“You hear a plane, and you're able to tell which engines they are – and by the engines, you know, oh, it's this model of plane. In this world, it’s well known which airports are friendly toward plane spotters, but two people I spoke to have been escorted off other properties by security guards. With its observation deck and heated infinity pool directly overlooking the runways at JFK’s busy Terminal 5, the TWA hotel rooftop is a bucket list perch. “I mean, it's iconic.”Just as any collector has an appreciation for rarer finds, the most dedicated plane spotters track and record special plane sightings by writing down or photographing their unique tail numbers. Courtesy TWA Hotel The pool bar is adjacent to JFK's air traffic control tower with front-row seats for watching international aircraft takeoffs and landings.