John F. Kennedy International Airport - wikipedia John F. Kennedy International Airport `` New York International Airport '' redirects here. For the other major New York City - area international airport, see Newark Liberty International Airport. For New York City 's primary domestic airport, see LaGuardia Airport. This article is about the airport in New York City. For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial 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 ; - 73.77889 Coordinates : 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. JFK JFK JFK Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US Show all 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 10,000 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport ( IATA : JFK, ICAO : KJFK, FAA LID : JFK ), often referred to as Kennedy Airport, or simply JFK, is the primary international airport serving New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the sixteenth - busiest airport in the world, the fifth - busiest airport in the United States and the busiest airport in the New York City airport system, handling just under 59 million passengers in 2016. Over ninety airlines operate out of the airport, with non-stop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents. JFK is located in the neighborhood of Jamaica in the New York City borough of Queens, 10 miles ( 20 km ) southeast of Midtown Manhattan. 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 Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, National, and Tower Air. 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. Contents 1 History 1.1 Construction 1.2 Development 1.3 Operation 2 Terminals 2.1 Airline terminal assignments 2.2 Current terminals 2.2. 1 Terminal 1 2.2. 2 Terminal 2 2.2. 3 Terminal 4 2.2. 4 Terminal 5 2.2. 5 Terminal 7 2.2. 6 Terminal 8 2.3 Previous terminals 2.3. 1 Eastern Air Lines terminal 2.3. 2 Terminal 3 ( Worldport ) 2.3. 3 Terminal 6 ( Sundrome ) 2.3. 4 Old Terminal 8 and 9 2.3. 5 Tower Air terminal 3 Infrastructure 3.1 Runways 3.2 Operational facilities 3.3 Other facilities 3.4 Information services 3.5 Airport hotel 4 Airlines and destinations 4.1 Passenger 4.2 Cargo 5 Statistics 5.1 Top destinations 5.2 Airline market share 6 Ground transportation 6.1 Rail 6.2 Shuttle bus 6.3 Bus 6.4 Taxi 6.5 Car 6.6 Helicopter 7 Accidents and incidents 8 Notes and references 9 Further reading 10 External links History Map showing New York City and the locations of JFK ( 1 ), LaGuardia ( 2 ) and Newark ( 3 ) airports Construction John F. Kennedy International Airport was originally Idlewild Airport ( IATA : IDL, ICAO : KIDL, FAA LID : IDL ) after the Idlewild Beach Golf Course that it displaced. It was built to relieve LaGuardia Airport, which was overcrowded soon after opening in 1939. Construction began in 1943, and about $60 million was initially spent of governmental funding, but only 1,000 acres ( 400 ha ) of land on the site of the Idlewild Golf Course were earmarked for use. The project was renamed Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport in 1943, after a Queens resident who had commanded a Federalized National Guard unit in the southern United States and died in late 1942. In March 1948 the New York City Council changed the name to New York International Airport, Anderson Field, but the common name was `` Idlewild '' until 1963. The Port Authority leased the JFK property from the City of New York in 1947 and maintains this lease today. The first airline flight from JFK was on July 1, 1948 ; the opening ceremony was attended by then U.S. President Harry S. Truman. The Port Authority cancelled foreign airlines ' permits to use LaGuardia, forcing them to move to JFK during the next couple of years. JFK opened with six runways and a seventh under construction ; runways 1L and 7L were held in reserve and never came into use as runways. Runway 31R ( originally 8,000 ft or 2,438 m ) is still in use ; runway 31L ( originally 9,500 ft or 2,896 m ) opened soon after the rest of the airport and is still in use ; runway 1R closed in 1957 and runway 7R closed around 1966. Runway 4 ( originally 8,000 ft, now runway 4L ) opened June 1949 and runway 4R was added ten years later. A smaller runway 14 / 32 was built after runway 7R closed and was used through 1990 by general aviation, STOL and smaller commuter flights. The Avro Jetliner was the first jetliner to land at JFK on April 18, 1950 ; a Sud Aviation Caravelle prototype was the next jetliner to land at JFK, on May 2, 1957. Later in 1957 the USSR sought approval for two Tupolev Tu - 104 flights carrying diplomats to JFK ; the Port Authority did not allow them, saying noise tests had to be done first. ( The Caravelle had been tested at Paris. ) The airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 24, 1963, a month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Then - mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. proposed the renaming. Development This section is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this section to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. ( December 2016 ) The Port of New York Authority originally planned a single 55-gate terminal, but the major airlines did not agree with this plan, arguing that the terminal would be far too small for future traffic. Architect Wallace Harrison then designed a master plan under which each major airline at the airport would be given its own space to develop its own terminal design. This scheme made construction more practical, made terminals more navigable and introduced incentives for airlines to compete with each other for the best design. The revised plan met airline approval in 1955, with seven terminals initially planned -- five for individual airlines, one developed for 3 airlines and an international arrivals building. ( National Airlines and British Airways arrived later. ) The International Arrivals Building, or IAB, was the first new terminal at the airport, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and opening in December 1957. Stretching nearly 700 meters ( 2,300 ft ) parallel to runway 7R where Terminal 4 is now, it had `` finger '' piers at right - angles to the main building allowing more aircraft to park, an innovation at the time. The building was expanded in 1970 to accommodate jetways. However, by the 1990s the overcrowded building was showing its age and it did not provide adequate space for security checkpoints. It was demolished in 2000. United Airlines and Delta Air Lines opened Terminal 7 ( later renumbered Terminal 9 ), a Skidmore design similar to the IAB, in October 1959. It was demolished in 2008. Eastern Airlines opened its Chester L. Churchill - designed Terminal 1 in November 1959 ; it was demolished in 1995. American Airlines opened Terminal 8 in 1960. It was designed by Kahn and Jacobs and had a 317 - foot ( 97 m ) stained - glass façade designed by Robert Sowers, the largest stained - glass installation in the world until 1979. The façade was removed in 2007 as the terminal was demolished to make room for the new Terminal 8 ; American cited the prohibitive cost of removing the