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You rarely see a clock at the airport, even though most people at the airport is very interested in what time it is because they have a plane to catch. (I’ll concede that people who just finished the last flight of their trip might not care.)

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Virtually all airport schedule signage (arrivals, departures) tells the time.

Which is to say that clocks are integrated into the most salient signage furniture.

The pervasive televisions also show signage, and at ticket desks there are often clocks which show international time in major destinations.

I hear what you’re saying. What I guess I meant - and I was not that precise - is that such clocks are usually small, a little display at the bottom of the arrivals/departures board. I should just be able to look up and know what time it is. Perhaps I am just unusual.

Erm: televisions also show time, was what I'd meant to write.

Maybe this is a maintenance thing? If the clock is broken/wrong at a plausible time, you might not notice it until it's too late. Better to not have one and make people double check their own time.

This makes sense. (If it is indeed the case - see the sibling comment to yours, it’s possible I’m mistaken.)

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