John F. Kennedy International Airport
international airport in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
international airport in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is an international airport. It is on Long Island, in Queens County, New York in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 km) from Lower Manhattan. More people who fly into or out of the United States fly though this airport than any other.[3] Also, the most air cargo is brought into or out of the United States through this airport.[4]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | jfkairport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram as of October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[2] |
The airport is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also runs the two other major airports in the New York area, Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. JFK airport is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways. It is also a major international airline hub for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Ninety airlines operate out of JFK.[5]
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