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John F. Kennedy International Airport

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For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport.
John F. Kennedy International Airport

IATA: JFK – ICAO: KJFK – FAA: JFK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of New York
Operator Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[1]
Serves New York City
Location Jamaica in New York City, New York
Elevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972, -73.77889Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972, -73.77889
Website www.KennedyAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4L/22R 11,351 3,460 Asphalt/Concrete
4R/22L 8,400 2,560 Asphalt
13L/31R 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
13R/31L 14,572 4,442 Asphalt/Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Asphalt
H2 60 18 Asphalt
H3 60 18 Asphalt
H4 60 18 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 443,004
Passengers 47,810,630
Source: Airports Council International[2]

John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is an international airport located in Queens, in southeastern New York City and about 12 miles (19 km) from Lower Manhattan. Originally known as the "New York International Airport" then renamed Idlewild Airport (IATA: IDL, ICAO: KIDL, FAA LID: IDL) in the same year, was renamed in 1963 in memory of the late President John F. Kennedy. It is colloquially referred to simply as "Kennedy" or "JFK".

JFK airport is the newest and busiest of the New York metropolitan area's three primary commercial airports. It is the top international air passenger gateway to the United States[3] and is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments.[4] The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the two other major airports in the New York metropolitan area, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia. It is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is also a major international gateway hub for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

The five largest airlines at JFK in market share are JetBlue Airways (27.3%), Delta Airlines/Connection (18.6%), American Airlines (18.5%), British Airways (2.8%), and United Airlines (1.9%).

JFK's outbound international travel accounted for 17% of all U.S. travelers who went overseas in 2004, the largest share of any U.S. airport. In 2000, JFK handled an average of about 50,000 international passengers each day. The JFK-London Heathrow route is the leading U.S. international airport pair with over 2.9 million passengers in 2000.[3] Other top international destinations from JFK are Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. Nearly 100 airlines from over 50 countries operate regularly scheduled flights from JFK. Although JFK is known for its historical role as an international gateway airport for the United States, it also handles a large number of domestic flights. In 2007 the airport handled 47.8 million passengers;[2] Newark Liberty International Airport handled about 36.3 million[2] and LaGuardia Airport about 25.3 million, making for a total of approximately 111 million travelers using New York's airports, making New York the busiest airport system in the United States in terms of passenger numbers and second in the world after London.

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[edit] History

The Union News restaurant and coffee shop, TWA Flight Center, Idlewild
The Union News restaurant and coffee shop, TWA Flight Center, Idlewild
The TWA Flight Center building, designed by Eero Saarinen
The TWA Flight Center building, designed by Eero Saarinen

Construction of the airport began in 1943 with modest ambitions — approximately $60 million were spent for its construction, but only 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land on the site of the Idlewild golf course were earmarked for use, which provided the airport's original commonly-used though unofficial name, Idlewild Airport. The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a 1947 lease from the City of New York.[1]. The airport saw its first commercial flight on July 1, 1948. It was dedicated as "New York International Airport" on July 31 of that same year, although the name "Idlewild" remained in common use and the official IATA airport code was IDL. It is estimated that JFK international provides some $6.6 billion of economic activity and 207,000 jobs in the New York metropolitan region today.

Until the construction of the International Arrivals Building in 1957, the Temporary Terminal was the sole terminal. The growing popularity and advantages of commercial air travel made the expansion of the airport a major need owing to New York's importance as a major center of international commerce and tourism. Another 4,000 acres (16 km²) were allocated to the airport and 8 new terminals were constructed from 1958 to 1971, each designed by one of the airport's main airlines. which become the hub of major airlines such as Pan Am, TWA and the National Airlines.

The Worldport (Pan Am), now Terminal 3, opened in 1962. It featured a large, elliptical roof suspended by 32 sets of radial posts and cables. The roof extended far beyond the base of the terminal and covered the passenger loading area. It was one of the first airline terminals in the world to feature Jetways that connected to the terminal and that could be moved to provide an easy walkway for passengers from the terminal to a docked aircraft, rather than having to board the plane outside via airstairs.

