Worldport was the trademarked name for Delta Air Lines' Terminal 3 at John F. Kennedy International Airport when it was owned by Pan American World Airways. Terminal 3, which opened in 1960, was constructed for Pan American World Airways and was originally known as the Pan Am Terminal and designed by Ives, Turano & Gardner, Assoc Architects and Walter Prokosch of Tippets-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton with zodiac figures across the front by sculptor Milton Hebald. In 1971 it was expanded and renamed the "Pan Am Worldport". Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, in south-eastern New York City. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... 360-degree panorama of the night sky with constellations superimposed. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

It is particularly famous for its 4-acre "flying saucer" roof held up by 32 radial, prestressed girders and noted for its rooftop parking facilities: upon its expansion in 1972, it was also briefly the world's largest airline terminal. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Guide to New York City called the terminal a "genuine architectural attempt to answer the problem of all-weather connections to the planes" but derided the overall concept as "compromised by an overabundance of distracting detail." Look up Girder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

For current description and operation, see John F. Kennedy International Airport. John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, in south-eastern New York City. ...

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• Pan Am Worldport history
• In disrepair in 2000
• Links to archival Port Authority Photos