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Location Name

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Airport codes

IATA: JFK – ICAO: KJFK – FAA: JFK

Location Address

John F Kennedy International Airport
Queens, NY 11422, USA

Access

The airport is located on Van Wyck Expressway (I-678), which can be accessed from Belt Parkway, Grand Central Parkway and Queens Boulevard. To reach the airport from Manhattan, take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the airport exit, then take the Belt Parkway East to exit 19/Van Wyck Expressway. From Eastern Long Island, take the Belt Parkway West to exit 20/JFK Expressway. From New Jersey, take NJ Turnpike to exit 14C (Holland Tunnel), then head south on West Street to Belt Parkway.

Time Zone - EST (GMT -5)

Airport Overview

Contacts

Telephone
(718) 244 4444

Website
www.kennedyairport.com

Information and Help Desks
Traveler's Aid services are available from the ground transportation counters in each terminal, while the main office (tel: (718) 646 4870) is located in Terminal 6. Recorded information on all airport facilities, including parking, lost and found, driving directions and ground transportation, is available (tel: (718) 244 4444); passengers can also talk to an operator for further information.

Terminals

There are 8 operating airline terminals At JFK Airport, Terminals 1 to 8. Terminals are located around the central terminal area (CTA). The terminals and parking lots in the central terminal area are divided into five areas.

Telephone numbers

Police/Emergency Services
(718) 244-4333

Lost and Found
(718) 244-4225
(718) 244-4226

Medical Services
(718) 656-5344
Building 198

Airport Information
(718) 244-4444

Terminal 1
A consortium of airlines - Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and Lufthansa – spearheaded an era of ultra-modern terminals when it built the 11-gate 684,000 square-foot international Terminal 1 with its dual-level frontage, which opened in May 1998 on the site of the old Eastern Airlines Terminal.

Airlines IATA Code Phone Numbers
Aeroflot SU (888) 340-6400
Aero Mexico AM (800) 237-6639
Air China CA (800) 982-8802
Air France AF (800) 237-2747
Alitalia AZ (800) 223-5730
Austrian Airlines OS (800) 843-0002
Cayman Airways KX (800) 422-9626
China Airlines CI (800) 227-5118
China Eastern MU (866) 588-0825
Japan Airlines JL (800) 525-3663
Korean Air KE (800) 438-5000
Lufthansa LH (800) 645-3880
Olympic OA (800) 223-1226
Royal Air Maroc AT (800) 344-6726
Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (718) 551-3020
Turkish TK (516) 247-5402

Delta Air Lines operates Terminals 2 and 3. Delta invested about $150 million to renovate the terminals by redesigning first and business class lounges, building new ticket counters, installing new lighting and flooring and new baggage facilities. Numerous new concession outlets now offer customers more choices for shopping and eating.

Terminal 2

Delta - 'First Class /Medallion/ Biz Elite check-in' DL (800) 221-1212

Terminal 3

Comair OH (800) 354-9822
Delta DL Dom (800) 221-1212;
Int'l (800) 241-4141
Delta Connection DL (800) 325-5205
US Helicopter UH (877) 262-7676

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 opened in May 2001. The $1.4 billion, 1.5 million square-foot common-use facility vastly improves passenger service through the use of separate levels for departing and arriving passengers, consolidated ticketing and baggage operations, improved customer facilities, and a wide array of retail shops and eateries.

Aer Lingus EI (800) 474-7424
Aerolineas Argentinas AR (800) 333-0276
AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines V V (888) 661-1620
Air Europa UX (800) 238-7672
Air India AI (212) 751-6200
Air Jamaica JM (800) 523-5585
Air Tahiti Nui TN (866) 835-9286
Asiana OZ (800) 227-4262
Avianca AV (800) 284-2622
Caribbean BW (800) 538-2942
Copa Airlines CM (800) 359-2672
Czech Airlines OK (800) 223-2365
Delta - Departures to
Accra, Cape Town, Dakar,
London, Los Angeles, Tokyo DL Dom (800) 221-1212;
Int'l (800) 241-4141
Egyptair MS (212) 315-0900;
(800) 334-6787
El Al LY (800) 223-6700;
(212) 768-9200
Emirates EK (800) 777-3999
Etihad EY (888) 8ETIHAD
Eurofly GJ (800) 459-0581
flyglobespan Y2 (718) 473-0699
KLM KL (800) 374-7747
Kuwait Airways KU (800) 458-9248;
(212) 659-4200
Lacsa LR (800) 225-2272
Lan Chile LA (866) 435-9526
Lan Ecuador XL (866) 435-9526
Lan Peru LP (866) 435-9526
LOT LO (212) 852-0240
Miami Air (charter)+ GL (305) 871-3300
North American NA (800) 371-6297
Northwest NW Dom (800) 225-2525;
Int'l (800) 447-4747
Pakistan International Airlines PK (212) 760-8455
Qatar Airways QR (877) 777-2827
Royal Jordanian RJ (212) 949-0050
Singapore Airlines SQ (800) 742-3333
South African Airways SA (800) 722-9675
Sun Country SY 800-FLY-N-SUN
Swiss International Air Lines LX (877) 359-7947
TACA International TA (800) 535-8780
TAM JJ (888) 2FLY TAM
Travel Span T9 (800) 817-6177
Uzbekistan HY (212) 245-1005
Virgin America VX (877) 359-8474
Virgin Atlantic VS (800) 862-8621

Terminal 5/6

JetBlue operates out of Terminal 5 and made $12 million in interim improvements. Terminam 6 is now closed.

