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NETHERLANDS

Papua (Jackson's Airport] — clockwise [thank you Peter McEachen for this report.]

Auckland [   ] —both clockwise and counterclockwise [from Dave Debney, who says he worked on three of them]

Christchurch [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Rebecca]

Dunedin [   ] — clockwise [thank you Philip Mardin, who says he's a Dull New Zealander]

Hamilton [   ] — none, a tractor brings one or two trailers [Thank you Dennis for this report]

Napier [   ] — none, a tractor with one, sometimes two, trailers bring the luggage from the plane [thank you John Moodie]

Wellington [   ] — widdershins, which are told by Laurie Fleming, means counterclockwise in Scottish [thanks Laurie and Crofton for this report and for enlightening us about the Scottish word]

Managua [   ] — none

Abuja [   ] — has both clockwise and counterclockwise carousels [thank you S. Williams]

Kano [   ] — none, bags are dumped on terminal floor [Thank you Robin Morgan for this report]

Lagos [   ]— clockwise [thank you S. Williams]

Alesund [   ] — clockwise [Thank you Peter Wetterberg for this report]

Hammerfest [   ] — none, just a counter with a blind, very interesting to try to guess which end of the counter your baggage will appear [thank you to T.I. eggelund]

Lakselv Banak (civilian wing) — clockwise

Lakselv Banak (military wing) — no carousels, baggage is loaded onto wagons and placed in at the back of the terminal

Oslo (Fornebu, a "retired" airport) — counterclockwise

Oslo (Gardermoen) [OSL] — some carousels go clockwise and some go counterclockwise

Stavanger — clockwise

Vaernes Trondheim [   ] — clockwise

Lima [   ] — clockwise [Thank you Bruce Bosler for this information]

Poznan [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you James Nunnerley for this report]

Warsaw [WAW] -- counterclockwise

Faro [   ] — Clockwise [Thank you Peter Newman for this report]

Lisbon [LIS] — clockwise

Culebra [CPX] — none, after chasing goats and dogs off the runway,
an attendant puts the bags in a cart and wheels the cart to the terminal [Thank you William Kunke for this report]

Bucharest (Otopeni International) [   ] — both [Thank you Kyle Holmes for this report]

QATAR

Doha [DOH] -- counterclockwise

Hewanorra [   ] — clockwise

Dhahran [DHA] -- clockwise

Singapore (Changi International) [SIN] — counterclockwise

Singapore (Changi Domestic) [SIN] — there is no domestic terminal in Singapore as the country is only 50 kilometers long. [Thank you Melvin Sim for this report on Singapore.]

Cape Town [   ] — clockwise [thanks to Andrew for this report]

Durban [   ] — clockwise [thanks to Nina for this report]

Johannesburg [   ] — clockwise

Port Elizabeth [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks to Andrew for this report]

Alicante [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Tony Restall for this report]

Arrecife [   ] — baggage handlers had a one hour industrial action when our reporter arrived, thus could not see which way the carousels move [thank you Lee]

Almeria [LEI] — counterclockwise [thank you Martin Gray]

Barcelona [BCN] — clockwiseBilbao [   ] — clockwise

Gerona [   ] — clockwise. Two carousels. One goes clockwise. The other wasn't switched on. They are of a fascinatingly traditional (i.e., dated) style. The controls all on view. A baggage handler comes into the hall, turns on the carousel, then goes back outside again to start loading the luggage on the belt. The luggage comes up the feed belt from somewhere below, then rotates nicely in a clockwise fashion. Very squeaky, though, and the baggage was prone to getting jammed at the feed/carousel intersection. [Thanks to Dave Waterson]

Ibiza [IBZ] — counterclockwise. Four carousels. All belt type affairs on a single level, bags are loaded through the other side of a wall which connects to an airside roadway.  Red lights and buzzers accompany the start of each run and the carousels themselves travel in a counter clockwise direction. [Thanks to Tony Stilling]

Madrid [MAD] — counterclockwise

Malaga [AGP] — counterclockwise [A recent report from Robin Pollard points out that this might be wrong, that he in fact has seen a carousel going clockwise at the Malaga airport. We need to get to the bottom of this. Perhaps Malaya has carousels going both ways.]

