JFKKJFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

New York · United States · America/New_York

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4Runways

14,511Longest (ft)

13Elevation (ft)

161Route Records

74Airline Records

UTC-5Timezone

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Route Intelligence

68Well Connected

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

Airport Connectivity Score

68/100

Well Connected

Destinations served161 destinations

Airline diversity74 airlines

Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

04L/22R12,079 ftPEMLIT

04R/22L8,400 ftAsphaltLIT

13L/31R10,000 ftPEMLIT

13R/31L14,511 ftPEMLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul

medium-haul

long-haul

ultra-long-haul

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

738

757

763

752

77W

CR9

73H

E90

330

Sample Routes

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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

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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.