enormous installation. Pan American World Airways opened the Worldport ( later Terminal 3 ) in 1960. It featured a large, elliptical roof suspended by 32 sets of radial posts and cables ; the roof extended 114 feet ( 35 m ) beyond the base of the terminal to cover 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, which descend from an aircraft, via truck - mounted mobile stairs or via wheeled stairs. The Worldport was demolished in 2013 Trans World Airlines opened the TWA Flight Center in 1962, designed by Eero Saarinen with a distinctive winged - bird shape. With the demise of TWA in 2001, the terminal remained vacant until 2005 when JetBlue Airways and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( PANYNJ ) financed the construction of a new 26-gate terminal partly encircling the Saarinen building. Called now Terminal 5 ( or, simply, T5 ), the new terminal opened October 22, 2008. T5 is connected to the Saarinen central building through the original passenger departure - arrival tubes that connected the building to the outlying gates ; the Port Authority is working on restorations to the remaining original Saarinen terminal, also known as the head house. Northwest Airlines, Braniff International and Northeast Airlines opened a joint terminal in 1962 ( now Terminal 2 ). National Airlines opened the Sundrome ( now Terminal 6 ) in 1970. The terminal was designed by I.M. Pei. It was unique for its use of all - glass mullions dividing the window sections, unprecedented at the time. In 2001, United Airlines planned to redevelop this terminal and the TWA Flight Center as a new United terminal, Terminal 6 was used by JetBlue Airways from 2001 through 2008, and then was vacated and demolished when JetBlue Airways moved to Terminal 5. The airport was designed for aircraft up to 300,000 - pound ( 140,000 kg ) gross weight and had to be modified in the late 1960s to accommodate Boeing 747s. Operation This section may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. ( August 2017 ) In 1951, the airport averaged 73 daily airline operations ( takeoffs plus landings ) ; the October 1951 Airline Guide shows nine domestic departures a day, on National and Northwest. When Newark closed in February 1952 much of its traffic moved to Idlewild, which averaged 242 daily airline operations in 1952. L - 1049 Constellations and DC - 7s appeared in 1951 -- 53 and did n't use LaGuardia for their first several years, bringing more traffic to IDL. The April 1957 Airline Guide shows a total of 1283 departures a week, including about 250 from Eastern Air Lines, 150 from National Airlines and 130 from Pan-Am. Airlines began scheduling jets to IDL in 1958 -- 59 ; LaGuardia did not get jets until 1964, so IDL soon became New York 's busiest airline airport. In 1962 -- 67 it had more airline takeoffs and landings than LaGuardia and Newark combined and was the second - busiest airline airport in the country, peaking at 403,981 airline operations in 1967. During 1960 -- 66 LaGuardia got a new terminal and longer runways, and by the middle 1970s the two airports had roughly equal airline traffic ( by flight count ), while Newark was in third place until the 1980s, except during LGA 's reconstruction. The Concorde, operated by Air France and British Airways, made scheduled trans - Atlantic supersonic flights to JFK from November 22, 1977 until October 24, 2003, when British Airways retired it. Air France had retired the aircraft in May 2003. Construction of the AirTrain JFK rapid transit system began in 1998 ; completed in December 2003, the rail network links each airport terminal to the New York City Subway and the Long Island Rail Road at Howard Beach and Jamaica. The airport opened a new Terminal 1 on May 28, 1998 and the $1.4 billion replacement for the International Arrivals Building, Terminal 4, opened on May 24, 2001. JetBlue Airways 's Terminal 5, now incorporates the historic landmark TWA Flight Center terminal, while Terminals 8 and 9 were recently demolished and rebuilt as a unified Terminal 8 for the American Airlines hub. In 2008 the Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved a $20 million planning study for the redevelopment of Terminals 2 and 3, the hub of Delta Air Lines. On March 19, 2007, JFK became the first airport in the United States to receive the Airbus A380 with passengers aboard. The route, with capacity for more than 500 passengers was operated by Lufthansa and Airbus and arrived at Terminal 1. On August 1, 2008, JFK received the first regularly scheduled commercial A380 flight to the United States, on Emirates ' New York -- Dubai route using Terminal 4. This service was suspended in 2009, due to poor demand ; they re-introduced the aircraft in November 2010. Other airlines that operate the A380 to JFK include Singapore Airlines on the New York -- Frankfurt -- Singapore route, Air France on the New York -- Paris -- Charles de Gaulle route, Lufthansa on the New York -- Frankfurt route and Korean Air and Asiana Airlines on the New York -- Seoul route and Etihad on the New York -- Abu Dhabi route. On December 8, 2015, JFK also became the first U.S. airport to receive a commercial Airbus A350 flight when Qatar Airways began operating the aircraft on its New York -- Doha route. On August 14, 2016, at 9 : 31 p.m., there were reports of gunfire at Terminal 8. Shortly afterward, there were also reports of gunfire at Terminal 1. Upon further investigation, it turned out that such a shooting had not occurred, and that no one was shot. However, the scare led travelers to run out of the terminals and onto nearby highways and runways. Terminals 1 and 8 were also temporarily shut down, with flights rerouted elsewhere. Police, who were investigating what happened, found out that the gunshot sounds were actually the sounds of travelers clapping for Usain Bolt after he won the men 's 100 meters event in the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the resulting stampede, two people were injured. After the stampede, the Port Authority Police Department was reviewing its strategy for potential terror attacks. On January 4, 2017, the office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to renovate the entire airport at a cost of $7 -- 10 billion. The Airport Master Plan Advisory Panel had composed a report stating that JFK, which ranked 59th out of the world 's top 100 airports, was set to experience severe capacity constraints brought on by increased usage. There would be about 75 million annual passengers in 2020 and 100 million by 2050, up from 60 million at the time of the report. The group had several recommendations, including enlarging the newer terminals ; relocating older terminals ; reconfiguring highway ramps and increasing the number of lanes on the Van Wyck Expressway ; either lengthening AirTrain JFK trainsets or connecting the system to the rest of New York City 's transportation system ; and rebuilding the Jamaica station so that there is a direct connection to the Long Island Rail Road and New York City Subway. There is no proposed start date for the overhaul. In July 2017, Cuomo 's office began accepting proposals for master plans to renovate the airport. Terminals JFK has six terminals, containing 128 gates, numbered 1 -- 8 but skipping terminals 3 ( demolished in 2013 ) and 6 ( demolished in 2011 ). 