Tenerife South [TFS]— counterclockwise [Thank you Pamela Haywood for this repo

Valencia [VLC] — counterclockwise [Thank you Vincente for this report]

Colombo [CMB] — A zigzag conveyor. When cases fall off the end, someone stacks them against the wall. [Thank you Martin Greay for this report]

Khartoum [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Robin Morgan for this report]

Mbabane [   ] — none, just a little man manually unloading bass onto a four-wheeled trolley, then manually pulling this trolley 100 feet into the arrivals building where he then manually unloads them [thank you Russel J. Withers]

Gallilvare [GEV] — clockwise [Thank you Peter H for this report]

Gothenburg [   ] — [thanks to Peter H. Malmberget for this report]

Lule— [  ]--clockwise [Thank you Stefan Lagerkrans]

Mal—ga, just outside of Trollhttan [   ] — none [Thank you Tobiasa Ekenstam for this report—

Stersunds [OSD] counterclockwise [thanks to Niklas Lundberg for this report]

Stockholm [ARN] — clockwise [Tack till Fredrik Hansson for straightening us out on this]

Umea [UME] — no carousel, the belt goes straight (forever, never to return —)

Basel [BSL] — clockwise [thank you Jo Lonergan]

Bern [   ] — other (conveyor belt drops the luggage in a corner of the terminal)
[thank you Pascal P]

Geneva [   ]— counterclockwise

Zurich [ZHR] — clockwise (in Switzerland, this is what you'd expect, right?)

Dar es Salaam [   ] — clockwise, one must be very quick before the buckets of fish being brought by visitors from Mwanza on Lake Victoria spill oil on one’s bag or the subsequent smell will require it to be destroyed weeks later [thank you Graeme McIliveen for this report]

Mwanza [   ] — none, luggage is brought over by cart and then one crowds in and searches [thank you Graeme McIlveen for this report]

Tabora [TBR] — No carousel —the luggage is  brought over to the visitors' lounge and lined up against the wall in order of size.

Bangkok [   ] — counterclockwise, in a zigzag pattern [thanks to J.A. Watts]

Koh Samui [   ] — smallest carousel the reporter has ever seen, takes less than one minute to do a circuit [thanks to Jamie Regan]   

Tobago [   ] — clockwise, two very small carousels [thank you Mark Burton]

Djerba [DJB] — clockwise [Thank you Douglas Balog for reporting this to us.]

Askabad [   ] — counterclockwise, as reported by a scout sent to study the quality of san in Turkmenistan [thanks Kyle Holmes for reporting this]

Kyiv [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Christian for this report]

Dubai [DXB] — counterclockwise

Sharjah — two oddly-shaped carousels, one going in each direction [thank you O.G. Nash for this report]

Aberdeen [ABZ] —the domestic carousels goes countercounterclockwise; the international carousel goes either way, depending on its mood

Belfast [   ] —counterclockwise [Thank you Stanley Tetley for this report]

Birmingham [BHX] — has five carousels, the left two go clockwise, the right three go counterclockwise [thank you David Hancock for this report]

Bristol [   ] — clockwise

Cambridge [   ] — none, bags chucked onto rollers [thanks Rob Lasham]

Cardiff [CWL] — straight lineCoventry [CVT] — one carousel which is going counterclockwise [thank you Stuart Hyde for this report]

Dover Passenger Ferry Terminal — clockwise

Dover Passenger Ferry Terminal — clockwise

Dundee [   ] — none [Thank you Iain Baxter]

East Midland Nottingham [   ] — both clockwise and counterclockwise [Thank you Jim Lowe]

Edinburgh Domestic [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you adavebert]

Exeter [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Oliver P. Thomas for this report]

Glasgow [GLA] — counterclockwise

Gloucestershire [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks Ron Bishop]

Inverness, Scotland [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks to Ian Packman for this report]

Islay (island off West Coast of Scotland [   ] — none [Thank you Iain Baxter]

Isle of Barra, Scotland [   ] — none, luggage put out on the sand on the beach, get wet if the tide comes in rapidly [Thank you Eric Smith]

Isle of Man [   ] — clockwise [thanks David Killip]

Liverpool [LPL] — counterclockwise

London (Gatwick) [LGW)] — counterclockwise

London (Heathrow, Terminal 2) [LHR] — both clockwise and counterclockwise

London (Heathrow, Terminal 3) [LHR] — both clockwise and counterclockwise

London (Stansted) [STN] — both clockwise and counterclockwise; the odd-numbered carousels go clockwise, the even-numbers carousels go counterclockwise

Londonderry (City of Derry Airport) [   ] — They now have a (small) carousel. Clockwise. Previously, there was no carousel, luggage is tossed off the plane, depends on who throws it off so it could land near the terminal or just below the airplane. [thanks to Steve Reszetniak for updating us with the news of this exciting new development

Luton (International) [   ] — clockwise

Luton (Domestic) [   ]— straight

Newcastle [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Howard Cory]

Norwich [   ] — clockwise

Manchester (Terminal 2) [MAN] — both clockwise and counterclockwise

Manchester (Terminal 3) [MAN] —clockwise

Plymouth [   ] — none, a van delivers the bags to a hole in the wall, then the bags are pushed through onto a series of rollers about 20 feet long [thanks Dull Girls]

Sheffield [   ] — no carousels, an electric cart brings the bags to the terminal

Stornoway (Scotland) [   ] — none, rollers on which bags get chucked down by some guys from outside [thanks to James Bond for this]

Southampton [SOU] — clockwise [thank you Paul Smart for this report]

Teesside [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you P. Holmes]

Wick [   ] — Linerar belt with shelf at end [thank you Martin Pilling for this report]

Birmingham [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Zac W. Bond]

Huntsville [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Sidney Allen]

Montgomery (Dannelley Field) [   ] — counterclockwise in a snakelike pattern, goes outside and then back inside. [Thank you Dennis M. Yates for this report.]

