How long does it take to read Airport?
Airport by Arthur Hailey takes about 8 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1900. 484 pages, about 133,100 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 68 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Set in Lincoln International Airpot, this novel portrays several airport hours during a midwinter snowstorm and the men and women who share them.
Subjects: Winter storms, Airports, Collision avoidance, Airplanes, Fiction, Hospitals
