
Inside an airport terminal with passengers sitting and waiting, viewed through large windows showing an airplane at the gate and the airport tarmac outside.
Part of a plane wing at an airport runway with a control tower in the background.
An airplane runway with a foggy atmosphere, showing white runway markings and a distant horizon lost in the fog.
Close-up of a large commercial airplane'S engine and part of the fuselage parked on the tarmac at an airport.
An airport tarmac with several airplanes parked in the background and various ground vehicles. The image shows a large hangar on the left side, with a plane partially inside. The tarmac has marked pathways and lines. Bright sunlight indicates clear w
Rear view of an airplane parked at gate 157 at an airport terminal, with jet bridge connected, ground vehicles, and airport infrastructure visible.
View of an airport tarmac showing a passenger airplane at a gate, connected to a jet bridge, with luggage and ground service equipment nearby, under a clear blue sky.
A large white airplane at an airport gate, with a visible American Airlines logo. A ground service vehicle is parked near the airplane, and a blue sky is overhead.
An airplane with a stylized face and a floral design on the tail is parked on the tarmac behind a chain-link fence, under a cloudy sky.
View from an airport window showing an airplane at the gate with jet bridges attached, ground service vehicles, and other aircraft parked in the background.
An airplane on the tarmac at an airport, with terminals, vehicles, and other aircraft in the background and a clear blue sky above.
Close-up of an airplane at gate, showing wing and engine with Qatar Airways logo, ground service vehicles, and airport tarmac.
View of an airport tarmac with a large white airplane parked at a gate, connected to a jet bridge. Several Southwest Airlines planes are visible in the background, along with ground crew and airport vehicles, under a clear blue sky.
A Japan Airlines airplane parked at the gate with a jet bridge connected to the door, ground crew working nearby, and luggage carts on the tarmac.
Multiple American Airlines airplanes parked at an airport gate area with ground service vehicles, luggage carts, and airport personnel walking around under a partly cloudy sky.
A man with a beard and glasses wearing a black suit and black hat waiting at an airport near an airplane, with passengers boarding the aircraft.
Waiting area at an airport with black seats and large windows overlooking parked airplanes, including a Delta Airlines plane.
View of an airport tarmac with a jet bridge, ground equipment, and distant runway in overcast weather.
View of an airport tarmac at dusk with aircraft parked near gates, a jet bridge with gate number 156, and a distant airplane tail with a red, white, and blue striped design.
Airport jet bridge with a closed door, parked on the tarmac with visible airplane wings of a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft in the background, cloudy sky above.
Airport tarmac with aircraft, jet bridges, and ground vehicles, with distant trees and sky.
View of an airport jet bridge connected to an aircraft, with a woman inside the jet bridge and airport ground equipment nearby.
View from inside an airplane looking through a window at another airplane's exterior, with the aircraft's door frame and some interior parts visible.
A person in red and black clothing standing inside a curved glass door or vestibule, seen from outside looking in, with the person facing away and their head turned slightly to the side.
A view from an airplane window showing the aircraft wing and engine, with clouds partially obscuring the landscape below.
An airplane runway at dusk or dawn, with lights lining the runway and a control tower visible in the distance, reflective wet surface on the runway.
Aerial view of farmland with fields, trees, and small ponds, partly obscured by airplane clouds and engine visible in the right corner.
View of an airplane wing and engine with airport tarmac and runway visible in the background.
View of an airport tarmac with airplane wing in the foreground and a jet parked at gate in the background. Clear sky.
View from an airplane window showing airport tarmac with orange and white safety barriers, part of an airplane engine in the lower left corner, and blue sky with distant mountains.
An airplane is landing or taking off at an airport, flying close to the ground with visible contrails in the clear blue sky. The airport runway and control towers are in the foreground, with a fence and a car visible on the side of the road.
An airplane is flying upside down against a clear blue sky, with contrails visible behind it and ground-based antennas below.
Close-up view of the underside of a large airplane with engines and landing gear visible, flying in a cloudy sky.
A large passenger airplane flying in a clear blue sky with contrails behind it.
A group of three people, two women and a man, are on a sidewalk outdoors, with palm trees and parked cars nearby. One woman is lifting a child into the air while the other woman is taking a photo of them. In the sky above, an airplane is flying low.
An airplane flying low over a grassy park area with trees and parked cars, indicating takeoff or landing at an airport.
View from underneath a large Ferris wheel with blue and yellow colors and a red and yellow emblem on the center, against a clear blue sky.
An airplane flying in the sky above a billboard advertisement, with trees partially visible on the left side of the image.
Airplane flying over airport with control tower in background, man standing on sidewalk, sunny day.
A runway with a large Air France airplane flying low in the sky. The photo is taken in an urban area with cars on the road, traffic lights, and people on the sidewalk.
A commercial airplane flying toward the camera with landing gear extended, seen from below against an overcast sky.
An airplane flying overhead at an airport with clear blue sky, surrounded by parking lot with cars, light poles, and airport structures in the background. The image includes parking lot barriers and shadows on the ground.
A commercial airplane flying in an overcast sky, viewed from below.
Black and white photo of rooftops with trees in the foreground, power lines across the sky, and an airplane flying overhead.