Built in 1962 (Googie). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“The TWA Flight Center is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York, United States.”
Wikipedia article TWA Flight Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 108 National Register listings published here for Queens County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1962, Googie, by Eero Saarinen.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,730 fires within 5 miles of Trans World Airlines Flight Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,283 acres in total. 94 started naturally. 117 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1258 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 117 |
| Natural | 94 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 67 |
| Smoking | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | FOUNTAIN1 |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | CREEK19 |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Mott House | 2.7 miles | 2026 | |
 | Russell Sage Sage Memorial Church | 2.9 miles | 1986 |
 | Trinity Chapel | 3.2 miles | 2002 |
 | US Post Office-Far Rockaway | 3.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District | 3.6 miles | 2013 |
 | St. Monica's Church | 4.0 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000994 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Queens County | All 108 listed properties in this county. |
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