The TWA Flight Center, now Terminal 5, also opened in 1962. Designed by Eero Saarinen, it was sculpted as an abstract symbol of flight. It is considered one of the most architecturally distinguished airport terminal designs in the world. With the demise of TWA, however, it is no longer in use. The main building will be kept as a part of a new Terminal 5 building built by JetBlue.

The airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1963, one month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The airport received the new IATA airport code of KIA, short for Kennedy International Airport, but as the US death toll in Vietnam became a serious and emotional issue for Americans ("KIA", short for Killed In Action, was a shorthand in newsreports of US casualties in the war), it was changed in 1968 to JFK, and since then the airport has become widely referred to by the abbreviation "JFK".

In 1970, National Airlines opened their Sundrome, designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. It is now used by JetBlue and is known as Terminal 6. As air traffic in New York continued to grow, both Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 were modified in the 1970s to accommodate new Boeing 747s. The supersonic Concorde, operated by Air France and British Airways, provided scheduled trans-Atlantic supersonic service to JFK from 1977 until 2003, when Concorde was retired by both carriers. JFK had the most Concorde operations annually of any airport in the world.

The cargo operations at JFK were targeted in the 1978 Lufthansa heist and 1967 Air France robbery, inspiring the Nicholas Pileggi novel Wiseguy and Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas.

By the mid-1980s, JFK had overtaken Newark International Airport (now Newark Liberty International Airport) to become New York City's busiest airport.

In 1998, the airport began construction of the AirTrain JFK rapid transit system. Completed in December 2003, the rail network links each airport terminal to New York City subways and regional commuter trains at Howard Beach and Jamaica, Queens.

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, JFK was one of the first airports in the United States to be temporarily closed.

On March 19, 2007, JFK became the first airport in the United States to receive the Airbus A380 with passengers aboard. The route-proving flight with more than 500 passengers was operated jointly by Lufthansa and Airbus and arrived at Terminal 1.

[edit] Redevelopment plans

 This article or section contains information about a planned or expected expansion of an existing airport.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the airport expansion approaches, and as more information becomes available on it.

JFK is undergoing a $10.3 billion redevelopment. The airport opened a new Terminal 1 in 1998. The $1.4 billion replacement for the International Arrivals Building, Terminal 4, opened in 2001. Construction has begun on JetBlue Airways' new Terminal 5, which will incorporate the historic landmark TWA FlightCenter terminal. The $800 million terminal, to be completed in late 2008, will support 500 daily departures and arrivals, doubling JetBlue's current operating capacity at JFK. Delta Air Lines has undertaken a refurbishment of Terminals 2 and 3 (for its hub operation), while Terminals 8 and 9 have undergone redevelopment as one single terminal for American Airlines hub operation - Terminal 8.

Original plans called for the redevelopment of Terminal 6 for United Airlines[5]. However, United has since dramatically reduced its operation at JFK and has abandoned any plans for a future JFK hub. As of August 2007, no plans have been released as to the future of Terminal 6, currently occupied by JetBlue, once the airline's new Terminal 5 becomes operational.

[edit] Infrastructure and services

[edit] Runways

Two pairs of parallel runways, four in all, surround the airport's central terminal area: 4L-22R, 4R-22L, 13L-31R and 13R-31L. Runway 13R-31L is the second longest commercial runway in North America, at a length of 14,572 ft (4,441 m).

Runway 4R-22L is 8,400 feet (2,600 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting.

Runway 4R is a Category III A/L ILS runway, permitting landings with a visibility of 600 feet (180 m) or more by qualified aircrews. The first Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) in North America was installed at the northeast end of the runway in 1996. The bed consists of cellular cement material, which can safely decelerate and stop an aircraft that overruns the runway. The arrestor bed concept was originated and developed by the Port Authority and installed at JFK Airport as a joint research and development project with the FAA and industry. Runway 22L ILS is also a Category III runway. Runway 4L-22R is 11,351 feet (3,460 m) long by 150 feet (46 m) wide and is also equipped with ILS at both ends allowing landings down to three-quarters of a mile visibility. Takeoffs can be conducted with one-eighth of a mile visibility.