JetBlue B6 (800) 538-2583

Terminal 7

Terminal 7, operated by British Airways, opened in 1970. A $251 million redevelopment included expansion and reconfiguration of the terminal, new ticketing and check-in areas, new retail outlets, lounges and a departure and arrival roadway system. United Airlines also operates out of this terminal.

Air Canada AC (888) 247-2262
ANA - All Nippon NH (800) 235-9262
British Airways BA (800) 247-9297
Cathay Pacific CX (800) 233-2742
Iberia IB (800) 772-4642
Icelandair FI (800) 223-5500
L'Avion AO (866) 692-6759
OpenSkies EC (866) 581-3596
Qantas QF (800) 227-4500
United Airlines UA (800) 241-6522
US Airways US (800) 363-2597

Terminal 8

American Airlines created one huge new facility (the new Terminal 8). The 1.58-million-square-foot terminal serves both domestic and international passengers on three concourses and includes numerous shops and services, and expanded check-in areas. The final phase of the $1.3 billion terminal was completed in August 2007. A 1,940 parking-space garage adjacent to the terminal opened in November 2006.

Air Berlin AB (866) 266-5588
American AA (800) 433-7300
American Eagle AA (800) 433-7300
Brussels Airlines
(Code Share American) SN (516) 622-2248
Finnair AY (800) 950-5000
Jet Airways 9W (877) 835-9538
Malev Hungarian MA (800) 223-6884
Mexicana MX (800) 531-7921

AirTrain JFK
This high-speed, light-rail service links the airport to New York City and beyond. Opened in December 2003, AirTrain connects to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the New York City subway and bus lines. On airport, AirTrain provides free connections between terminals, rental car facilities, hotel shuttle areas and parking lots.

Roadway Access
A new roadway system was constructed in the airport’s Central Terminal Area (CTA). The new configuration divides the roadway network into five terminal areas so motorists can make direct connections between terminals, parking lots and the Van Wyck and JFK Expressways – the two main arteries into and out of the airport. The roadway project also is upgrading and expanding the JFK Expressway, increasing the use of the improved Nassau Expressway/Belt Parkway interchange.

The Central Taxi Hold was opened in 1995. The Taxi Hold lot, which makes taxi service more readily available to customers, was expanded and upgraded. A hold lot for limousines was constructed to help facilitate limousine service to customers.

PARKING The airport offers customers over 17,000 parking spaces, included in multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the CTA, a long-term parking lot and valet parking. E-ZPass Plus is available in all parking lots and garages, except for the overflow lot.

CARGO
JFK is one of the world's leading international air cargo centers. Two cargo facilities totaling 430,000 square feet of warehouse and office space opened in 2003 and offer the latest in cargo-facility design. The airport has more than one million square feet of office and warehouse space dedicated to broker, freight forwarder and container freight station operators who do business within the NY/NJ region.

RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS
The runway system consists of two pairs of parallel runways (4L-22R, 4R-22L and 13L-31R, 13R-31L) aligned at right angles. Total runway length is nine miles. All runways have high intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting and are grooved to improve skid resistance and minimize hydroplaning. A 500' by 150' aircraft arrestor bed has been installed at the end of Runway 4R, the first such arrestor bed in the world.
Taxiways total 25 miles in length. Standard width is 75 feet with 25-foot heavy-duty shoulders and 25-foot erosion control pavement on each side. Other features include the taxiway centerline light system and a sign system, illuminated at night to provide directional information for taxiing aircraft.

Facilities

Airport Facilities
Money and communications: Bureaux de change and ATMs are available in all terminals, except Terminal 6 where there are only ATM services and no money exchange counter. A full-service post office (tel: (718) 995 3368) is located at Building 250, on North Boundary Road. There is a mobile phone rental facility in the arrivals area of Terminal 3. Wireless Internet access is available.
Eating and drinking: There are bars and restaurants located throughout the airport. Shopping: Plenty of shops are located throughout the terminals, including duty-free in terminals 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9.

Luggage: Trolleys are available at all terminals. A lost property service is available (tel: (718) 244 4225). Luggage storage is available in terminals 1 and 4.

Other facilities: There are four chapels on the second floor in Terminal 4. The airport also has a medical centre, baby change facilities and shoe shine services.

Conference and Business Facilities
Terminals offer fax, computer, photocopying and courier services. These services are available to all passengers, except at Terminal 6 where they are for members only. Data ports are located throughout most terminals. Wireless Internet access is also available. Conference facilities are also available at the on-site Ramada Plaza Hotel (tel: (718) 995 9000), which has meeting rooms available and a business centre.

Facilities for Disabled Travellers
The airport is wheelchair-accessible and is well-equipped to accommodate disabled passengers. Reserved reduced-rate parking is available in car parks close to the terminals; passengers should contact the car parks operator for further information (tel: (718) 244 4168). Disabled toilets can be found in each terminal and TDD telephones are clearly-signposted throughout the terminals.