ATLANTA -- Mark Malkoff plans to spend most of his 4th of July holiday weekend in his own home, sleeping in his own bed. Why is that unusual? Malkoff spent the entire month of June living and sleeping in an airplane.

"A year and a half ago I came up with the idea because I have a fear of flying," Malkoff told WSBTV.com upon completion of his 30-day stunt. "The idea was, I'd stay on the plane for the entire month. I'd sleep on the plane because if I gave myself a chance to stay at a hotel, there's a good chance I would never come back in the morning."

Malkoff boarded an AirTran flight from New York to Atlanta on June 1. Over the next month, Malkoff visited 38 cities on 135 flights and traveled more than 111,000 miles.

Man Lives On Airplane For One Month

Technically, he didn't stay on the same plane for 30 days. He did switch planes, though he never entered the terminal. He changed planes on the tarmac. When everyone else exited the plane, Malkoff remained behind, spending the night. Sometimes he slept in the overhead bin, other times, he made do with the exit row.

Malkoff obviously had the blessing of AirTran in his quest. AirTran used the opportunity to promote their new inflight Wi-Fi service. Through the service, Mark was able to stay connected to friends, family and followers in June. During that time, Malkoff sent 1,000 Twitter updates and changed his Facebook status 700 times.

"Hygiene was tough. I mean I'd use baby wipes every morning. I'd wash my hair in the airplane bathroom. During one flight, Anna, the flight attended, shampooed my hair. Thank you Anna."

The Flint Michigan Fire department even helped. They hosed Malkoff down on the tarmac during one of his stops there.

Malkoff and his wife Christine renewed their vows on the adventure. They did it on the plane in Las Vegas with an Elvis impersonator officiating the ceremony.

Other highlights on the trip include playing Twister and Bingo with passengers, racing remote control cars with Danica Patrick, some football instruction from Anthony Munoz, even getting hosed down by Tony Orlando.

This isn't Malkoff's first brush with these type stunts. He previously lived in an IKEA store for 30 days and even visited 171 Starbucks in a day.

The Guinness Book of World Records honored Malkoff with establishing a new record for the most flight segments in a month.

And now, even though his journey is complete, Malkoff's experience will continue. AirTran put his image on one of its planes.

"Danica Patrick, Elton John and me. How cool is that?"