Runway 13L-31R is 10,000 feet (3,000 m) long by 150 feet (46 m) wide and is equipped at both ends with ILS and ALS systems. Runway 13L has two additional visual aids for landing aircraft, a Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (VASI) and a Lead-In Lighting System (LDIN). The ILS on 13L has Category II capability, and along with TDZ lighting, allows landings down to half a mile visibility. Takeoffs can be made with visibility of one-eighth of a mile. JFK has over 25 miles (40 km) of taxiways to move aircraft in and around the airfield. The standard width of these taxiways is 75 feet (23 m), with 25-foot (7.6 m) heavy-duty shoulders and 25-foot (7.6 m) erosion control pavements on each side. The taxiways have centerline lights and are generally of asphalt concrete composition 15 to 18 inches (460 mm) thick. An illuminated sign system provides directional information for taxiing aircraft.

The Air Traffic Control Tower, constructed on the ramp-side of Terminal 4, began full FAA operations in October 1994 and is 321 feet (98 m) tall. An Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) radar unit sits atop the tower. A gas-fired electric cogeneration plant generates electricity for the airport, with an output of about 90 megawatts. It uses thermal energy from the capture of waste heat to heat and cool all of the passenger terminals and other facilities in the central terminal area.

Aircraft service facilities include seven aircraft hangars, an engine overhaul building, a 32-million gallon aircraft fuel storage facility, and a truck garage.

[edit] Passenger terminals

JFK has eight passenger terminals in operation arranged in a U-shaped pattern around a central area containing parking, hotels, a power plant, and other airport facilities. The terminals are connected by the AirTrain system and access roads. A 2006 survey by J.D. Power and Associates in conjunction with Aviation Week found JFK ranked second in overall traveller satisfaction among large airports in the United States, behind McCarran International Airport which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area.[6]

Terminal 1 has 11 gates. The original Terminal 1, built as a hub for Eastern Airlines, was demolished, a new Terminal 1 was opened in 1998, 50 years after the opening of JFK.

Terminal 2 was opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines. After the demise of Northeast Airlines and Braniff the building was taken over by Delta Air Lines. The building has 11 gates. Delta hopes to merge its two terminals at JFK (2 & 3) into a single modern terminal in the future.[citation needed]

Terminal 3, built as the Worldport in 1960 for Pan American, and substantially expanded for the introduction of the 747 in 1970, has 17 gates. Delta Air Lines currently uses the entire terminal, and has a connector to Terminal 2, its other terminal at JFK.

Immigration control for incoming passengers at Terminal 4
Immigration control for incoming passengers at Terminal 4


Terminal 4, the international terminal, is able to handle the Airbus A380 and is managed by the Schiphol Group. It was the first airport terminal in the United States to be managed by a foreign airport operator. Terminal 4 is the major gateway for International Arrivals at JFK. It is the newest structure at JFK that does not incorporate an existing facility. Opened in 2001, the new building was built at a cost of $1.4 billion. The terminal has 17 gates on two concourses. Concourse A has six gates, numbered A2-A7. Concourse B has eleven gates, numbered B20-B31, excluding B21. As Terminal 4 was built during the construction of the AirTrain, the AirTrain station was built inside the terminal building. Other AirTrain stations are built across from terminal buildings.

Terminal 5, also known as the TWA Flight Center, is closed while undergoing reconstruction to become the new terminal for JetBlue Airways[7].

Terminal 6, built in 1970 as the National Airlines Sundrome, has 14 gates. On June 1, 2006, JetBlue opened a temporary terminal complex that added seven gates onto the terminal and increased the capacity for more flights. Customers access the temporary terminal through shuttle buses after they clear the security checkpoint.

Terminal 7 was built for BOAC and Air Canada in the early 1970s. In 1997, the Port Authority entered an agreement with British Airways to expand the terminal. The renovated terminal has 12 gates.[8]

The former Terminal 8 has just recently been closed and is starting the demolishing process, with its iconic glass panels are being removed, as the new American Airlines Terminal 8 (known as Terminal 9 until November 2007) is now fully operational. Also, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Jet Airways, and Finnair use this terminal.