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, a power plant and other airport facilities. The terminals are connected by the AirTrain system and access roads. Directional 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 traveler satisfaction among large airports in the United States, behind McCarran International Airport, which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Until the early 1990s, each terminal was known by the primary airline 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 maintained by independent terminal operators. At JFK, all terminals are currently managed by airlines or consortiums of the airlines serving them, with the exception of the Schiphol Group - operated Terminal 4. All terminals except Terminal 2 can handle international arrivals that are not pre-cleared. Most inter-terminal connections require passengers to exit security, then walk, use a shuttle - bus or using the AirTrain JFK to get to the other terminal, then re-clear security. Airline terminal assignments Terminal Airline ( s ) Aeroflot, Air China, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Azerbaijan, Brussels Airlines, Cayman Airways, China Eastern, EVA Airways, Fly Jamaica Airways, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Meridiana, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Arabian Airlines, TAME, Turkish Delta ( Domestic ) Aero Mexico, Air Europa, Air India, Air Serbia, Asiana, Avanica, Avianca Brazil, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca El Salvador, Caribbean, China Airlines, China Southern, Copa Airlines, Delta ( International, LAX, SFO, SEA ), Delta Connection, Egyptair, El Al, Emirates, Etihad, Hainan, JetBlue ( Int'l Arrivals, 10 : 30 pm to 5 : 00 am ), KLM, Kuwait Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Sun Country, SWISS, Thomas Cook Airlines, Uzbekistan, Virgin Atlantic, Volaris, West Jet, Xiamen Airlines, XL Airways 5 Aer Lingus, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, TAP Portugal 7 Aerolineas Argentinas, Alaska Airlines, ANA, British Airways, Iberia, Icelandair, Interjet, LOT, OpenSkies, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Ukraine International Airlines, Virgin America 8 American Airlines, American Eagle, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Ecuador, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Current terminals Terminal 1 Terminal 1 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 the then - existing international carrier facilities were inadequate for their needs. Mostly European and some Asian and African carriers land at Terminal 1, such as Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, EVA Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, and Saudia. It was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates. Terminal 1, along with Terminal 4, is one of two terminals at JFK Airport that has the capability to handle the Airbus A380 aircraft, which are flown by Air France on the route from Paris -- Charles De Gaulle, Lufthansa on the route from Frankfurt Airport and Korean Air on the route from Seoul -- Incheon. Air France operated Concorde here until 2003. Terminal 1 has 11 gates. Terminal 2 Terminal 2 opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines, and is now exclusively used and 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. Since the opening of the Terminal 4 addition in May 2013, Terminal 2 has been designated as the `` C '' gates by Delta and has 11 Jetway - equipped gates ( C60 - C70 ). Terminal 2 used to house the majority of Delta 's operations but after the opening of the Terminal 4 addition, international flights and flights to LAX, SFO, and SEA are operated out of the latter. Terminal 4 Terminal 4 replaced the former International Arrivals Building in May 2001 Terminal 4 was developed by LCOR, Inc and is managed by JFK International Air Terminal ( IAT ) LLC, a subsidiary of the Schiphol Group. This terminal serves as a major international hub for Delta Air Lines ( and domestic flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle - Tacoma ) and was the first one in the United States to be managed by a foreign airport operator. It also serves as the main terminal for mostly Asian ( including all the Middle Eastern carriers except Saudia and Qatar Airways ) airlines, and some African and European airlines. Terminal 4 is the major gateway for international arrivals at JFK. Opened in 2001 and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the 1,500,000 - square - foot ( 140,000 m ) 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. The terminal was expanded in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The first phase of Delta 's $1.4 billion project at the airport -- which includes nine new international gates, additional baggage space, a centralized security checkpoint ( moving two checkpoints into one location just after check - in ), and customs and border - security facilities -- was completed on May 24, 2013. Terminal 4 also serves many international airlines daily, including few Skyteam airlines and the majority of Star and non-aligned airlines. Terminal 4 has 38 gates in two concourses : A2 -- A7, B18, B22 -- B55 with the exclusion of B40, B50 and B52. As of 2013, Delta and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to an additional $175 million phase II expansion, which allowed Delta to construct 11 regional jet gates at Terminal 4, as well. The agreement allowed Delta to eliminate a proposed physical connection it has previously planned to build with its existing Terminal 2 and instead close T2 eventually. The work on the Delta hub has completed as of January 2015, with funding primarily from $900 million in special - project bonds. Delta sought funding for the regional jet expansion from the New York City Industrial Development Agency. 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. Delta Air Lines has also moved much of its operations to T4, as it expands operations beyond T2, with T3 now closed. Concourse A serves as the stopping location for Asian and some European airlines, whereas Concourse B is made up of Delta flights, and a number of Asian and some European airlines. Like Terminal 1, it is Airbus A380 - compatible and Asiana Airlines ( to Seoul ), Emirates ( to Dubai ; both non-stop and one - stop flights via Milan ), Etihad Airways ( to Abu Dhabi ) and Singapore Airlines ( to Singapore via Frankfurt ) currently use Terminal 4 for their Airbus A380s. A variety of other airlines from across the globe as well as SkyTeam and Star Alliance utilize the terminal as well. Terminal 5 Terminal 5 Terminal 5 opened in 2008 for JetBlue Airways, the manager and primary ( then only ) tenant of the building and serves as the base of their large JFK hub. This particular terminal handles ( except for Aer Lingus flights to Ireland and TAP Portugal flights to Lisbon ) exclusively North American regional flights -- American domestic flights, Caribbean flights and