Editing Trans World Airlines (section)

=====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.