[edit] Air freight

JFK is the nation’s busiest international air freight gateway by value of shipments and the second busiest overall by value including all air, land and sea U.S. freight gateways. Over 21% of all U.S. international air freight by value and 11% by tonnage moved through JFK in 2003.[4]

JFK is a major hub for air cargo between the United States and Europe. London, Brussels and Frankfurt are JFK's three top trade routes.[4] The European airports are mostly a link in a global supply chain, however. The top destination markets for cargo flying out of JFK in 2003 were Tokyo, Seoul and London. Similarly, the top origin markets for imports at JFK were Seoul, Hong Kong, and Taipei, with London taking the fourth spot.[4]

Some of the cargo imported and exported through JFK includes electrical machinery, woven and knit apparel, medical instruments, footwear, plastics and paper.

Nearly 100 cargo air carriers operate out of JFK,[4] among them: ABX Air, Air China Cargo, Air France, Alitalia, Asiana, Astar Air Cargo, Atlas Air, CAL Cargo Air Lines, Cargoitalia, Cagolux, China Airlines, Continental Airlines, DHL, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines, Execaire, FedEx Express, Japan Airlines, Kalitta Air, Korean Air, Royal Jordanian, Lufthansa Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Prince Edward Air, United Cargo, UPS, World Airways, Southern Air. Top 5 carriers together transported 33.1% of all “revenue” freight in 2005: American Airlines (10.9% of the total), FedEx Express (8.8%), Lufthansa Cargo (5.2%), Korean Air Cargo (4.9%), China Airlines (3.8%).[9]

Most cargo and maintenance facilities at JFK are located north and west of the main terminal area. The following airlines have dedicated cargo terminals at JFK: Continental Airlines, DHL, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines, FedEx Express, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Cargo, and UPS.

In 2000, Korean Air Cargo opened a new $102 million cargo terminal at JFK. It was the largest air freight facility on the East Coast with total warehouse floor area of more than 55,000 sq ft (16, 764 m²) and capability of handling 200,000 tons annually.

[edit] Ground transportation

Main article: Transportation to New York City area airports
Map showing New York City and the locations of JFK (1), LaGuardia (2) and Newark (3)
Map showing New York City and the locations of JFK (1), LaGuardia (2) and Newark (3)

[edit] Rail

JFK is connected to New York's subway and commuter rail system by AirTrain JFK. AirTrain stops at all terminals, car rental lots, and two subway stations. It is free within the airport and $5 to reach the subway stations outside the airport perimeter. Travel time between JFK and Midtown Manhattan is approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on the originating/terminating terminal at JFK) using AirTrain and the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica Station ($8 to $12); or approximately 75 minutes using AirTrain and the New York City Subway A train at Howard Beach-JFK Station ($2) or E, J and Z trains at Sutphin Boulevard Station ($2).

[edit] Bus

Several city bus lines link JFK to the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road, including the Q3, Q6, Q7, Q10 (Local/Limited), and B15, with free transfers provided for subway connections. The buses are handicapped accessible. There are also many private bus lines operating express buses to Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island.

In addition, China Airlines provides private bus service to the following destinations for its customers[10]:

Avianca operates a private bus service from JFK to Union City and Elizabeth in New Jersey for its customers.[11]

[edit] Taxi

New York City's yellow cabs, operated by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, offer a flat rate service of $45 from JFK airport to Manhattan, excluding tips and tolls. Since November 30, 2006, this flat rate fare (excluding tips and tolls) applies to travel from Manhattan to JFK as well. Depending on the time of day, taxi travel from JFK to Midtown Manhattan can be as quick as 35 minutes. New York Taxis accommodate 4 passengers except vans which accommodate 5.

