John F. Kennedy International Airport – New York

John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan.  In 2011 it was the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America.It is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments. In 2011, the airport handled 47,809,910 passengers, making it the 17th busiest airport in the world and sixth busiest in the United States in terms of passenger traffic. The New York City metropolitan area’s JFK International, LaGuardia, and Newark International airports 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 the last few years it has made extensive improvements to terminals, roadways and inter-terminal transportation.
The airport was originally known as Idlewild Airport until 1963, when it was renamed after John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
Over ninety airlines operate out of JFK. It is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is a major international gateway hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. In the past, it has been a hub for Eastern Air Lines, Gemini Air Cargo, National Airlines, Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines.

Ground transportation

Rail

The Howard Beach-JFK Airport subway station in Howard Beach

JFK is connected to New York’s subway and commuter rail system by AirTrain JFK. AirTrain stops at all terminals, parking lots, hotel shuttle areas, car rental lots, 2 subway stations & the Long Island Rail Road. It is free within the airport. Travel time between JFK and Midtown Manhattan is about 40 minutes (depending on the originating/terminating terminal at JFK) using AirTrain and the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica Station; or about 60–70 minutes between JFK and Downtown Manhattan using AirTrain and the New York City Subway A train at Howard Beach – JFK Airport station or the E (to Midtown Manhattan), J and Z (to Downtown Manhattan) trains at Sutphin Boulevard station.
A Lower Manhattan – Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project has been proposed to connect the AirTrain to Lower Manhattan.

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 B15, Q3, and Q10 buses all serve the Central Terminal Area via Terminal 5 \ (connection to other terminals via AirTrain JFK), while the Q6 serves only eastern Cargo Area D, and the Q7 serves only Cargo Area C. There are also many private bus lines operating express buses to Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island.

Taxi

New York City’s yellow cabs, licensed 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. Door-to-door Car Service is another popular transportation option.

Terminals

JFK has seven terminals (ten until the late 1990s and nine until early 2000s) containing 151 gates, numbered 1–8, but skipping Terminal 6, the former Sundrome, which was demolished in 2011 after Terminal 5 was expanded (the number will remain disused and skipped). The number of terminals will decrease to six following the expansion of Terminal 4 (currently in progress), at which point Terminal 3 will be demolished (slated for completion by 2015).
The terminal buildings, with the exception of the former Tower Air terminal, are arranged in a deformed U-shaped wavy 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. Wayfinding signage throughout the terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar.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.
Until the early 1990s, the terminals were known by the primary airlines that served it, except for Terminal 4, which was known as the International Arrivals Building. In the early 1990s, all of the terminals were given numbers except for the Tower Air terminal, which sat outside the Central Terminals area and was not numbered. Like in the other airports controlled by the Port Authority, terminals are sometimes managed and operated by independent terminal operators. At JFK, all terminals are currently operated by airlines or consortiums of the airlines serving them, with the exception of the Schiphol Group-operated Terminal 4.

