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JFK John F Kennedy Airport Information

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John F Kennedy International Airport

Where is John F Kennedy Airport?  


John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK), also referred to as JFK International Airport, New York JFK Airport, New York Kennedy Airport, or simply JFK Airport, is located in Queens County, about 19 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Manhattan, New York City, in New York state, United States. The airport is named to honour John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.


JFK Airport is the top international air passenger gateway to the United States. JFK is one of only two airports in North America with scheduled flights to all 6 inhabited continents; the other is Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ).


JFK Airport is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is also a major international gateway hub for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Ninety airlines operate out of JFK.


The JFK Airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also manages the two other major airports in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, La Guardia (LGA) and Newark Airport (EWR), in addition to three smaller airports, Stewart International Airport, Teterboro Airport and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. The airports in the Port of New York and New Jersey combine to create the largest airport system in the United States, second in the world in terms of passenger traffic, and first in the world in terms of total flight operations.


In 2011, JFK Airport handled just over 47.8 million passengers, LaGuardia Airport handled just over 24.0 million, and Newark 33.8 million. In total over 106 million passengers used New York airports in 2011. JFK is the 6th busiest airport in the United States.


 

 Distance from John F Kennedy Airport to City Centre or CBD



Travel from John F Kennedy Airport to the city centre of New York (or New York CBD) is a distance of about 19.0 km or 11.8 miles.



 Internet at John F Kennedy Airport & WiFi Access





 Other Items of Interest at John F Kennedy Airport



Services at LaGuardia Airport include:

  • Customer Care Representatives - look for their distinctive red jackets
  • Free FlySmart app - iPhone, Android and Blackberry
  • Power poles - for charging your devices



 John F Kennedy Airport Departures and Arrivals Airlines



The John F Kennedy Airport departures and arrivals flights are operated by these airlines and this may also include codeshare flights as well:


Aer Lingus, Aero 2000, Aeroflot Russian AirlinesSkyTeam, Aerolane, Aerolineas Galapagos (Aerogal), AeroMexicoSkyTeam, Aerosvit Airlines, Air BerlinOneWorld, Air ChinaStar Alliance, Air EuropaSkyTeam, Air FranceSkyTeam, Air India LimitedStar Alliance, Alaska Airlines, AlitaliaSkyTeam, ANA All Nippon AirwaysStar Alliance, American AirlinesOneWorld, Asiana AirlinesStar Alliance, Austrian AirlinesStar Alliance, Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de ColombiaStar Alliance, British AirwaysOneWorld, Caribbean Airlines, Cathay PacificOneWorld, Cayman Airways, China AirlinesSkyTeam, China Eastern AirlinesSkyTeam, Continental AirlinesStar Alliance, Continental Express, Copa AirlinesStar Alliance, Cyprus Airways, CSA Czech AirlinesSkyTeam, Delta Air LinesSkyTeam, EgyptairStar Alliance, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, FinnairOneWorld, Flyhy Cargo Airlines, TACA, Gulf Air Bahrain, Iberia AirlinesOneWorld, Icelandair, JAL Japan AirlinesOneWorld, Japan Airlines Domestic, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesSkyTeam, Korean AirSkyTeam, Kuwait Airways, LACSA, LAN AirlinesOneWorld, LOT Polish AirlinesStar Alliance, LufthansaStar Alliance, Lufthansa Cargo, MalévOneWorld, Olympic Airlines, PIA Pakistan International, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal JordanianOneWorld, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore AirlinesStar Alliance, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SAA South African AirwaysStar Alliance, SriLankan Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Swiss AirlinesStar Alliance, TAM Brazilian AirlinesStar Alliance, Transaero Airlines, Turkish AirlinesStar Alliance, United AirlinesStar Alliance, US AirwaysStar Alliance, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Nigeria Airways, and WestJet.



 Closest Airports to JFK John F Kennedy Airport



What are the closest airports to John F Kennedy Airport? Sometimes flying into a nearby airport will reflect a cost-savings or give you a greater range of choices. We have listed some Popular Closest Airports to JFK John F Kennedy Airport here.



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Last Updated: 6 May 2013


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