TWA Flight Center, Queens, New York
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moelsla
N 40° 38.747 W 073° 46.691
18T E 603306 N 4500154
The TWA Flight Center was declared a New York City Historical Landmark in 1994 and placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 2005. The original building was designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen and Associates.
Waymark Code: WM18RRB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2023
Views: 2
The TWA Flight Center was erected between 1959 and 1962. It operated as an air terminal until 2001.
It has a prominent wing shaped thin shell roof supported by four "Y" shaped piers. An open three level space with tall windows offered views of departing and arriving flights. There are virtually no straight lines with the roof floating above the terminal like a bird in flight.
In 2001 the terminal closed for passenger operations and after sitting empty for a while until plans for turning the TWA terminal into a hotel in 2015.
Street address:
Terminal 5, JFK International Airport
New York City, New York United States
11430
County / Borough / Parish: Queens County
Year listed: 2005
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation
Periods of significance: 1950-1974
Historic function: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Current function: Hotel
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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