Terminal 1

The original Terminal 1, built for Eastern Airlines, was demolished circa 1995.
The current Terminal 1 was opened in 1998, 50 years after the opening of JFK, at the direction of the Terminal One Group, a consortium of four key operating carriers: Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and Lufthansa. This partnership was founded after the four airlines reached agreement that existing international carrier facilities were inadequate for their needs.  It was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates. Terminal 1 has the capability to handle Airbus A380 aircraft from Air France on the route from Paris Charles De Gaulle, Lufthansa on the route from Frankfurt Airport and Korean Air on the route from Incheon Airport; it is one of two terminals (along with Terminal 4) having the capacity to carry the superjumbo aircraft. Terminal 1 has 11 gates.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 was opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines, and is currently operated by Delta Air Lines. After the demise of Northeast Airlines and Braniff, the building was taken over by Pan American World Airways, and subsequently by Delta Air Lines. It has 7 Jetway-equipped gates (20–22, 26–29) and 17 stands for Delta Connection carriers (23A–H, 23J, 25K–N, 25P–S). Delta is currently in the progress of connecting T2 with T4. It is also currently moving its international operations into T4 and demolishing T3. The project was approved by the Port Authority on August 5, 2010.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 was built as the Worldport in 1960 for Pan American, and substantially expanded for the introduction of the 747 in 1970. Delta Air Lines currently operates the terminal and is its only occupant, and has a connector to Terminal 2, Delta’s other terminal at JFK. Terminal 3 has 16 Jetway equipped gates: 1–10, 12, 14–18 with two hardstand gates (Gate 11) and a helipad on Taxiway ‘KK’.
A $1.2 billion project is under construction, which Terminal 4 is being expanded, while Delta is moving its current T3 operations. Terminal 3 will be demolished after Terminal 4′s expansion is complete in 2013 to provide additional aircraft parking stands to speed up ground handling, and construct a connector between T2 and T4 for Delta transfers. T3 would be entirely demolished in 2015, including the ‘flying saucer’ roof.

Terminal 4

Terminal 4, the international terminal, is able to handle the Airbus A380 and was developed by LCOR, Inc 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. Opened in 2001 and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,^[53] the new 1,500,000-square-foot (140,000 m²) building was built at a cost of $1.4 billion and replaced JFK’s old International Arrivals Building, or simply IAB, which opened in 1957.
Terminal 4 has 17 gates in two concourses: A2–A7, B20, B22–B31. The number of gates is currently being expanded to allow all of Delta Air Lines international flights to be operated from Terminal 4. A photo was released which shows additional expansion of T4 to include “regional jet” gates, although this phase has not yet been officially confirmed. As of 2012, the work on the Delta hub has commenced, with funding primarily from $900 million in special-project bonds.
Concourse A has six gates, numbered A2–A7. Concourse B has eleven gates, numbered B20–B31, with the exclusion of 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 4’s expansive shopping mall offers a wide range of retail options before security so passengers and their families can enjoy shopping and dining together. Four chapels are located on the fourth floor (departure level). Delta Air Lines has also moved its operations to T4, as it expands operations beyond T2.
The terminal is currently being expanded, including nine new international gates, additional baggage space, customs and border-security facilities, and serves many international airlines daily, including Aer Lingus, Brazilian leading carrier TAM Airlines, and several from the east, such as EgyptAir, Emirates, and Etihad Airways.

Terminal 5

Terminal 5 is operated by JetBlue Airways, its main occupant, and opened in 2008. The terminal is known for its many gift shops and gourmet restaurants, including a steak house and a sushi restaurant. It sits behind the preserved Eero Saarinen-designed terminal originally known as the TWA Flight Center, which is now connected to the new structure and is considered part of T5. The Saarinen building is currently closed for refurbishment; it is unclear when the building will reopen or what purpose it will have. Saarinen also designed the terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport; at the Noyes House dormitory at Vassar College, the lounge is affectionately called The Jetsons lounge because of its curved architecture. The active T5 building has 26 gates: 1–12, 14–27. There is no gate 13 at T5. The terminal is also used by Hawaiian Airlines, which announced a partnership agreement with JetBlue and began service in Terminal 5 in June 2012.Aer Lingus will also move to the terminal from Terminal 4 beginning in the first quarter of 2013. On May 31, 2012, JetBlue announced that the Port Authority had approved an expansion to T5 in order to accommodate international arrivals, where as now non-cleared international JetBlue flights arrive at Terminal 4. The new area will be known as T5i and is tentatively scheduled for completion in 2015.

Terminal 7

Terminal 7 was designed by GMW Architects  and built for BOAC and Air Canada in 1970. It is currently operated by British Airways. This terminal is the only terminal owned and operated by a foreign carrier on US soil. A variety of Oneworld alliance carriers operate out of Terminal 7 at this time, including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia (which is owned by the same parent company as British Airways), and Qantas. Star Alliance carriers United Airlines, US Airways and ANA also use the terminal. Between 1989 and 1991, the terminal was renovated and expanded at a cost of $120 million. The expansion was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates, Architects.  In 1997, the Port Authority entered an agreement with British Airways to renovate and expand the terminal. The $251 million project was designed by Corgan Associatesand was completed in 2003. The renovated terminal has 12 gates.