Hawaiian Airlines flights to Honolulu, Hawaii. The terminal was re-designed by Gensler and constructed by Turner Construction, and it 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. Currently closed for refurbishment, the Saarinen building is planned to reopen in 2018 as a hotel. Saarinen also designed the terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport. The active T5 building ( including the international arrivals section named T5i ) has 29 gates ( 26 until November 2014 ) : 1 -- 12 and 14 -- 30 ( with gates 25 -- 30 handling international flights that are not precleared ; gates 28 -- 30 opened in November 2014 ). The terminal is also used by Hawaiian Airlines, which partnered with JetBlue and began service in Terminal 5 in June 2012, and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, whose flights arriving into JFK have already been pre-cleared in Ireland. Aer Lingus previously used Terminal 4 prior to the introduction of preclearance in Ireland, moving to T5 on April 3, 2013. On November 12, 2014, JetBlue opened the International Arrivals Concourse ( T5i ) at the terminal. TAP Portugal has used Terminal 5 since reinstating its JFK -- Lisbon service on July 1, 2016. Airspace Lounge opened an airport lounge near Gate 24 in July 2013 and Aer Lingus opened an airport lounge in 2015. In August 2016, AIRMALL USA was selected by JetBlue as the concessions developer to help attract and manage concessions tenants that align with JetBlue 's vision for T5. Terminal 7 Terminal 7 -- Departure Level Terminal 7 was designed by GMW Architects and built for BOAC and Air Canada in 1970. Currently operated by British Airways, it is also the only airport terminal operated by a foreign carrier on US soil, although Terminal 1 is operated by a consortium of foreign carriers serving the building. A handful of Oneworld alliance carriers operate out of Terminal 7 at this time, including IAG carriers British Airways, Open Skies and Iberia, and Qantas. Other airlines operating out of Terminal 7 include Star Alliance carriers ANA and LOT Polish Airlines as well as Aerolíneas Argentinas, Icelandair and Ukraine International Airlines. 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 approved British Airways ' plans to renovate and expand the terminal. The $251 million project was designed by Corgan Associates and was completed in 2003. The renovated terminal has 12 gates. In 2008, British Airways unveiled a $30 million, eighteen - 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 ended in 2015. After the alliance between British Airways / Iberia and American Airlines was finalized in 2010, American began talks to move British Airways and Iberia into an expanded Terminal 8. British Airways temporarily moved one of its flights to Terminal 8 in March 2013 due to ongoing renovation work in Terminal 7. Meanwhile, starting September 12, 2017, Air Berlin will use gates at Terminal 7 switching from it previous slot in Terminal 8. United Airlines was a major operator out of Terminal 7 until operations from JFK were discontinued on October 24, 2015. There are currently plans to make Terminal 7 a Oneworld hub, as most of its airlines are currently members of the alliance. On October 5, 2017, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America began their combined operations out of Terminal 7 having previously operated from Terminal 8 ( AS flights ) and Terminal 4 ( VX flights ). Terminal 8 Inside the security checkpoint of 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 and demolition of old Terminals 8 and 9. It was opened in stages between 2005 and its `` official '' opening in August 2007. It is a major Oneworld hub and American Airlines is the main Oneworld carrier at Terminal 8. American Airlines is the largest carrier in and manager of the terminal and is the third largest carrier at JFK. Some Oneworld airlines that operate out of Terminal 8 include, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, Qatar Airways, and Royal Jordanian Airlines. Cathay Pacific moved to Terminal 8 from Terminal 7 on January 15, 2017. 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 12.8 M 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 that includes moving walkways. Previous terminals JFK Airport was originally built with ten terminals, compared to the six it has today. Ten terminals remained until the late 1990s, then nine remained until the early 2000s, followed by eight until 2011 and seven until May 2013. Eastern Air Lines Terminal This terminal, on the site of today 's Terminal 1, opened in 1959 and was demolished in 1995 after the collapse of Eastern Air Lines in 1991. Terminal 3 ( Worldport ) Main article : Worldport ( Pan Am ) Terminal 3 was built as the Worldport in 1960 for Pan American ; it expanded after the introduction of the 747 in 1970. After Pan Am 's demise in 1991 Delta Air Lines took over ownership of the terminal and was its only occupant until its closure in 2013. It had a connector to Terminal 2, Delta 's other terminal. Terminal 3 had 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 was completed in 2013, under which Terminal 4 was expanded and with Delta subsequently moving its T3 operations to T4. On May 23, 2013, the final departure from the terminal, Delta Air Lines Flight 268, a Boeing 747 - 400 to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, departed from Gate 6 at 11 : 25 p.m. local time. The terminal ceased operations on May 24, 2013, 53 years to the day from when it opened on May 24, 1960. Demolition began soon thereafter and was completed by Summer 2014. The site where Terminal 3 used to stand is now used for aircraft parking by Delta Air Lines. There has been large media outcry, particularly in other countries, over the demolition of the Worldport. Several online petitions requesting the restoration of the original ' flying saucer ' gained popularity. Terminal 6 ( Sundrome ) Main article : Sundrome Terminal 6 had 14 gates. Designed by I.M. Pei, it was built in 1970 as the National Airlines Sundrome. Later, Trans World Airlines used it. In 2001, JetBlue Airways began service from Terminal 6, later opening a temporary complex in 2006 that increased its capacity by adding seven gates. After JetBlue vacated the terminal, it was demolished. The international arrivals annex of Terminal 5 now uses a portion of the site, and the rest of the site is used for aircraft parking by both JetBlue and British Airways ( which operates from nearby Terminal 7 ). Old Terminal 8 and 9 The original Terminal 8 opened in 1960 ; its stained - glass façade was the largest in existence at the time. It was always used by American Airlines and in later years it was used by other Oneworld airlines that did not use Terminal 7. Terminal 9 opened in 1959 and was used by United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Delta moved to Terminal 2 when they acquired Northeast Airlines. Braniff International moved from Terminal 2 to Terminal 9 in 1973, and operated in Terminal 9 until its bankruptcy in 1982. United used Terminal 9 from its opening in 1959 until it vacated the terminal in 1991 and became a tenant at British Airways ' Terminal 7. Terminal 9 then became the home of American Airlines ' domestic operations and American Eagle flights for the remainder of its life. The terminals were demolished in the early - to - mid-2000s and replaced with a new Terminal 8. Tower Air Terminal The Tower Air terminal, unlike other terminals at JFK airport, sat outside the Central Terminals area in Building 213 in Cargo Area A. Originally used by Pan Am until the expansion of the Worldport ( later Terminal 3 ), it was later used by Tower Air and TWA shuttle until the airline was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. Building 213 has not been used since 2000. It is located next to the Delta Air Lines employees ' parking lot number 7, which was once the Tower Air terminal parking lot. Infrastructure Runways John F. Kennedy International Airport spans 5,200 acres or 21 square kilometers ( 8.1 sq mi ). There are four runways ( two pairs of parallel runways ) surrounding the airport 's central terminal area. Number Length Width ILS Notes 13R / 31L 14,511 feet ( 4,423 m ) 200 feet ( 61 m ) Cat. I ( 31L ) Third - longest commercial runway in North America ( the longest is a 16,000 - foot ( 4,900 m ) runway at Denver International Airport. Second is a 14,512 - foot ( 4,423 m ) runway at Las Vegas International. ) Adjacent to Terminals 1, 2, and 3. Handled approximately one half of the airport 's scheduled departures. It was a backup runway for space shuttle missions. It was closed on March 1, 2010 for four months. The reconstruction of the runway widened it from 150 to 200 feet ( 46 to 61 m ) with a concrete base instead of asphalt. It reopened on June 29, 2010. 4R / 22L 8,400 feet ( 2,560 m ) 200 feet ( 61 m ) Cat. III ( both directions ) Equipped at both ends with Approach Lighting Systems ( ALS ) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone ( TDZ ) lighting. 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. 4L / 22R 12,079 feet ( 3,682 m ) 200 feet ( 61 m ) Cat. I ( both directions ) Adjacent to Terminals 4 and 5. Both ends allow instrument landings down to three - quarters of a mile 's visibility. Takeoffs can be conducted with one - eighth of a mile 's visibility. It closed on June 1, 2015 for almost 4 months as part of a major runway modernization project that replaced the asphalt base with a concrete base and widened the runway from 150 feet to 200 feet. It reopened on September 28, 2015. 13L / 31R 10,000 feet ( 3,048 m ) 150 feet ( 46 m ) Cat. II ( 13L ) ; Cat. I ( 31R ) Adjacent to Terminals 5 and 7. Equipped at both ends with ILS and ALS systems. Runway 13L has two additional visual aids for landing aircraft, a Precision Approach Path Indicator ( PAPI ) and a Lead - In Lighting System ( LDIN ). The ILS on 13L, along with TDZ lighting, allows landings down to half a mile 's visibility. Takeoffs can be made with visibility of one - eighth of a mile. Operational facilities Looking at runway 4L / 22R and out to sea. 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 ( 380 to 460 mm ) thick. An illuminated sign system provides directional information for taxiing aircraft. The Air Traffic Control Tower, designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and constructed on the ramp - side of Terminal 4, began full FAA operations in October 1994. 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. At the time of its completion, the JFK tower, at 320 feet ( 98 m ), was the world 's tallest control tower. It was subsequently displaced from that position by towers at other airports in both the United States and overseas, including those at Hartsfield -- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, currently the tallest tower at any U.S. airport, at 398 feet ( 121 m ) and at KLIA2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, currently the world 's tallest control tower at 438 feet ( 134 m ). JFK airport - February 2017 Aircraft service facilities include seven aircraft hangars, an engine overhaul building, a 32 - million - US - gallon ( 120,000 m ) aircraft fuel storage facility and a truck garage. In the last few years, improvements have been made to terminals, roadways and inter-terminal transportation. Other facilities North American Airlines had its headquarters in Building 141 along Federal Circle, on the airport property. North American Airlines was one of the building 's tenants ; the building does have Servisair and VOA as tenants and Port Authority storage. Building 141 was originally a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( PANYNJ ) administration building. In the 1990s it served as the PANYNJ police headquarters. In 2000 an $800,000, 5,000 - square - foot ( 460 m ) annex of the building opened to serve students of Aviation High School in Long Island City. In 2003 Building 141 was dedicated in honor of Morris Sloane, a PANYNJ aviation employee. Hangar 17, originally occupied by Pan American and later Tower Air, found a new and important role housing artifacts from 9 / 11 that eventually made their way to the 9 / 11 Museum at Ground Zero. Servisair has its offices in Building 86. CAL Cargo Airlines has its offices in Building 23. Currently Nippon Cargo Airlines has its New York City branch in Cargo Building 66. Previously Overseas National Airways ( ONA ) had its headquarters at the airport. When Tower Air existed, its head offices were in Building 178 and later in Hangar 17 at JFK Airport. When Metro International Airways existed, its head office was in Building 178. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department ( PAPD ) provides law enforcement, fire rescue and emergency medical services to the airport. Its JFK Command is based in Building 269. PANYNJ operations and administrative offices are located in Building 14. Three chapels, including Our Lady of the Skies Chapel, provide for the religious needs of airline passengers. Sheltair is the current FBO on the field serving General Aviation traffic. The company became the first privately - operated FBO at JFK Airport in its 65 - year history when it opened on May 21, 2012. The airport 's International Mail Facility. Information services 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 the other Port Authority airports ( LaGuardia and Newark ), uses a uniform style of signage 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. In addition, the Port Authority operates `` Welcome Centers '' and taxi dispatch booths in each airline terminal, where staff provide customers with information on taxis, limousines, other ground transportation and hotels. New York City traffic reporter Bernie Wagenblast provides the voice for the airport 's radio stations and the messages heard on board AirTrain JFK and in its stations. Airport hotel Main article : Ramada Plaza JFK Hotel There are several hotels adjacent to JFK Airport, including the Courtyard by Marriott and the Crowne Plaza. The former Ramada Plaza JFK Hotel is Building 144, and it was the only on - site hotel at JFK Airport. It was previously a part of Forte Hotels and previously the Travelodge New York JFK. Due to its role in housing friends and relatives of aircraft crashes in the 1990s and 2000s, the