[edit] Terminals, airlines, and destinations

[edit] Terminal 1

Terminal 1 has 11 gates: 1-11

[edit] Terminal 2

Terminal 2 has 7 jetway equipped gates: 20-22, 26-29 and 17 stands for Delta Connection carriers: 23A-H, 23J, 25K-N, 25P-S

  • Delta Air Lines (See Terminal 3)
    • Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Columbus (OH), Nashville)
    • Delta Connection operated by Comair (Albany (NY), Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charlotte, Charlottetown [seasonal; begins June 14], Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit, Halifax, Hartford/Springfield, Indianapolis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal, Nantucket [seasonal], Nashville, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan)
    • Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Albany (NY) [ends July 6], Baltimore/Washington [ends July 6], Boston [ends July 6], Buffalo, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Dallas/Fort Worth, Hartford/Springfield [ends July 6], Houston-Intercontinental, Nashville, Norfolk/Virginia Beach [ends July 6], Pittsburgh [ends July 6], Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham [ends July 6], Richmond [ends July 6], Rochester (NY) [ends July 6], Syracuse [ends July 6], Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan)

[edit] Terminal 3

Further information: Terminal 3 Worldport

Terminal 3 has 16 jetway equipped gates: 1-10, 12, 14-18 with 2 hardstand gates (Gate 11) and a helipad on Taxiway 'KK'

  • Delta Air Lines (Accra, Amman, Amsterdam, Antigua [begins June 12], Aruba, Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Bogotá [begins August 19], Boston, Brussels, Bucharest-Otopeni [ends October 4], Budapest, Cairo, Cape Town, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Dakar, Denver, Dublin, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Georgetown, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kiev-Boryspil, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR), London-Gatwick [ends August 31], London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Los Cabos [seasonal], Lyon [begins July 17], Madrid, Malaga, Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Montego Bay, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Mumbai, Nice, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Pisa, Port of Spain, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana [ends August 18, resumes December 2008], Rome-Fiumicino, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San José (CR), San Juan (PR), Santiago (DR) [ends September 12], Santo Domingo [ends September 9], São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Shannon, St. Thomas, Tampa, Tel Aviv, Venice, Washington-Reagan)
  • US Helicopter Gate 11 (Bridgeport, Downtown Manhattan Heliport, East 34th St. Heliport, Newark-Liberty International)

[edit] Terminal 4

Terminal 4 has 17 gates in two concourses: A2-A7, B20, B22-B31

JFK Airtrain
JFK Airtrain

[edit] Terminal 5

Main article: TWA Flight Center

Terminal 5, the former Trans World Airlines terminal designed by Eero Saarinen, is currently closed and is being reconstructed for a brand new JetBlue facility scheduled to open in September 2008[12]. It will have 26 arrival and departure gates plus various shopping and dining amenities.

[edit] Terminal 6

Note: All JetBlue international arrivals are handled in Terminal 4.

Terminal 6 has 14 gates plus an additional 7 in the temporary terminal, for a total of 21 gates: 1-5, 7, 9-12, 14-17, 19-25 (temporary terminal).

  • JetBlue Airways (Aguadilla, Aruba, Austin, Bermuda, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Burlington (VT), Cancún [departures], Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston-Hobby, Jacksonville (FL), Las Vegas, Long Beach, Nantucket [seasonal], Nassau, New Orleans, Oakland, Ontario, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Ponce, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Puerto Plata [departures], Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Maarten [departures], Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan (PR), Santiago (DR) [departures], Santo Domingo [departures], Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Maarten [departures], Syracuse, Tampa, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach)

[edit] Terminal 7

Terminal 7 has 12 gates: 1-12

++Though Qantas's flight to/from Sydney involves a stop in Los Angeles, passengers cannot purchase tickets to fly Qantas between New York and Los Angeles.

[edit] Terminal 8

Terminal 8 has 29 gates: 12 gates in Concourse B (1-8, 10, 12, 14, and 16) and 17 gates in Concourse C (31-47)[13]

  • American Airlines (Aruba, Barcelona, Bermuda, Bridgetown, Brussels, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted [ends July 2], Los Angeles, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Montego Bay, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port-au-Prince, Providenciales, Punta Cana, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan (PR), Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Tampa, Tokyo-Narita, Zürich)
    • American Eagle (Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Halifax, Montréal, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan)
  • Finnair (Helsinki)
  • Jet Airways (Brussels, Delhi)
  • Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
  • Mexicana (Mexico City, Monterrey)

[edit] New airlines and destinations

[edit] Helicopter

US Helicopter operates regularly scheduled flights every hour between Terminal 3 and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. Passengers travelling by helicopter pass through a security checkpoint at the heliport, not at JFK. The flights last 8 minutes and cost $159 each way. On May 14, 2007, US Helicopter moved its operations from Terminal 9 to Terminal 3.[15]

[edit] Airport Information

Airport information can be obtained in several ways both before traveling to the airport and while there. In addition to the Web site listed below, travelers may call the airport at +1-718-244-4444.