Anchorage [ANC] — counterclockwise [thank you Mark Flesher]

Deadhorse [   ] — no carousel, bags fly out of the wall and slide down a chute [thank you Leonard Fallin for this report]

Fairbanks [   ] — clockwise

Phoenix [PHX] — counterclockwise
[thank you Patrick Highgate for this report]

Tucson [   ] — clockwise [Thank you Dick Hall for reporting this.]

Little Rock [   ] — clockwise [thanks Erin Baas]

Bakersfield [BFL] — clockwise [Thank you Pat Highgate for this report]

Los Angeles International Airport [LAX] — both clockwise and counterclockwise [thank you Lucas Flick for reporting this to us]

Ontario International Airport [   ] — both clockwise and counterclockwise, in a snake fashion [thank you Shaun Yates]

Orange County [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks Steve]

Palm Springs International Airport [PSP] — counterclockwise [thank you Steve Koeppel for reporting this to us]

Sacramento [   ] — Terminal A (Southwest is the main user) rotates counterclockwise, Terminal B (United, American, and others) has three carousels, A and B rotate clockwise, D rotates counterclockwise [thank you Bob Gill for this report]

San Diego [SAN] — counterclockwise

San Francisco [SFO] — both clockwise and counterclockwise

San Jose [SJC] — clockwise [thank you Dylan Davis for this report]

Santa Barbara [SBA] — a non moving carousel that looks like just a 20 foot long piece of a moving carousel but that's it — the guys drive up with he loggage and throw it onto the non moving carousel right in front of you -- which Shaun Tolnay says is "pretty amazing if you ask me." [thank you Shaun Tolnay for this vivid report]

Aspen [ASE] — clockwise [thanks to Grover Click for this report

Denver [DEN] — counterclockwise

Eagle (and Vail) [EGE] — counterclockwise [thanks to Grover Click for this report]

Hartford [HFD] — clockwise in a snakelike pattern, going outside, then back inside [thank you R. Couture for this report]

Ft. Lauderdale (Terminal 2) [   ] — counterclockwise

Miami [   ] — clockwise [thank you John Paterson]

Okaloosa County Air Terminal (Fort Walton Beach) [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks to E2 for this report]

Orlando [MCO] — go both directions, depending on the side of the airport Sarasota-Bradenton — counterclockwise [Thank you Andy for this report]

Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers) [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you John Lowe]

Tallahassee [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you David B. Humphrey for this report]

Tampa [   ] — counterclockwise [thanks Tony Restall]

West Palm Beach [PBI]— counterclockwise [thank you D.H. Bloomquist for this report]

Atlanta [ATL] — counterclockwise

Chicago O'Hare International Airport [ORD] counterclockwise — [thank you Angalina for reporting this to us]

Chicago Midway [   ] — clockwise

Moline Quad City International Airport [MLI] — counterclockwise, squiggly [Thank you Mike for reporting this.]

Springfield [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Greg Hamblin for this report]

Cedar Rapids [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Matt Bertolatus for this report]

Des Moines [DSM] — clockwise [thank you Brandon J. Doyle for this report]

Waterloo [   ] — clockwise [thanks to Susan for this report]

Lexington— clockwise [Thank you Robert Hayes for this report]

Louisville [   ] — [thanks Ken]

New Orleans [   ] —counterclockwise [Thank you Rayu Fuenzalida]

Augusta [   ] — none, ticket counter attendant carried your bag to the plane [thank you Steve Bell

Portland [   ] — counterclockwise, squiggly worm-shaped

Presque Isle [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you DJ Mac]

Baltimore-Washington International [BWI] — counterclockwise [thanks to "Steve"]

Detroit [   ] -- counterclockwise [thank you Brandon J. Doyle for this report]

Grand Rapids [   ] -- clockwise [thank you Brandon J. Doyle for this report]

Kalamazoo [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Brandon J. Doyle for this report]

Lansing [   ] -- clockwise [thank you Kreer for this report]

Tri City (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) -- [MBS] clockwise, one carousel that runs clockwise most of the time but it has been seen going backwards when a bag gets stuck which our reporter one time found to be so unerving that he had to put down his coffee and hide behind his newspaper until thinge were set argith a few minutes later [thank you Michael for this report]

Minneapolis [   ]— counterclockwise

Rochester [   ] — clockwise

Kansas City [   ] — clockwise [Thank you Rick Keller for this report]

Rochester [   ] — clockwise

Helena [   ] — counterclockwise

Omaha [   ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Leon for this report]

Sidney [   ] — no carousels, bags put on ground near the plane

Las Vegas [LAS] — clockwise [thank you Patrick Highgate for this report]

Manchester [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you David Ryan for this report]

Newark [EWR] — counterclockwise [Thank you John Vornacka for this report]

Albuquerque International [   ] — counterclockwise [Thanks to E2 for reporting this.]