Terminals 6 and 7

On May 21, 2008, British Airways announced that it would undertake a $30 million, 18-month-long project to enhance its premium ground facilities at the terminal. British Airways is currently evaluating the future of Terminal 7, as its lease with the Port Authority ends in 2015. Management has indicated a desire to relocate British Airways/Iberia’s operations to a new pier located east and connected to Terminal 8, pending approval of an alliance with American Airlines.

Terminal 8

In 1999, American Airlines began an eight-year program to build the largest passenger terminal at JFK, designed by DMJM Aviation to replace both Terminal 8 and Terminal 9. The new terminal was built in four phases, which involved the construction of a new midfield concourse, demolition of the old Terminal 9, and finally demolition of the old Terminal 8. It opened in stages between 2005 and had its “official” opening in August 2007.It is a major Oneworld hub, and American Airlines is the major Oneworld carrier at Terminal 8. American operates Terminal 8, is the largest carrier in the terminal, and is the third largest carrier at JFK. In addition to operations at Terminal 7, some Oneworld airlines including Finnair, Royal Jordanian Airlines, and LAN Airlines (and its affiliates) operate out of Terminal 8. Jet Airways and Qatar Airways also operates its flights out of Terminal 8.
The terminal is twice the size of Madison Square Garden. It offers dozens of retail and food outlets, 84 ticket counters, 44 self-service kiosks, 10 security checkpoint lanes and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility that can process more than 1,600 people an hour. Terminal 8 has an annual capacity of 12.8M passengers.  It has two American Airlines Admirals Clubs and a Flagship Lounge for premium class passengers.
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). Gate 31 is further subdivided into 5 regional service gates for small jets, 31A–31E. Gate 32 is subdivided into 4 regional service gates for small jets, 32F–32I. The total number of jetbridges is, therefore, 36. Passenger access to Concourse C is by an underground tunnel which includes moving walkways. Of interest are a history of American Airlines logos on display between the security checkpoint and the concourses.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal(s)
Aer Lingus	Dublin Seasonal: Shannon	4
Aeroflot	Moscow-Sheremetyevo	1
Aeroméxico	Mexico City Seasonal: Cancún	1
Aerosvit Airlines	Kiev-Boryspil	4
Air Berlin	Berlin-Brandenburg [begins March 17, 2013], Berlin-Tegel [ends March 16, 2013], Düsseldorf	8
Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air	Toronto-Pearson	7
Air China	Beijing-Capital	1
Air Europa	Seasonal: Madrid	4
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle	1
Air India	Delhi, Mumbai	4
Alitalia	Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino	1
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo-Narita	7
American Airlines	Antigua, Barbados, Barcelona, Bermuda, Boston, Brussels [ends November 5, 2012], Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Chicago-O’Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester (UK), Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port-au-Prince, Punta Cana [ends August 20, 2012], Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tokyo-Haneda, Zürich Charter: Havana Seasonal: Austin, Eagle/Vail, Rome-Fiumicino, San José (Costa Rica)	8
American Eagle	Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Indianapolis, Montréal-Trudeau, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-National	8
Arik Air	Lagos	4
Asiana Airlines	Seoul-Incheon	4
Austrian Airlines	Vienna	1
Avianca	Bogotá, Medellín-Córdova	4
British Airways	London-City, London-Heathrow	7
Brussels Airlines	Brussels	1
Caribbean Airlines	Georgetown, Grenada, Kingston, Montego Bay, Port of Spain, Tobago	4
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong, Vancouver	7
Cayman Airways	Grand Cayman	1
China Airlines	Osaka-Kansai, Taipei-Taoyuan	4
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong	1
Copa Airlines	Panama City	4
