Soylentgreen From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 243 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 5 months 7 hours ago) and read 10488 times:
My vote would be for the old TWA terminal at JFK International, designed by Eero Saarinen. The views, the setas-it was an amazingly first class place for the masses. It's finally being restored by Jet Blue after AA closed it down not long after it acquired TWA. Hopefully they can recreate the magic that once was. My second pick, and based solely on the interior, would be the Finnair terminal in Helsinki. It' s been about five years since I last passed through there, so it may have changed for the better or worse since then. I would bet it's now even nicer.
What are some of the others? Let me and others in the forum in on your picks. We'd love to know.
So your favorite terminal is Terminal 5 at JFK, it is a nice terminal, although I don't have good memories of the terminal. I had a lot of bad experiences with TWA.
MarshalN From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2005, 1521 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 10392 times:
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 5): Where is the old side? If you mean the domestic terminal (the old main terminal), it has also been renovated ....
Ah, I haven't been back for a few years, so I guess my info is outdated. Come to think of it, last time I flew through they were just renovating the place (I remember having to walk through endless planked corridors to get to my flight to YYZ). So maybe it does look nice now
Zrs70 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2613 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 10388 times:
The old Eastern Terminal at BOS was a thing of beauty. And while the new DL terminal in it's place is spiffy, in truth I think that most new terminals look alike these days!
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7104 posts, RR: 11 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 10384 times:
DTW Midfield terminal is spectactular.
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Airline7322 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 10340 times:
Washington Dulles Main Terminal
Not terribly functional, but certainly a sight to behold.
FriendlySkies From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 3806 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 10310 times:
Being from Chicago I might be a little biased, but I love United's Terminal 1 at ORD:
FlyMKG From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 148 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 10228 times:
My vote goes to the terminal at MKG (Muskegon, MI). The built it sometime in the 90s to replace the old one. It's made almost entirely of green glass. Plus, it is one of the smallest airport terminals in the Midwest to have jet bridges.
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Skywatch From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 921 posts, RR: 7 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 10220 times:
I love my home airport of AUS! It has the Hill Country's signature-granite! The inside is very spacious and modern. The pictures don't do it justice; I need to get there and upload some terminal shots!
Totally. Too bad no pictures of its interior on A.net.
- Great shopping (Japanese district and International District...great idea)
- Onsen (hotspring) for that downtime
- Use of natural light to save money and keep everyone happy
- Integration of Traditional art and design to help welcome international travelers to Japan properly
- Art galleries in the lowest level of the center pier
- Airport Museum and plane gallery
- Best observation deck I have seen.
General idea
Japanese side of the shopping zone
Western side of the shopping zone
The airport in all its splendor...
Will post pictures after trip to HKG.
Yes...I am not a KIX fan. Let's Japanese Aviation!
FlyBoy84 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 362 posts, RR: 5 Reply 22, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 10187 times:
DEN certainly has to rank at the top!
Doesn't each of the concourses have a center or core like C? And is that a Lear Jet hanging from the ceiling?
IAD is another beauty! I flew there in 1994 prior to construction of the new portion of the main terminal. The lower level was ugly - the upper level gave me a nostalgic feeling. The main terminal itself is a thing of beauty to behold from the air and when leaving and entering the airport. It's dramatic and imposing in a way that Lambert's main terminal (or East Terminal for that matter could never be.)
ORD Terminal One - doesn't have DEN's bling-bling, and it doesn't have IAD's classic charm, but it is a modern wonder all its own. I was awed the first time I walked through there and went through the underground tunnel from Concourse C over to B to get to baggage claim.
Just to add my , I'll add MDW to the list. The 3 level terminal and overpass to the concessions triangle and 3 concourses is itself a thing of beauty. The makeover helped MDW become an international airport again! The old building was a classic and I used to love getting a glimpse of what life was like in the 1950s and 60s, but what they have now is top notch!
XJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2148 posts, RR: 55 Reply 23, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 10165 times:
San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4887 posts, RR: 14 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 10157 times:
I'm biased, but SAN's T2 West is a very nice terminal, at least compared to the rest of the airport!
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25 UCLAX: Terminal 7 at JFK. Lots of natural light, cool graphics, and Concorde memories!
26 Okees: i have to say that terminal 2E and 2F of cdg look pretty good from the exterior, but from the inside, boring.. dull.. dead.. ugly! other than that.. t
27 AirbusA6: Yup, lovely looking, but somewhat cramped inside - the check in queue (line) for my VS flight seemed to stretch over half the terminal!
28 HAJFlyer: 1.) JAC (Jackson Hole, Wyoming), which by the way is to the best of my knowledge the only airport in a US national park (Teton) with scheduled commerc
29 747LUVR: I like the main terminal at MCO.....before you take the monorails out to the satellite terminal gates. great sit down restraunts, nice stores, aquariu
31 Jfrworld: San Francisco SFO International terminal... a stunning beauty
32 HEGAN: Bilbao: Santiago Calatrava's "La Paloma"
33 Schipholjfk: Kuaka Lumpur International Airport - KLIA.
34 Yorkie: Not having travelled extensively outside the US, Canada and West Europe: My favourite is YVR International terminal unless I have to fly home although
36 Longhornmaniac: As Skywatch previously mentioned, AUS has a fantastic terminal. For someone who has never been to Austin before, you certainly get an idea of the atti
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, I'll add MDW to the list. The 3 level terminal and overpass to the concessions triangle and 3 concourses is itself a thing of beauty. The makeover helped MDW become an international airport again! The old building was a classic and I used to love getting a glimpse of what life was like in the 1950s and 60s, but what they have now is top notch!
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