Albany International Airport [   ] — counterclockwiseBuffalo International [BUF] — both [thank you Rick Seiden]

Buffalo Niagara [BUF] — clockwise [thank you Tim for this report]

Islip [   ]—counterclockwise [thanks to Dr. Paul Shakesby for this report]

New York City, JFK American Airlines Terminal [JFK] — counterclockwise in a squiggly worm pattern

New York City, JFK United Airlines Terminal [JFK] — counterclockwise

New York City, La Guardia [LGA] —counterclockwise

Rochester [   ] — clockwise [thanks to Bob Walton for this report]

Syracuse [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you Paul for this report]

Charlotte [CLT] — counterclockwise [Thank you Matt for this report]

Edenton — none [thank you Bob Brice]

Elizabeth City — none [thank you Bob Brice]

Greensboro [   ] — counterclockwise

Ohio

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, Delta Terminal 3 [   ] — counterclockwise (this airport is in Kentucky but serves Ohio) [thank you Hugh Danielson]

Cleveland [CLE] — clockwise, in a sort of W pattern starting at the top right of the W [thank you Megan Kenal]

Columbus [CMH] — counterclockwise at the A terminal [thank you Jonathan Freed]

Dayton [   ] — counterclockwise

Toledo [   ] — counterclockwise

Lawton [   ] — none [thank you Mark Engl]

Tulsa [   ] — counterclockwise [thank you "me" —]

Eugene [EMH] — counterclockwise [thank you Bob Swanson for this report]

Medford (Rogue Valley Medford International Airport) [   ] — counterclockwise

Portland [   ] —counterclockwise [Thank you Andrew Byrne]

Allentown [   ]— counterclockwise

Philadelphia [PHL] — counterclockwise [was formerly clockwise, changed in 2004 when the baggage handling system was remodeled]

Pittsburgh [ ] — counterclockwise [Thank you Fred Squier for this report]

Providence T.F. Green Airport [ ] — couterclockwise on the North Side, clockwise on the South Side [thank you Hugh Danielson]

Columbia [ ] — counterclockwise

Sioux Falls [ ] — clockwise [thanks to Ryan Townsend for this]

Magee Tyson, Knoxville [TYS] — counterclockwise [thank you Bill]
Nashville — counterclockwise [Thank you Bruce Bosler for telling us this]

Tri Cities Airport (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) — counterclockwise

Austin [AUS] -- counterclockwise [thank you Robert Jennings for this report]

Dallas Ft. Worth [DFW] -- counterclockwise

Dallas Love Field [ ] — counterclockwise

El Paso [ ] — counterclockwise, snaking ind and out of the building. The time I have spent watching for my suitcases to arrive on those carousels probably adds up to hours of innocent pleasure [thank you Jack Makepeace]

Houston Hobby [HOU] — counterclockwise [thank you Mark Flesher]

Houston George Bush Intercontinental [IAH] — clockwise [thank you Mark Flesher]
San Angelo [ ] — clockwise, although much of it is invisible as it runs behind a wall, the part you see runs right to left, therefore clockwise [thank you Brandon J. Doyle for this report]
San Antonio [ ] — counterclockwise [thank you Ann Davis]

Salt Lake City [SLC] — counterclockwise

Burlington [ ] —clockwise

Dulles International Airport [DIA] — counterclockwise [thank you Grover Click for this report.]

Newport News [PHP] — counterclockwise

Reagan National Airport [DCA] — both [Thank you D.H. Bloomquist and Steve Croft for this information]

Seattle/Tacoma {SeaTac) [ ] — clockwise

Skagit [ ] — none

Tashkent [ ] — one carousel, it runs clockwise when it's not broken [thanks to John Thiele]

Luganville [ ] — none, pull cart pulled by people not tractor, and sloped metal table [thanks to Bob Haywood]

Port Villa [ ] — none, bags are brought from the plane on a trolley towed by a little tractor and put through a little window

Hanoi (Domestic) [ ] — counterclockwise

Hanoi (International [ ] — clockwise

Belgrade [ ] — clockwise [Thank you Chazza for this report]

Tivat [ ] — none, a tractor pulls a luggage trailer round to the waiting passengers in a clockwise direction (usually) [Thanks again Chazza]

Ndola [ ] — none, baggage porters handle the bags

Bulawayo [ ] — none, baggage porters handle the bags