Explaining a Movie on Instagram: "While filming The Terminal (2004) no airport could accommodate the months-long shoot, so Steven Spielberg commissioned a fully functioning terminal set inside a massive hangar at LA/Palmdale Regional Airport. The production built a complete “JFK” interior from the ground up, following real building codes and outfitting it with working escalators, storefronts, lighting, and the sweeping architecture of a modern concourse. It allowed Spielberg to control every hou