JFKKJFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

New York · United States · America/New_York

4Runways
14,511Longest (ft)
13Elevation (ft)
161Route Records
74Airline Records
UTC-5Timezone

Route Intelligence

Shortest route
PHLPhiladelphia International Airport150.6 km
Delta Air Lines
Longest route
HKGHong Kong International Airport12,970.1 km
Cathay Pacific
Nearest international
YULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport536.9 km
American Airlines
Longest international
HKGHong Kong International Airport12,970.1 km
American Airlines
Longest domestic
HNLDaniel K. Inouye International Airport8,007 km
Hawaiian Airlines

Runways

04L/22R12,079 ftPEMLIT
04R/22L8,400 ftAsphaltLIT
13L/31R10,000 ftPEMLIT
13R/31L14,511 ftPEMLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
31
medium-haul
62
long-haul
43
ultra-long-haul
25

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
LGALaGuardia Airport17.2 km
Nearest same country
LGALaGuardia Airport17.2 km
Nearest international
YGKKingston Norman Rogers Airport460.9 km
Farthest airport
ALHAlbany Airport18,817.5 km
Within 500 km: 105 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 256 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 576 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1LGALaGuardia Airport17.2 kmL
2FRGRepublic Airport32.3 kmM
3TEBTeterboro Airport33.3 kmM
4EWRNewark Liberty International Airport33.5 kmL
5HPNWestchester County Airport47.9 kmM
6MMUMorristown Municipal Airport56.4 kmM
7ISPLong Island MacArthur Airport59.7 kmM
8BDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport80.1 kmM
9NELLakehurst Maxfield Field Airport83.1 kmM
10DXRDanbury Municipal Airport85.1 kmM

ATC Frequencies12

APPNEW YORK APP (ROBER)125.7 MHz
APPNEW YORK APPROACH (CAMRN)127.4 MHz
APPNEW YORK APPROACH (FINAL)132.4 MHz
ATISATIS115.1 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL135.05 MHz
DEPNEW YORK DEP135.9 MHz
GNDGND ALT121.65 MHz
GNDGND121.9 MHz
RDONEW YORK RDO115.9 MHz
TWRKENNEDY TWR119.1 MHz
TWRTWR ALT123.9 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
61
738
61
757
52
763
43
752
26
77W
25
CR9
23
73H
23
E90
22
330
20

Sample Routes

PHLPhiladelphia International Airport150.6 km
short-haulDelta Air Lines
BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport295.3 km
short-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
BOSBoston Logan International Airport299.9 km
short-haulAmerican Airlines
LIRDaniel Oduber Quirós International Airport3,535.3 km
medium-haulJetBlue Airways
PTYTocumen International Airport3,553.6 km
medium-haulCopa Airlines
POSPiarco International Airport3,557.3 km
medium-haulJetBlue Airways
TPETaiwan Taoyuan International Airport12,544.6 km
ultra-long-haulEVA Air
JNBO.R. Tambo International Airport12,831.5 km
ultra-long-haulJetBlue Airways

Airline Records in Dataset74

EIAer Lingus
AMAeroMéxico
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
XLAerolane
ARAerolineas Argentinas
ABAir Berlin
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
UXAir Europa
AFAir France
AIAir India Limited
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
NHAll Nippon Airways
AAAmerican Airlines
OSAustrian Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
BWCaribbean Airlines
CXCathay Pacific
KXCayman Airways
CIChina Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
CMCopa Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
BREVA Air
MSEgyptair
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
EKEmirates
ETEthiopian Airlines
EYEtihad Airways
AYFinnair
HAHawaiian Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
FIIcelandair
4OInterjet (ABC Aerolineas)
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
+34 more

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Nice Airport, Modern, Nice, Lots Of Things To Do. My Flight To Vancouver Was Wonderful!

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External Links

Data: OurAirports

Airport HistoryEst. 1948

JFK is New York's primary international gateway and one of the world's busiest airports. Originally named Idlewild, it was renamed after President Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Its iconic TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen, is a landmark of mid-century modernism.

JFK has the longest runway in the New York metropolitan area at 14,511 feet (4,423 meters)
The TWA Hotel — converted from Eero Saarinen's 1962 terminal — is one of the world's most architecturally celebrated airport hotels
JFK handles more international passengers than any other US airport
The airport covers 5,000 acres — roughly the size of Manhattan below 42nd Street
Over 90 airlines serve JFK, connecting New York to every continent
1942
Idlewild Golf Course Acquired

New York City acquires the Idlewild Golf Course site in Queens to build a new international airport, replacing the overcrowded LaGuardia.

1948
New York International Airport Opens

The airport opens as New York International Airport (nicknamed Idlewild). First commercial flight by American Overseas Airlines to Hurn, England.

1958
Jet Age Arrives at Idlewild

Pan Am launches transatlantic Boeing 707 service, transforming Idlewild into America's gateway to Europe.

1962
TWA Flight Center Opens

Eero Saarinen's swooping TWA terminal opens — considered one of the greatest works of airport architecture. Now a hotel.

1963
Renamed JFK

Following President Kennedy's assassination, the airport is renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 24, 1963.

1970
Boeing 747 Arrives

Pan Am introduces the 747 on the JFK–London route, beginning the wide-body era at the airport.

2001
9/11 Impact

The September 11 attacks originate from JFK and Boston's Logan. All US airspace closes for three days. Aviation security permanently transformed.

2023
Terminal 6 Reconstruction

A $4.2 billion redevelopment of Terminal 6 begins as part of the broader JFK renovation masterplan.

Operator
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey1947 – presentOperates under lease agreements with individual terminal operators

Editorial content based on public records.