I am an AFOL from Costa Rica. I was a child in the 80s and thanks to my mom I have been in contact with Lego since I was very child, I think I got my first set on 1982.

So I have a lot of memories of those vintage sets. I remember to see this beautiful Airport, with its clock, the Tower and all those details... I always wanted. Sadly is very difficult for a LEGO lover to have all the sets that we want to have!!!! Even if LEGO has produced another Airports, some of them pretty amazing, for me this one will be always THE AIRPORT.

I couldn´t have it until now that I have had lucky enough to got one on eBay. I am in love with my vintage Airport, I play with the Airplane, the terminal and I feel myself like the child I was in 1985 no the AFOL of almost 40 years old that I am now. If a set has that capacity, has served well its purpose. I simply love it, is very fun, beautiful, well made, is a classic, and I am very happy to finally have it in my collection

This is my first review so forgive me if it isnt perfect!

I brought this for £29 two years ago.

This set consists of a runway, aeroplane, helicopter, and of course the airport.

The Minifigures:

The pilot

Two men with an aeroplane on his top

A lady wearing the same top as above

A policemen (seeming as this was made over 25 years ago not much has changed!)

Two tourists/passengers

And the helicopter pilot

Minifigures: 9/10

Could have had less people with aeroplane tops, yet they're problably the staff

Runway: this consists of three baseplate

Not much else other than lights!

7/10

Could have been longer

Aeroplane:

The top can be opened and has about eight seats

Their is also a compartment to place suitcases.

Along with this is a small vehicle which carries the suitcases.

9/10

Is a bit small, but isnt ridicolously large like the most recent aeroplane

Finally:

The airport

There is an entrance which has a door. To the left of this is the baggage area, and to the right is where i presume you order your flights.

And at the next floor is a meeting room, and above that the control tower

10/10 perfectly spendid for any town

Overall: 95/100

If you overlook some small tweaks, the set is one of the best

HWR1996 Signing out (first time i said that since myreviews on lego.com)

I originally got this set as a Christmas gift when I was 7 and I never stopped playing with it. At the time I was obsessed with planes so much of my focus was loading my mini-figures onto the plane and "flying" it round my bedroom! My review is now based on looking at it now as opposed to when I was 7...

The Plane

Compared to the passenger planes of recent sets this plane is rather "boxy" and small as the inside is a little cramped. Despite this, the plane is still a vital part of my airport acting as a short haul passenger plane.

The Helicopter

Again, compared to the recent helicopter in the 3222 VIP Helicopter and Limousine Set, this is rather small and "boxy". I think this is the one part of the set that is due for retirement...

The Terminal

This is still a great building with lots of playability. Admittedly, it looks quite garish and dated compared to the newer airport terminal. Still to this day my favourite parts of this building are the sloped windows from the control tower and the baggage claim. With the 3182 airport looking more modern and more like Heathrow terminal 5, my original terminal now serves as a Bank on my main street - the ground floor now serves as the main area of the bank with the baggage claim part now an ATM in the wall. The sloping windows of the control tower are now moved down to the roof next to what was the restuarant area on the second floor to make a fancy office for the bank manager.

All in all, this is a fantastic set both as an airport and using the building as something else in your town.

I think I got this set when I was 9 or 10, and I'm still having it after 20+ years (with some shelf wear on the box). To me, it looks just like the real thing, there are control tower, restaurant, waiting area, clock, baggage slide, baggage truck, airport staff, passengers, bags, runway with lights on the ground, etc. Back in the old days, I love to play around with the baggage slide and baggage truck so much, as if I'm working at airport. And the base plate are fun too, I'll change the runway once in a while especially when I have a new building in my town. Without the runway, the airport is just incomplete! The plane might not look as good comparing to the latest ones but the size is just right! I've recently bought a few more base plates to accomodate a few more planes (e.g. 7732) to make it looks more busy. More importantly, with the addition of 6399, my town is perfectly completed~! (Other airport set doesn't match with 6399 as good)

If I must have to complain, it's missing a staircase for boarding onto the plane that the other airport sets have~

I got this set for Christmas - I was 6 or 7 at the time. I remember just being awed by how much was going on and how much fun me and my brothers had putting all the minifigs to work. The terminal seems quaint by today's standards but was pretty typical of one at a medium sized airport at the time. I rebuilt this set a couple of years ago (minus the helicopter) and it is still every bit as cool as it used to be.

It's too bad the new airport sets don't include runway baseplates as it really detracts from the playability and overall feeling of being an actual airport.