hotel became known as the `` Heartbreak Hotel ''. In 2009 the PANYNJ stated in its preliminary 2010 budget that it was closing the hotel due to `` declining aviation activity and a need for substantial renovation '' and that it expected to save $1 million per month. The hotel closed on December 1, 2009. Almost 200 employees lost their jobs. As of 2009, the Port Authority hoped to build a new hotel on the airport property. On July 27, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference that the TWA Flight Center would become a 505 - room hotel with 40,000 square feet of conference, event, or meeting space. The new hotel is estimated to cost $265 million and open in 2018. The public will be able to visit the hotel 's 10,000 - square - foot observation deck. Airlines and destinations Passenger Airlines Destinations Aer Lingus Dublin Aer Lingus operated by ASL Airlines Ireland Seasonal : Shannon Aeroflot Moscow -- Sheremetyevo Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires -- Ezeiza Aeroméxico Mexico City Aeroméxico Connect Monterrey Air China Beijing -- Capital Air Europa Madrid Air France Paris -- Charles de Gaulle, Paris -- Orly Air India Delhi, Mumbai Air Serbia Belgrade Alaska Airlines Portland ( OR ), Seattle / Tacoma Alitalia Milan -- Malpensa, Rome -- Fiumicino All Nippon Airways Tokyo -- Haneda, Tokyo -- Narita American Airlines Antigua, Austin, Barcelona, Bermuda, Boston, Buenos Aires -- Ezeiza, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Dallas / Fort Worth, Denver ( begins June 7, 2018 ), Las Vegas, London -- Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Milan -- Malpensa, Orlando, Paris -- Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Port - au - Prince, Providenciales, Rio de Janeiro -- Galeão, St. Thomas, San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo -- Guarulhos, Seattle / Tacoma, Washington -- National, Zürich ( ends March 24, 2018 ) Seasonal : Dublin, Eagle / Vail, Edinburgh, Punta Cana, Rome -- Fiumicino, St. Kitts, St. Maarten American Eagle Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus -- Glenn, Indianapolis, Montréal -- Trudeau, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Raleigh / Durham, Toronto -- Pearson, Washington -- National Asiana Airlines Seoul -- Incheon Austrian Airlines Vienna Avianca Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín -- JMC, Pereira Avianca Brazil São Paulo -- Guarulhos ( begins December 15, 2017 ) Avianca Costa Rica San José Avianca El Salvador San Pedro Sula, San Salvador Azerbaijan Airlines Baku British Airways London -- City, London -- Gatwick, London -- Heathrow Brussels Airlines Brussels Caribbean Airlines Georgetown -- Cheddi Jagan, Kingston -- Norman Manley, Montego Bay, Port of Spain, Tobago Cathay Pacific Hong Kong, Vancouver Cayman Airways Grand Cayman China Airlines Taipei -- Taoyuan China Eastern Airlines Shanghai -- Pudong China Southern Airlines Guangzhou Copa Airlines Panama City Delta Air Lines Accra, Amsterdam, Aruba, Atlanta, Austin, Barcelona, Bermuda, Boston, Brussels, Cancún, Charleston ( SC ), Dakar, Dallas - Fort Worth ( begins April 3, 2018 ), Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Havana, Lagos ( begins March 24, 2018 ), Las Vegas, London -- Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Milan -- Malpensa, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Montego Bay, Nassau, New Orleans, Orlando, Paris -- Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Portland ( OR ), Punta Cana, Reykjavík -- Keflavík, Rio de Janeiro -- Galeão ( begins December 21, 2017 ), Rome -- Fiumicino, St. Maarten, 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. Thomas, Tampa, Tel Aviv -- Ben Gurion, Zürich Seasonal : Athens, Bangor, Berlin -- Tegel, Cincinnati, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Fort Myers, Glasgow, Grenada, Honolulu, Jackson Hole, Lisbon, Málaga, Nice, Ponta Delgada - Azores ( begins May 24, 2018 ), Prague, Providenciales, San José del Cabo, Shannon, St. Kitts ( begins December 23, 2017 ), Vancouver, Venice -- Marco Polo, Washington -- National, West Palm Beach Delta Connection Baltimore, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas / Fort Worth, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville ( FL ), Minneapolis / St. Paul, Montréal -- Trudeau, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland ( ME ), Raleigh / Durham, Richmond, Rochester ( NY ), Savannah, Syracuse, Toronto -- Pearson, Washington -- Dulles, Washington -- National Seasonal : Charleston ( SC ), Fort Myers, Halifax, Martha 's Vineyard, Nantucket, Tampa, West Palm Beach EgyptAir Cairo El Al Tel Aviv -- Ben Gurion Emirates Dubai -- International, Milan -- Malpensa Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi EVA Air Taipei -- Taoyuan Finnair Helsinki Fly Jamaica Airways Georgetown -- Cheddi Jagan, Kingston -- Norman Manley Hainan Airlines Chengdu, Chongqing Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu Iberia Madrid Icelandair Reykjavík -- Keflavík Interjet Cancún, Mexico City Japan Airlines Tokyo -- Haneda, Tokyo -- Narita JetBlue Airways Aguadilla, Albuquerque, Antigua, Aruba, Atlanta ( begins March 8, 2018 ), Austin, Barbados, Bermuda, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Burlington ( VT ), Cancún, Cartagena, Charleston ( SC ), Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Curaçao, Daytona Beach, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Havana, Houston -- Hobby, Jacksonville ( FL ), Kingston -- Norman Manley, La Romana, Las Vegas, Liberia ( CR ), Long Beach, Los Angeles, Montego Bay, Nassau, New Orleans, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Ponce, Port - au - Prince, Port of Spain, Portland ( ME ), Portland ( OR ), Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Raleigh / Durham, Reno / Tahoe, Rochester ( NY ), Sacramento, St. Lucia -- Hewanorra, St. Maarten, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose ( CA ), San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo -- Las Américas, Sarasota, Savannah, Seattle / Tacoma, Syracuse, Tampa, Washington -- Dulles, West Palm Beach Seasonal : Hyannis, Martha 's Vineyard, Nantucket, Palm Springs KLM Amsterdam Korean Air Seoul -- Incheon Kuwait Airways Kuwait LATAM Brasil São Paulo -- Guarulhos LATAM Chile Lima, Santiago de Chile LATAM Ecuador Guayaquil LOT Polish Airlines Budapest ( begins May 3, 2018 ), Warsaw -- Chopin Lufthansa Berlin -- Tegel ( begins November 8, 2017 ), Frankfurt, Munich Meridiana Seasonal : Milan -- Malpensa, Naples, Palermo Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal : Fort - de-France, Pointe - à - Pitre Norwegian Air Shuttle operated by Norwegian Long Haul Copenhagen, London -- Gatwick, Oslo -- Gardermoen, Paris -- Charles de Gaulle, Stockholm -- Arlanda OpenSkies Paris -- Orly Philippine Airlines Manila, Vancouver Qantas Brisbane Qatar Airways Doha Royal Air Maroc Casablanca Royal Jordanian Amman -- Queen Alia Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh Singapore Airlines Frankfurt, Singapore South African Airways Johannesburg -- O.R. Tambo Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis / St. Paul Swiss