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John F. Kennedy International Airport

"John F. Kennedy Airport" redirects here. For the airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport.
"KJFK" redirects here. For other uses, see KJFK (disambiguation).

John F. Kennedy International Airport
Aerial view of John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2018
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPort Authority of New York and New Jersey[1]
ServesNew York metropolitan area
LocationJamaica, Queens, New York City, U.S.
OpenedJuly 1, 1948 (1948-07-01)
Hub for
Focus city for
Operating base forNorse Atlantic Airways
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates40°38′23″N 73°46′44″W / 40.63972°N 73.77889°W / 40.63972; -73.77889
Websitewww.jfkairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram as of 2019
FAA airport diagram as of 2019
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
4L/22R 3,460 12,079 Concrete[2]
4R/22L 2,560 8,400 Asphalt
13L/31R 3,048 10,000 Concrete
13R/31L 4,423 14,511 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations481,126
Passengers62,464,331
Total cargo and mail (short tons)1,587,954

John F. Kennedy International Airport[a] (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area. JFK Airport is located on the southwestern shore of Long Island, in Queens, New York City, bordering Jamaica Bay. It is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest international commercial airport in North America.[5] The airport, which covers 5,200 acres (2,104 ha), is the largest in the New York metropolitan area.[6][7] Over 90 airlines operate from Kennedy Airport, with nonstop or direct flights to destinations on all six inhabited continents.[8][9]

JFK is located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens,[10] 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan. The airport features five passenger terminals and four runways. It is primarily accessible via car, bus, shuttle, or other vehicle transit via the JFK Expressway or Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway), or by train. JFK is a hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines as well as the primary operating base for JetBlue.[11] The airport is also a former hub for Braniff, Eastern, Flying Tigers, National, Northeast, Northwest, Pan Am, Seaboard World, Tower Air, and TWA.

The facility opened in 1948 as New York International Airport[12][13][14] and was commonly known as Idlewild Airport.[15] Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, the airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport as a tribute to the 35th President of the United States.[16][17][18]

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  2. ^ "AirNav: John F Kennedy International Airport". Archived from the original on November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "General Information". The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. May 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "JFK (KJFK): JOHN F KENNEDY INTL, NEW YORK, NY – UNITED STATES". Aeronautical Information Services. Federal Aviation Administration. February 27, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 25 U.S. Freight Gateways, Ranked by Value of Shipments: 2008". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. United States Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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  7. ^ "JFK Int'l Airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Airlines". John F. Kennedy International Airport. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. April 3, 2007. p. 86.
  10. ^ "Service Providers – JFK Airport – Air Cargo – Port Authority of New York & New Jersey". Panynj.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Radka, Ricky (December 23, 2021). "Airline Hub Guide: Which U.S. Cities Are Major Hubs and Why it Matters". airfarewatchdog.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  12. ^ James, Nancy (October 3, 2023). "Best New York Airport – A Comparison of JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark". Airlines Policy. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Welcome to JFK Airport Guide". JFK Airport Guide. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  14. ^ "JFK Airport: New York's Kennedy International Airport and Port Authority Flights". January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "N.Y. Airport Has Troubles". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. August 4, 1949. p. 31. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Idlewild becomes Kennedy". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. December 6, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "N.Y. airport takes name of Kennedy". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. December 25, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  18. ^ "Idlewild's New Code is JFK". The New York Times. United Press International. January 1, 1964. p. 40. The FAA code became JFK at the beginning of 1964; the Airline Guide used JFK and it seems the airlines did too; the airlines must print millions of new baggage tags carrying the initials JFK


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