Delta Air Lines	Abuja, Accra, Amsterdam, Antigua, Aruba, Atlanta, Austin, Barcelona, Bogotá, Brussels, Dakar, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers [begins December 15, 2012], Frankfurt, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montego Bay, Monrovia, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Port-au-Prince, Portland (OR), Punta Cana, St. Thomas, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Maarten [begins December 15, 2012], Tampa, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Tokyo-Narita, Venice-Marco Polo, Washington-National Seasonal: Athens, Copenhagen, Istanbul-Atatürk, Málaga, Nice, Pisa, Reykjavík-Keflavík, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, Shannon, Stockholm-Arlanda, Valencia, Zürich [ends September 30, 2012]	2, 3, 4
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines	Buffalo, Charleston (SC) , Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dayton, Greensboro, Louisville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Syracuse, Washington-Dulles	2
Delta Connection operated by Comair	Baltimore, Boston, Chicago-O’Hare, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington-National Seasonal: Charlottetown, Nantucket [all end September 29, 2012}	2
Delta Connection operated by GoJet Airlines	Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis	2
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Elmira/Corning [ends November 1, 2012][70], Halifax, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Memphis [begins September 5, 2012], Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal-Trudeau, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-National Seasonal: Martha’s Vineyard	2
EgyptAir	Cairo	4
El Al	Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion	4
Emirates	Dubai	4
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi	4
EVA Air	Taipei-Taoyuan	1
Finnair	Helsinki	8
Hawaiian Airlines	Honolulu	5
Iberia	Madrid	7
Icelandair	Reykjavík-Keflavík	7
Interjet	Mexico City	1
Japan Airlines	Tokyo-Narita	1
Jet Airways	Brussels, Chennai [all services end September 10, 2012][71]	8
JetBlue Airways	Aguadilla, Aruba, Austin, Barbados, Bermuda, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Burlington (VT), Cancún, Cartagena [begins November 2, 2012],[72] Charlotte, Chicago-O’Hare, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston-Hobby, Jacksonville, Kingston, La Romana, Las Vegas, Liberia, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Montego Bay, Nassau, New Orleans, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Ponce, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Raleigh/Durham, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Salt Lake City, Samaná [begins November 14, 2012],[73] San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Sarasota, Seattle/Tacoma, Syracuse, Tampa, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach Seasonal: Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket	4, 5
KLM	Amsterdam	4
Korean Air	Seoul-Incheon	1
Kuwait Airways	Kuwait, London-Heathrow	4
LAN Airlines	Lima, Santiago de Chile	8
LAN Ecuador	Guayaquil	8
LAN Perú	Lima [begins November 3, 2012]	8
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw-Chopin	4
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich	1
Meridiana Fly	Seasonal: Naples, Palermo	1
Pakistan International Airlines	Karachi, Lahore, Manchester (UK)	4
Qantas	Sydney3	7
Qatar Airways	Doha	8
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca	1
Royal Jordanian	Amman-Queen Alia	8
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh	1
Singapore Airlines	Frankfurt, Singapore	4
Sky King, Inc.	Charter: Havana	7
South African Airways	Johannesburg	4
Sun Country Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul	4
Swiss International Air Lines	Geneva, Zürich	4
TACA Airlines	San Salvador, San Pedro Sula	4
TACA Airlines operated by Lacsa	San José (Costa Rica)	4
TAM Airlines	Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Guarulhos	4
Transaero Airlines	Moscow-Domodedovo	4
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul-Atatürk	1
United Airlines	Los Angeles, San Francisco	7
United Express operated by ExpressJet	Washington-Dulles	7
US Airways	Charlotte, Phoenix	7
Uzbekistan Airways	Riga, Tashkent	4
Virgin America	Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco	4
Virgin Atlantic Airways	London-Heathrow	4
XL Airways France	Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle	4

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