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John F. Kennedy Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport
JFK Airport Logo.jpg
JFK Airport - USGS 8 April 1994.jpg
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
Focus city for
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.
FAA airport diagram as of October 2016.
JFK is located in New York City
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JFK is located in New York
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JFK is located in the US
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Location within New York City / NY / US
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
Aircraft operations (PANYNJ) 448,903
Passengers (PANYNJ) 58,956,288

Passenger airlines

Cargo Airlines

John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFKICAO: KJFKFAA 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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