City

Airport with Airplane

The biggest City airport yet, packed with play and one oddly small plane.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 60502 · 2026

Pieces887

Minifigs9

Year2026

Set number60502

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The verdict

This is the largest City airport LEGO has put out, and honestly it earns the label.

You get a three-section terminal that pins together, nine minifigures, and a security line that actually does things. The one thing that keeps nagging me is the airplane itself, which reads more like a private jet than the commercial aircraft the box implies. If you or the kid in your life wants an airport to run scenarios in all afternoon, this delivers; if you wanted a proper airliner to sit on a shelf, that plane will bug you.

Best for: Families who want a busy, open playset airport rather than a display piece

The full review

What it is

The first thing that got me with 60502 is just how open it is. Instead of a walled terminal you fight to reach inside, LEGO built this one in three sections that pin together and stay reachable from every angle, which is exactly what you want when there are nine minifigures shuffling through security and boarding. It is the biggest City airport LEGO has made, and it feels like they finally had enough real estate to include the whole airport experience rather than a token check-in desk. You get a security line, a departure board, a jet bridge, an airport tug, and the plane, all in one box.

The catch

Now for the part I keep circling back to. The airplane. It is a nice little build with a detailed cabin and fold-down stairs, but the proportions read private jet, not commercial airliner, and once you notice it you cannot unsee it. For a set literally called Airport with Airplane, a lot of people expected something with more presence on the runway, and the community picked up on it fast. The jet bridge is the other small letdown: it raises and lowers to meet different aircraft, which is a clever function, but the look of it does not really sell the illusion. And at 99 dollars for 887 pieces, you are paying City playset prices, so go in knowing this is about play value and minifigure count rather than a dense parts haul.

Who it's for

Here is who should grab this. If you want an airport that a kid can actually play with, where planes taxi and luggage rolls through the scanner and the X-ray skeleton pops up when you spin the metal detector, this is one of the best City sets going right now. The open layout is the whole point and it works beautifully on a play table or a bedroom floor. If instead you were dreaming of a big, shelf-worthy passenger jet to admire, I would steer you elsewhere, because the aircraft here is the weakest part of an otherwise really likable set. Set your expectations on the airport, not the plane, and you will be delighted.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building it is a comfortable, pleasant few hours rather than a marathon. The terminal goes up in three chunks that connect with pins, so the construction stays varied and you get that satisfying moment of clicking the sections into one long airport. Kids age 8 and up can manage it, and there is enough going on with the moving security gear and the jet bridge mechanism to keep an adult builder interested too. Nothing here is fiddly to the point of frustration, and the modular approach means you can take it apart and reconfigure the footprint later.

The value lives in the play features and the printed and accessory parts rather than any headline new mold. All nine minifigures are unique to this set, including an airport worker in a hi-viz vest and helmet, a pilot in a suit and sunglasses, and a flight attendant. The accessory count is where it shines: three suitcases, two boarding tickets, marshaling wands, a passport, a newspaper, a map, a croissant, and a sunflower lanyard that quietly nods to the hidden disabilities program real airports use. That printed X-ray skeleton tile behind the metal detector is the little detail people keep mentioning, and it is a genuinely charming touch.

Fun facts

01At 887 pieces this is the largest City airport LEGO has produced to date.
02Spinning the walk-through metal detector reveals a printed X-ray skeleton tile, a small gag most reviewers single out as their favorite detail.
03The set includes a sunflower lanyard, a real-world symbol used at airports to signal a hidden disability so travelers can request extra help.
04The terminal is built in three separate sections joined by pins, making the whole airport modular and easy to pull apart or rearrange.