International Air Lines Geneva, Zürich TAME Quito TAP Air Portugal Lisbon Thomas Cook Airlines Manchester ( UK ) Turkish Airlines Istanbul -- Atatürk Ukraine International Airlines Kiev -- Boryspil Uzbekistan Airways Riga, Tashkent Virgin America Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco Seasonal : Palm Springs Virgin Atlantic London -- Heathrow, Manchester ( UK ) Volaris Guadalajara, Mexico City WestJet Calgary XiamenAir Fuzhou XL Airways France Paris -- Charles de Gaulle Notes ^ a The Air India flight to Mumbai has a stop at Delhi, where passengers are allowed to deplane and / or board the aircraft. The same aircraft used until Delhi then continues to Mumbai under the same flight number. ^ b Flights from London -- City to New York -- JFK have a stopover in Shannon for refueling due to weight restrictions in LCY. However, British Airways does not carry local traffic between Shannon and New York. The flight from New York to London is non-stop. ^ c Flights from Kuwait to New York -- JFK make a technical stop in Shannon. However, Kuwait Airways does not carry local traffic between Shannon and New York. The flight from New York to Kuwait is nonstop. ^ d The Qantas flight from New York to Brisbane has a stop at Los Angeles, where passengers have the option of connecting onto Qantas 's flights to Sydney and Melbourne. However, the airline does not have eighth freedom rights to transport passengers solely from New York to Los Angeles. Cargo When ranked by the value of shipments passing through it, JFK is the number three freight gateway in the United States ( after the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of New York and New Jersey ), and the number one international air freight gateway in the United States. Almost 21 % of all U.S. international air freight by value and 9.6 % by tonnage moved through JFK in 2008. The JFK air cargo complex is a Foreign Trade Zone, which legally lies outside the customs area of the United States. 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. 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, Taipei and London. Nearly 100 cargo air carriers operate out of JFK, among them : Air China Cargo, ABX Air, Asiana, Atlas Air, CAL Cargo Air Lines, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific Cargo, China Airlines, EVA Air, Emirates SkyCargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, FedEx Express, DHL Air UK, Kalitta Air, Korean Air, Lufthansa Cargo, UPS Airlines, Southern Air and World Airways. 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 % ). Most cargo and maintenance facilities at JFK are located north and west of the main terminal area. DHL, FedEx Express, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Nippon Cargo Airlines and United Airlines have cargo facilities at JFK. In 2000, Korean Air Cargo opened a new $102 million cargo terminal at JFK with total floor area of 81,124 square feet ( 7,536.7 m ) and capability of handling 200,000 tons annually. In 2007, American Airlines opened a new priority parcel service facility at their Terminal 8, featuring 30 - minute drop - offs and pick - ups for priority parcel shipments within the US. Airlines Destinations Air China Cargo Anchorage, Beijing -- Capital, Dallas / Fort Worth, Shanghai -- Pudong Asiana Airlines Cargo Anchorage, Brussels, Miami, Seoul -- Incheon ASL Airlines Belgium Liège CAL Cargo Air Lines Larnaca, Liège, Tel Aviv -- Ben Gurion Cargolux Chicago -- O'Hare, Guadalajara, Houston -- Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Toulouse Cargolux Italia Milan -- Malpensa Cathay Pacific Cargo Anchorage, Calgary, Chicago -- O'Hare, Columbus -- Rickenbacker, Hong Kong, Toronto -- Pearson China Airlines Cargo Anchorage, Taipei -- Taoyuan DHL Aviation operated by ABX Air Cincinnati DHL Aviation operated by Atlas Air Charleston ( SC ), Cincinnati, Grottaglie DHL Aviation operated by DHL Air UK Cincinnati, East Midlands, Liège DHL Aviation operated by Kalitta Air Bahrain, Chicago -- O'Hare, Cincinnati, Columbus -- Rickenbacker, Kuwait, Leipzig / Halle El Al Cargo Liège, Tel Aviv -- Ben Gurion, Emirates SkyCargo Brussels, Chicago -- O'Hare, Dubai -- Al Maktoum FedEx Express Indianapolis, Memphis Icelandair Cargo Reykjavík -- Keflavík Korean Air Cargo Anchorage, Miami, Seoul -- Incheon, Shanghai -- Pudong, Toronto -- Pearson Lufthansa Cargo Atlanta, Frankfurt, Mexico City Lufthansa Cargo operated by Aerologic Frankfurt Nippon Cargo Airlines Anchorage, Chicago -- O'Hare, Tokyo -- Narita Qantas Freight operated by Atlas Air Anchorage, Chongqing, Shanghai -- Pudong Qatar Airways Cargo Doha, Halifax, Zaragoza Royal Jordanian Cargo Amman -- Queen Alia, Maastricht / Aachen Saudia Cargo Jeddah Silk Way Airlines Baku SkyLink Express Hamilton ( ON ) UPS Airlines Chicago / Rockford, Louisville, Philadelphia Statistics In 2015, JFK handled 56,827,154 revenue passengers, which was a 2.3 % increase over 2014. 2013 marked the first time JFK handled more than 50 million passengers in one year. The airport contributes about $30.1 billion in economic activity to the New York City region, generating 229,000 jobs and about $9.8 billion in wages and salaries. About 35,000 people are employed at the airport. Nearly 100 airlines from over 50 countries operate regularly scheduled flights from JFK. The JFK to London -- Heathrow route is the leading U.S. international airport pair with over 2.6 million passengers in 2011. Domestic travel also accounts for a large share of airport traffic, particularly transcontinental and Florida service. Top destinations Busiest domestic routes from JFK ( June 2016 -- May 2017 ) Rank Airport Passengers Carriers Los Angeles, California 1,652,970 American, Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America San Francisco, California 1,047,140 American, Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America Orlando, Florida 752,170 American, Delta, JetBlue Las Vegas, Nevada 600,840 American, Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America 5 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 597,490 Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America 6 San Juan, Puerto Rico 541,680 Delta, JetBlue 7 Miami, Florida 537,670 American, Delta 8 Boston, Massachusetts 525,080 American, Delta, JetBlue 9 Seattle / Tacoma, Washington 410,970 Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue 10 Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Arizona 353,590 American, Delta, JetBlue Busiest international routes from JFK ( 2016 ) Rank Airport Passengers Top Carriers London ( Heathrow ) 2,985,426 American, British Airways, Delta, Kuwait, Virgin Atlantic Paris ( Charles de Gaulle ) 1,476,918 Air France, American, Delta, Norwegian Air Shuttle, XL Airways France Dubai ( International ) 1,098,756 Emirates Santo Domingo 930,666 Delta, JetBlue 5 Santiago 839,017 Delta, JetBlue 6 Frankfurt 835,974 Delta, Lufthansa, Singapore 7 Madrid 738,954 Air Europa, American, Delta, Iberia 8 Seoul ( Incheon ) 702,856 Asiana, Korean 9 Milan ( Malpensa ) 698,560 Alitalia, American, Delta, Emirates 10 Amsterdam 675,486 Delta, KLM 11 Hong Kong 661,518 Cathay Pacific 12 Mexico City 660,672 