Maybe it’s because I’m a travel writer, but some of my favorite movies are ones that transport me elsewhere. Whether it’s seeing John Goodman emerge from the underbelly of the desert southwest in Raising Arizona, or watching Dustin Hoffman drive the wrong way across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in The Graduate, movies are certainly cheaper than a plane ticket if you want to escape to another time and place.

That’s why I love this list of airport and airplane-centric movies compiled by David Armstrong over at Aviation.com. Here are his top 10:

Photo: Me and my good pal Ricky Bobby, of Talladega Nights.

1. Airplane!
2. United 93
3. The Aviator
4. Catch Me if you Can
5. Airport
6. Tokyo Joe
7. The Terminal
8. Octopussy
9. Snakes on a Plane
10. Air Force One

While I haven’t seen all the movies on the list (ummm, Snakes on a Plane?), I have to wholeheartedly agree with Airplane! as the top pick ("Yes, I am serious. And don't call me Shirley"). If I were making my own top 10, however, I’d also have to include European Vacation on the list, too—Clark Griswold’s ridiculousness on the plane ride home results in the torch getting knocked off the Statue of Liberty. And, even though now it’s a bit cliched, Top Gun is a classic for any aviation-loving adrenaline junkie.

What are some of your favorite airport and airplane-related movies? Got any recommendations for great travel-related movies in general?