Editing Trans World Airlines (section)

====Revolutionary airport design====
TWA was one of the first airlines, after [[Delta Air Lines]], to embrace the [[spoke-hub distribution paradigm]] and was one of the first with the [[Boeing 747]]. It planned to use the 747 along with the [[supersonic transport]] to fly people between the West/Midwest (via Kansas City) and New York City (via [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]) to Europe and other world destinations. As part of this strategy, TWA's hub airports were to have gates close to the street. The TWA-style airport design proved impractical when [[List of Cuba–United States aircraft hijackings|hijackings to Cuba]] in the late 1960s caused a need for central security checkpoints.

=====John F. Kennedy International Airport=====
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[[File:Jfkairport.jpg|thumb|The Trans World Flight Center at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York]]
In 1962, TWA opened [[TWA Flight Center|Trans World Flight Center]], now Terminal 5 (or simply T5), at New York City's JFK Airport and designed by [[Eero Saarinen]]. The terminal was expanded in 1969 to accommodate [[Boeing 747|jumbo jets]], went dormant in 2001, and underwent renovation and expansion beginning in 2005. A new terminal with a crescent-shaped entry hall and now serving [[JetBlue]] opened in 2008—partially encircling the landmark. The headhouse was renovated by Morse Development along with MCR and turned into the [[TWA Hotel]] which opened on May 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/twa-hotel-jfk-airport-opening/index.html|title=TWA Hotel opens at JFK Airport|last=Marcus|first=Lilit|date=2019-05-15|website=CNN Travel|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17|archive-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517012312/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/twa-hotel-jfk-airport-opening/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=====Kansas City International Airport=====
Kansas City approved a $150 million bond issue for the TWA hub there. TWA vetoed plans for a [[Dulles International Airport]]–style hub-and-spoke gate structure. Following union strife, the airport ultimately cost $250 million when it opened in 1972, with Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]] officiating. TWA's gates, which were intended to be within {{convert|100|ft|m}} of the street, became obsolete because of security issues. Kansas City refused to rebuild its terminals as [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]] rebuilt its similar terminals, forcing TWA to look for a new hub. Missouri politicians moved to keep it in the state and in 1982, TWA began a decade-long move to [[Lambert International Airport]] in St. Louis.