10 Facts About TWA Terminal

The TWA Terminal operated its Ambassador Club on the northern portion of the upper floor.

The hotel is outside the sterile area of TWA Terminal 5, meaning that visitors can only access the hotel before going through T5 security or after arrival at T5.

TWA Terminal had begun flying internationally in 1946 from New York's LaGuardia Airport with flights to Paris, London, Rome, Athens, Cairo, Lisbon, and Madrid.

TWA Terminal's hangar was on the opposite side of its assigned lot.

Additionally, TWA needed fourteen positions at the terminal for large jets.

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Aline Saarinen worked with TWA to coordinate marketing activities centered on the terminal from the building announcement to its completion in 1962.

TWA Terminal as completed had seven aircraft positions, six of which were available from Flight Wing 2; the other boarding position was available from a temporary structure attached to Flight Tube 1.

TWA Terminal deteriorated financially during the 1990s, and after it eliminated many routes in 1996, moved most of its New York operations to the TWA Terminal Flight Center.

TWA Terminal eventually sold its assets to American Airlines in October 2001.

In 2004, the dormant head house briefly hosted an art exhibition called TWA Terminal 5, featuring the work of 19 artists from 10 countries.