John F. Kennedy Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport
IATA: JFK ICAO: KJFK FAA LID: JFK WMO: 74486
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of New York
Operator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Serves	New York metropolitan area
Location	Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Hub for	Passenger airlines American Airlines Delta Air Lines Cargo Airlines Atlas Air Kalitta Air Polar Air Cargo
Focus city for	JetBlue Airways Norwegian Long Haul
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972°N 73.77889°W / 40.63972; -73.77889Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972°N 73.77889°W / 40.63972; -73.77889
Website	kennedyairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram as of October 2016.
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4L/22R 12,079 3,682 Asphalt 4R/22L 8,400 2,560 Asphalt 13L/31R 9,999 3,048 Asphalt 13R/31L 14,511 4,423 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Asphalt H2 60 18 Asphalt H3 60 18 Asphalt H4 60 18 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (PANYNJ) 448,903 Passengers (PANYNJ) 58,956,288
Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Aircraft operations (PANYNJ)	448,903
Passengers (PANYNJ)	58,956,288

Passenger airlines

Cargo Airlines

John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major international airport located in the neighborhood of Jamaica in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States, 12 miles (20 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the fifth busiest airport in the United States and the busiest airport in the New York City airport system, handling 58,956,288 passengers in 2016. Over ninety airlines operate out of the airport, with non-stop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents. The airport features six passenger terminals and four runways. It serves as a hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines and is the primary operating base for JetBlue Airways. In the past, JFK served as a hub for Eastern, National, Pan Am, and TWA.

Opened as New York International Airport in 1948, it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport before being renamed in 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, following his assassination.

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