In the immediate vicinity of the airport, parking and other information can be obtained by tuning to a highway advisory radio station at 1630 AM. A second station at 1700 AM provides information on traffic concerns for drivers leaving the airport.

Kennedy Airport, along with LaGuardia and Newark airports, uses a uniform style of signing throughout the airport properties. Yellow signs direct passengers to airline gates, ticketing and other flight services; green signs direct passengers to ground transportation services, and black signs lead to restrooms, telephones and other passenger amenities.

Former New York City traffic reporter, Bernie Wagenblast provides the voice for the airport's radio stations and the messages heard onboard AirTrain JFK and in its stations.

[edit] Accidents

JFK has been the site of several notable air disasters.

[edit] Other accidents and incidents involving JFK

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[edit] In popular culture

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As one of the major international gateways in the United States, JFK possesses a high profile in popular culture. The British Invasion began with the arrival of The Beatles at JFK in 1964, who held their first American press conference at the airport. Rapper Notorious B.I.G. references the airport's code name in the song "Going Back to Cali." The theme song of the 1960s comedy TV series Car 54, Where Are You? contained a line reading: "There's a scout troop short a child, [Nikita] Khrushchev's due at Idlewild," referencing the airport's previous name, Idlewild. In his one-man show Red diaper baby, Josh Kornbluth's eccentric communist father insists on referring to JFK as the "Bay of Pigs Memorial Airport". JFK is also mentioned in the U2 song, Angel of Harlem, as well as the song "The City" by Joe Purdy. In the Simpsons episode "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" Mr. Burns builds the 'Spruce Moose' a parody of Howard Hughes's 'Spruce Goose' airplane, which he claims will fly from New York's Idlewild Airport to the Belgian Congo in seventeen minutes. In the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, an airport closely resembling JFK appears in fictional Liberty City as "Francis International Airport". A futuristic version of JFK was featured in The Fifth Element.

Many films have used JFK as a setting, including:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2004-11-30). "Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Closing of Multi-Billion Dollar Agreement to Extend Airport Leases". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. “The Port Authority has operated JFK and LaGuardia for more than 55 years. The original 50-year lease [with the City of New York] was signed in 1947 and extended to 2015 under an agreement struck in 1965.”
  2. ^ a b c ACI passenger and aircraft movements statistics for JFK in 2007
  3. ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation (2002). U.S. International Travel and Transportation Trends, BTS02-03 (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation (2004). America's Freight Transportation Gateways (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  5. ^ PORT AUTHORITY, UNITED AIRLINES LAUNCH MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT OF TERMINALS 5 AND 6 AT JFK - Project Pushes Total Cost of Kennedy Airport's Record Redevelopment to $10 Billion Mark
  6. ^ "Survey: JetBlue is best low-cost carrier". Associated Press (2006-06-29).
  7. ^ Terminal 5 Information & Pictures. JetBlue Website.
  8. ^ JFK Facts and history. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2007-03-19.
  9. ^ Monthly summaries of airport activities. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
  10. ^ "Complimentary Bus Service Provided To/From JFK International Airport Terminal One," China Airlines
  11. ^ "Avianca takes you to John F. Kennedy Airport free." Avianca.
  12. ^ Terminal 5 Information & Pictures. JetBlue Website.
  13. ^ JFK Map
  14. ^ El Caribe (March 24, 2008). Air Dominicana to open Routes to JFK from three airports in DR. Periodico El Caribe. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
  15. ^ Delta Cuts Travel Time between Manhattan and JFK to Just Eight Minutes with US Helicopter’s Airport Shuttle Service (PDF). US Helicopter (2007-05-10). Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
  16. ^ Connor, Tracy. "Inner workings of twisted plan: How gang of fanatics hatched mission code-named 'The Chicken Farm'", New York Daily News, 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. 

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