AeroMexico, Delta, InterJet, Volaris 13 Dublin 628,111 Aer Lingus, American, Delta 14 Rome ( Fiumicino ) 620,464 Alitalia, American, Delta 15 Cancun 605,477 AeroMexico, American, InterJet, JetBlue 16 Sao Paulo ( Guarulhos ) 567,164 American, Delta, LATAM 17 Istanbul ( Ataturk ) 540,558 Turkish 18 Abu Dhabi 534,816 Etihad Airways 19 Tel Aviv ( Ben Gurion ) 513,684 Delta, El Al 20 Tokyo ( Narita ) 485,905 All Nippon, Japan Airline market share Largest airlines at JFK ( 2016 ) Rank Airline Passengers Delta Air Lines 15,878,784 JetBlue 13,592,114 American Airlines 7,080,110 British Airways 1,415,482 5 Virgin America 1,120,137 6 Emirates 1,092,510 7 Air France 967,996 8 Virgin Atlantic 807,099 9 Cathay Pacific 638,678 10 Lufthansa 584,288 11 Alitalia 565,350 12 Aeromexico 548,467 13 Turkish Airlines 528,693 14 Caribbean Airlines 509,751 15 Etihad Airways 463,778 16 Aer Lingus 460,524 17 Korean Air 460,382 18 Aeroflot 455,962 19 El Al 448,874 20 Air Berlin 416,793 Ground Transportation Rail JFK Airport is connected to New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road by AirTrain JFK. It stops at all terminals, parking lots, hotel shuttle areas, car rental lots, the Jamaica LIRR station, Howard Beach -- JFK Airport ( IND Rockaway Line ) on the IND Rockaway Line ( A train ) and Sutphin Boulevard -- Archer Avenue -- JFK Airport ( Archer Avenue Lines ) on the Archer Avenue Line ( E J Z trains ). A Lower Manhattan -- Jamaica / JFK Transportation Project has been proposed to connect the AirTrain to Lower Manhattan. Shuttle bus NYC Airporter is the only permitted and official operator of express airport bus service for the New York City Department of Transportation and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( the airports ' operator ). Bus Several city bus lines link JFK to the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road, including the Q3, Q6, Q7, Q10, B15, with free transfers provided for subway connections. The B15, Q3 and Q10 buses all serve the Central Terminal Area via a dedicated bus stop at the former Terminal 6 ( connection to other terminals via AirTrain JFK, with a direct walkway provided to Terminal 5 ), while the Q6 serves only eastern Cargo Area D and the USPS Airport Mail facility 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. The Port Authority provides free shuttle - bus service between the Federal Circle AirTrain station and the airport 's cargo areas, as well as within the long - term and Port Authority - operated employee parking lots. These buses are operated by Servisair under contract. Two Taiwanese airlines provide private bus services for their customers to New Jersey and the Philadelphia area : China Airlines : Fort Lee, Parsippany, Jersey City, Cherry Hill, Downtown Philadelphia, and South Philadelphia EVA Air : Jersey City, Piscataway, Fort Lee, East Hanover, Cherry Hill, South Philadelphia, and Cheltenham Taxi A taxi at JFK Airport New York City 's yellow cabs, licensed by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, offer a flat - rate service of $52 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 or as long as 90 minutes. Door - to - door car service is another popular transportation option. Car JFK Airport is located in southern Queens on the Van Wyck Expressway ( I - 678 ), which can be accessed from the Belt Parkway, the Grand Central Parkway and Queens Boulevard. A ring road connects the airport terminals to the Belt Parkway and the Van Wyck Expressway. The airport offers customers over 17,000 parking spaces, included in multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the Central Terminal Area, a long - term parking lot and valet parking. Tesla Motors has a vehicle charging station at the airport. There are also private off - site parking operators near the airport. Van Wyck Expressway twists through the terminal nucleus and turns into the JFK Expressway. This four - lane expressway allows for more convenient access to the airport for Long Island users via the westbound Belt Parkway. Because it lies almost entirely within Kennedy Airport, the JFK Expressway was constructed and is maintained by the Port Authority. The expressway was built as part of an ongoing, multi-billion - dollar overhaul of Kennedy Airport that began in the late 1980s. It was designed to relieve up to 30 percent of the traffic volume from the Van Wyck Expressway. Approximately six major rental car companies serve JFK Airport, with rental locations located on and off the airport. Helicopter US Helicopter departing from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport US Helicopter operated regularly scheduled flights every hour between Terminal 3 and the East 34th Street Heliport. Passengers traveling by helicopter to the airport passed through a security checkpoint at the heliport, not at JFK. On May 14, 2007, US Helicopter moved its operations from Terminal 9 to Terminal 3. US Helicopter temporarily suspended operations on September 25, 2009 due to financial difficulties. New York Airways provided helicopter service from JFK to other area airports and heliports from 1955 to 1979 and Pan American World Airways continued Manhattan helicopter service during the 1980s in order to feed its JFK flights. During the 1970s, New York Helicopter offered JFK flights from the top of the then - Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan, but this service was cancelled after a major accident in 1977. Accidents and incidents Main article : Accidents and incidents at John F. Kennedy International Airport News related to Four arrested in plot to bomb infrastructure at JFK International Airport, New York City at Wikinews News related to JFK airport terminal evacuated due to suspicious package at Wikinews Notes and references ^ Jump up to : `` Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Closing of Multi-Billion Dollar Agreement to Extend Airport Leases '' ( Press release ). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. November 30, 2004. Retrieved August 30, 2015. 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 a 1965 agreement. Jump up ^ http://mediaroom.jetblue.com/~/media/Files/J/Jetblue-IR/fact-sheet-documents/jetblue-focus-cities-fact-sheet-june-2016-v2.pdf Jump up ^ `` General Information ''. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. February 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Top 25 U.S. Freight Gateways, Ranked by Value of Shipments : 2008 ''. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. United States Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2010 North American Final Rankings ''. Airports Council International. May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Airlines ''. John F. Kennedy International Airport. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Retrieved June 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Directory : World Airlines ''. Flight International. 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Question: where is jfk airport in new york city
Answer: in the neighborhood of Jamaica in the New York City borough of Queens, 10 miles (20 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan