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{{Infobox Airport| name = John F. Kennedy International Airport| image = JFK airport diagram.png| image-width = 150| caption =| IATA = JFK| ICAO = KJFK| FAA = JFK| type = Public| owner = [City of New York{{cite press release| title = Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Closing of Multi-Billion Dollar Agreement to Extend Airport Leases | publisher = Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | date = [2004-11-30 | url = http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=607 | accessdate = 2007-08-08 | quote = 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 an agreement struck in 1965. --> | city-served = New York City in [New York City, [New York/[Concrete, effective 2007-07-05--> For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport.

John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, in southeastern New York City and about 12 miles (19 Kilometre) from Lower Manhattan. Originally known as the Idlewild Airport , it was renamed in 1963 in memory of the late President of the U.S. John F. Kennedy. It is colloquially referred to simply as "Kennedy" or "JFK" airport.

JFK airport is the newest and busiest of New York City's three primary commercial airports. It is the top international air passenger gateway to the United States and is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments. The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages three other airports in the New York City metropolitan area, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Teterboro Airport. It is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is also a major international gateway hub for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

JFK's outbound international travel accounted for 17% of all U.S. travelers who went overseas in 2004, the largest share of any U.S. airport. In 2000, JFK handled an average of about 50,000 international passengers each day. The JFK-London Heathrow route is the leading U.S. international airport pair with over 2.9 million passengers in 2000. Other top international destinations from JFK are Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. Nearly 100 airlines from over 50 countries operate regularly scheduled flights from JFK. Although JFK is known for its historical role as an international gateway airport for the United States, it also handles a large number of domestic flights. In 2006 the airport handled 42.6 million passengers; Newark Liberty International Airport handled about 35.4 million and LaGuardia Airport about 26 million, making for a total of approximately 104 million travelers using New York's airports.

History , Idlewild

Construction of the airport began in 1942 with modest ambitions — approximately $60 million were spent for its construction, but only 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land on the site of the Idlewild golf course were earmarked for use, which provided the airport's original commonly-used though unofficial name, Idlewild Airport. The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a 1947 lease from the City of New York.. The airport saw its first commercial flight on July 1, 1948. It was dedicated as "New York International Airport" on July 31 of that same year, although the name "Idlewild" remained in common use and the official IATA airport code was IDL. It is estimated that JFK international provides some $6.6 billion of economic activity and 207,000 jobs in the New York metropolitan region today.

Until the construction of the International Arrivals Building in 1957, the Temporary Terminal was the sole terminal. The growing popularity and advantages of commercial air travel made the expansion of the airport a major need owing to New York's importance as a major center of international commerce and tourism. Another 4,000 acres (16 km²) were allocated to the airport and 8 new terminals were constructed from 1958 to 1971, each designed by one of the airport's main airlines. which become the hub of major airlines such as Pan American World Airways, Trans World Airlines and the National Airlines.

The Worldport (Pan Am), now Terminal 3, opened in 1962. It featured a large, elliptical roof suspended by 32 sets of radial posts and cables. The roof extended far beyond the base of the terminal and covered 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.

The TWA Flight Center, now Terminal 5, also opened in 1962. Designed by Eero Saarinen, it was sculpted as an abstract symbol of flight. It is considered one of the most architecturally distinguished airport terminal designs in the world. With the demise of TWA, however, it is no longer in use. The main building will be kept as a part of a new Terminal 5 building built by JetBlue.

The airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1963, one month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The airport received the new IATA airport code of KJFK, and since then the airport has become widely referred to by the abbreviation "JFK".

In 1970, National Airlines (NA) opened their Sundrome, designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. It is now used by JetBlue and is known as Terminal 6. As air traffic in New York continued to grow, both Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 were modified in the 1970s to accommodate new Boeing 747s. The supersonic Concorde, operated by Air France and British Airways, provided scheduled Transatlantic supersonic service to JFK from 1977 until 2003, when Concorde was retired by both carriers. JFK had the most Concorde operations annually of any airport in the world.

The cargo operations at JFK were targeted in the 1978 Lufthansa heist and 1967 Air France Robbery (1967), inspiring the Nicholas Pileggi novel Wiseguys and Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas.

By the mid-1980s, JFK had overtaken Newark International Airport (now Newark Liberty International Airport) to become New York City's busiest airport.

In 1998, the airport began construction of the AirTrain JFK rapid transit system. Completed in December 2003, the rail network links each airport terminal to New York City subways and regional commuter trains at Howard Beach, New York and Jamaica, New York.

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, JFK was one of the first airports in the United States to be temporarily closed.

On March 19, 2007, JFK became the first airport in the United States to receive the Airbus A380 with passengers aboard. The route-proving flight with more than 500 passengers was operated jointly by Lufthansa and Airbus and arrived at Terminal 1.

Redevelopment plans JFK is undergoing a $10.3 billion redevelopment. The airport recently opened a new Terminal 1. The $1.4 billion replacement for the International Arrivals Building, Terminal 4, opened in 2001. Construction has begun on JetBlue Airways' new Terminal 5, which will incorporate the historic landmark TWA FlightCenter terminal. Delta Air Lines has undertaken a refurbishment of Terminals 2 and 3 (for its hub operation), while Terminals 8 and 9 are currently undergoing redevelopment as one single terminal for American Airlines hub operation.

Original plans called for the redevelopment of Terminal 6 for United Airlines http://www.panynj.gov/pr/152-00.html. However, United has since dramatically reduced its operation at JFK and has abandoned any plans for a future JFK hub. As of August 2007, no plans have been released as to the future of Terminal 6, currently occupied by JetBlue Airways, once the airline's new Terminal 5 becomes operational.

Infrastructure and services Runways Two pairs of parallel runways, four in all, surround the airport's central terminal area: 4L-22R, 4R-22L, 13L-31R and 13R-31L. Runway 13R-31L is the second longest commercial runway in North America, at a length of 14,572 ft (4,441 m).

Runway 4R-22L is 8,400 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting.

Runway 4R is a Category III A/L ILS runways, permitting landings with a visibility of 600 feet or more by qualified aircrews. 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. Runway 22L ILS is also a Category III runway. Runway 4L-22R is 11,351 feet long by 150 feet wide and is also equipped with ILS at both ends allowing landings down to three-quarters of a mile visibility. Takeoffs can be conducted with one-eighth of a mile visibility.

Runway 13L-31R is 10,000 feet long by 150 feet wide and is equipped at both ends with ILS and ALS systems. Runway 13L has two additional visual aids for landing aircraft, a Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (VASI) and a Lead-In Lighting System (LDIN). The ILS on 13L has Category II capability, and along with TDZ lighting, allows landings down to half a mile visibility. Takeoffs can be made with visibility of one-eighth of a mile.

JFK has over 25 miles of taxiways to move aircraft in and around the airfield. The standard width of these taxiways is 75 feet, with 25-foot heavy-duty shoulders and 25-foot erosion control pavements on each side. The taxiways have centerline lights and are generally of asphalt concrete composition 15 to 18 inches thick. An illuminated sign system provides directional information for taxiing aircraft.

The Air Traffic Control Tower, constructed on the ramp-side of Terminal 4, began full FAA operations in October 1994 and is 321 feet tall. 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.

Aircraft service facilities include seven aircraft hangars, an engine overhaul building, a 32-million gallon aircraft fuel storage facility, and a truck garage.

Passenger terminals JFK has eight passenger terminals in operation arranged in a U-shaped pattern around a central area containing parking, hotels, a power plant, and other airport facilities. The terminals are connected by the AirTrain JFK system and access roads. A 2006 survey by J.D. Power and Associates in conjunction with Aviation Week & Space Technology found JFK ranked second in overall traveller satisfaction among large airports in the United States, behind McCarran International Airport which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Terminal 1 has 11 gates. The original Terminal 1, built as a hub for Eastern Airlines, was demolished, a new Terminal 1 was opened in 1998, 50 years after the opening of JFK.

Terminal 2 was opened in 1962 as the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff and Northwest Airlines. After the demise of Northeast Airlines and Braniff the building was taken over by Delta Air Lines. The building has 11 gates. Delta hopes to merge its two terminals at JFK (2 & 3) into a single modern terminal in the future.

Terminal 3, built as the Worldport (Pan Am) in 1960 for Pan American, and substantially expanded for the introduction of the 747 in 1970, has 17 gates. Delta Airlines currently uses the entire terminal, and has a connector to Terminal 2, its other terminal at JFK.

Terminal 4, the international terminal, is able to handle the Airbus A380 and is managed by the Schiphol Group. It was the first airport terminal in the United States to be managed by a foreign airport operator. Terminal 4 is the major gateway for International Arrivals at JFK. It is the newest structure at JFK that does not incorporate an existing facility. Opened in 2001, the new building was built at a cost of $1.4 billion. The terminal has 17 gates on two concourses. Concourse A has six gates, numbered A2-A7. Concourse B has eleven gates, numbered B20-B31, excluding B21. 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.

Terminal 5, also known as the TWA Flight Center, is closed while undergoing reconstruction to become the new terminal for JetBlue Airways.

Terminal 6, built in 1970 as the National Airlines Sundrome, has 14 gates. On June 1, 2006, JetBlue opened a temporary terminal complex that added seven gates onto the terminal and increased the capacity for more flights. Customers access the temporary terminal through shuttle buses after they clear the security checkpoint.

Terminal 7 was built for BOAC and Air Canada in the early 1970s. In 1997, the Port Authority entered an agreement with British Airways to expand the terminal. The renovated terminal has 12 gates.

The former Terminal 8 has just recently been closed and will soon be demolished, as the new American Airlines Terminal 8 is now fully operational.

Air freight JFK is the nation’s busiest international air freight gateway by value of shipments and the second busiest overall by value including all air, land and sea U.S. freight gateways. Over 21% of all U.S. international air freight by value and 11% by tonnage moved through JFK in 2003.

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, and Taipei, with London taking the fourth spot.

Some of the cargo imported and exported through JFK includes electrical machinery, woven and knit apparel, medical instruments, footwear, plastics and paper.

Nearly 100 cargo air carriers operate out of JFK, among them:ABX Air, Air France, Alitalia, Asiana, Astar Air Cargo, Atlas Air, CAL Cargo Air Lines, Cargo 360, Cargoitalia, Cargolux, China Airlines, Continental Airlines, DHL, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines,EL AL, Execaire, FedEx Express, Gemini Air Cargo, Japan Airlines, Kalitta Air, Korean Air, Lufthansa Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Prince Edward Air, Singapore Airlines Cargo, United Airlines, United Parcel Service, Varig, World Airways, Tradewinds Airlines .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. The following airlines have dedicated cargo terminals at JFK: Continental Airlines, DHL, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines, FedEx Express, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Airlines, and United Parcel Service.

In 2000, Korean Air opened a new $102 million cargo terminal at JFK. It was the largest air freight facility on the East Coast with total warehouse floor area of more than 55,000 sq ft (16, 764 m²) and capability of handling 200,000 tons annually.

Ground transportation

Rail JFK is connected to New York's subway and commuter rail system by the AirTrain JFK. AirTrain stops at all terminals, car rental lots, and two subway stations. It is free within the airport and $5 to reach the subway stations outside the airport perimeter. Travel time between JFK and Midtown Manhattan is approximately 45 minutes using AirTrain and the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica (LIRR station) ($8 to $12); or approximately 75 minutes using AirTrain and the New York City Subway A train at Howard Beach–JFK Airport (IND Rockaway Line)($2) or E, J and Z trains at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport (New York City Subway) ($2).

Bus Several city bus lines link JFK to the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road, including the Q3, Q6, Q7, Q10 (Local/Limited), and B15, with free transfers provided for subway connections. The buses are handicapped accessible. There are also many private bus lines operating express buses to Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island.

Taxi New York City's yellow cabs, operated by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, offer a flat rate service of $45 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. New York Taxis accommodate 4 passengers except vans which accommodate 5.

Airlines and destinations Terminal 1

Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Puebla November 17)
Air China (Beijing)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
Cayman Airways (Grand Cayman)
China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
Japan Airlines (São Paulo-Guarulhos, Tokyo-Narita)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich)
Olympic Airlines (Athens)
Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
Swiss International Air Lines (Geneva, Zürich)
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)

Terminal 2

Delta Air Lines (see Terminal 3)

Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Buffalo, Columbus, Indianapolis, Nashville)
Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Austin November 1, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Hartford/Springfield, Louisville, Manchester (NH) October 31, Montréal, Nashville, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto, Washington-Dulles November 1, Washington-Reagan)
Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Albany (NY), Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Dallas/Fort Worth November 1, Manchester (NH) October 31, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Syracuse, Washington-Dulles)

Terminal 3

Delta Air Lines (Accra, Amman June 5, Amsterdam, Aruba, Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Boston, Brussels, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Cairo June 4, Cape Town June 3, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Dakar June 2, Denver, Dublin, Edinburgh May 1, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Guatemala City December 14, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kiev-Boryspil, Lagos June 9, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR) February 16, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow March 29, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Lyon July 15, Madrid, Malaga June 4, Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Montego Bay, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Mumbai, Nairobi June 2, Nice, Orlando, Panama City December 13, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly June 2, Phoenix, Pisa, Port of Spain December 20, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San José (CR) February 15, San Juan (PR), Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Shannon, St. Thomas, Tampa, Tel Aviv March 10, Venice, West Palm Beach December 16)

Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth) October 31

US Helicopter Gate 11 (Bridgeport, Downtown Manhattan Heliport, East 34th St. Heliport, Newark)

Terminal 4

Aer Lingus (Dublin, Shannon)
Aerolíneas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
Air India (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, London-Heathrow, Mumbai)
Air Jamaica (Bridgetown, Kingston, Montego Bay, St. Lucia)
Air Tahiti Nui (Papeete)
Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
Avianca (Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali, Medellin-Cordova, Pereira)
B&H Airlines (Sarajevo) March 2008
Caribbean Airlines (Georgetown, Port of Spain)
Constellation Charter Group operated by Primaris Airlines (Georgetown, Port of Spain)
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)

Copa Airlines (Panama City)
Czech Airlines (Prague)
EgyptAir (Cairo)
El Al Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv)
Emirates Airline (Dubai, Hamburg)
Eos Airlines (London-Stansted)
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
Eurofly (Bologna, Delhi, Naples, Palermo, Rome-Fiumicino)
flyglobespan (Knock ends October 30, Liverpool)
Israir Airlines (Tel Aviv)
Jet Airways (Brussels, Delhi) October 28
JetBlue Airways (Cancún , Puerto Plata begins January 10, San Juan (PR), Santiago (DR) , Santo Domingo , St. Maarten begins January 17)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
Kuwait Airways (Kuwait City, London-Heathrow)
LAN Airlines (Lima, Santiago (CL))

LAN Ecuador (Guayaquil)

LOT Polish Airlines (Kraków , Rzeszów , Warsaw)
LTU International (Düsseldorf)
MAXjet (London-Stansted)
Mexicana de Aviación (Mexico City)
Miami Air International flights
North American Airlines (Accra, Georgetown, Lagos)
Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)+
Royal Jordanian (Amman)
Singapore Airlines (Frankfurt, Singapore)
South African Airways (Dakar, Johannesburg)
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Grupo TACA (Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Quito, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador)

Lacsa (San José (CR))

TAM Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo-Guarulhos)
Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
Travelspan operated by Xtra Airways (Georgetown, Port of Spain)
Uzbekistan Airways (Riga, Tashkent)
Virgin America (Los Angeles, San Francisco)
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Heathrow)
Zoom Airlines

Zoom Airlines Limited (Bermuda, London-Gatwick)

+Pakistan International Airlines's flights to Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore involve a stop in Manchester; however passengers cannot purchase tickets to fly Pakistan International Airlines between New York and Manchester.

Terminal 5 Terminal 5 was the old Trans World Airlines terminal (TWA Flight Center). It is currently being renovated for use by JetBlue Airways.

Terminal 6

JetBlue Airways (Aguadilla, Aruba, Austin, Bermuda, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Burlington (VT), Cancún , Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston-Hobby, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Nantucket , Nashville, Nassau, New Orleans, Oakland, Ontario, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Ponce, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Puerto Plata begins January 10, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Maarten begins January 17, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santiago (DR) , Santo Domingo , Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle/Tacoma, Syracuse, Tampa, Tucson, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach)

Terminal 7

Air Canada (Calgary, Vancouver)
All Nippon Airways (Tokyo-Narita)
British Airways (London-Heathrow, Manchester (UK))
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong, Vancouver)
Iberia Airlines (Madrid)
Icelandair (Reykjavík-Keflavík)
Qantas (Sydney)++
United Airlines (Los Angeles, San Francisco)

United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Washington-Dulles) October 28; ends December 14
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Washington-Dulles) December 15
United Express operated by Shuttle America (Washington-Dulles) October 27

US Airways (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)

++Qantas's flight to Sydney involes a stop in Los Angeles; however passengers cannot purchase a ticket to fly Qantas between New York and Los Angeles.

Terminal 8

American Airlines (Aruba, Barcelona May 1, Bermuda, Bridgetown, Brussels, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Kingston , Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted October 28, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Miami, Milan-Malpensa May 1, Montego Bay, Orlando December 13, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port-au-Prince, Providenciales, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata , Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, St. Kitts November 18, St. Lucia November 15, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, San Diego, San Francisco, Santiago (CL), Santiago (DR), San Juan (PR), Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Tokyo-Narita, Zürich)

American Eagle Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Halifax, Montréal, Pittsburgh December 13, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan)

Finnair (Helsinki)
Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)

New Airlines and Destinations

Air Algerie (Algiers) by the end of 2007
Sol Dominicana Airlines (La Romana) November 2007

Helicopter US Helicopter operates regularly scheduled flights every hour between Terminal 3 and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. Passengers travelling by helicopter pass through a security checkpoint at the heliport, not at JFK. The flights last 8 minutes and cost $159 each way. On May 14 2007, US Helicopter moved its operations from Terminal 9 to Terminal 3.

Accidents JFK has been the site of several notable Aviation accidents and incidents.

December 18, 1954 - a Linee Aeree Italiane Douglas DC-6 crashed on its fourth approach attempt to land at Idlewild (the former name of JFK), after circling for 2.5 hours. 26 of the 32 passengers on board were killed.
December 16, 1960 - a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 1960 New York air disaster with a TWA Super Constellation on approach to the airport; the United jet crashed in a Brooklyn neighborhood, the TWA plane on Staten Island, killing 127 people on board and five on the ground.
March 1, 1962 - an American Airlines Boeing 707 crashed on takeoff from Idlewild after its rudder separated from the tail. All 95 passengers and 12 crew members were killed.
November 30, 1962 - an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-7 crashed into the ground during a missed approach.
February 8, 1965 - an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-7 crashed off Jones Beach State Park after takeoff when the pilots found themselves on an apparent collision course with an inbound Pan Am Boeing 707 and made evasive maneuvers.
June 24, 1975 - Eastern Air Lines Eastern Air Lines Flight 66, a Boeing 727 on final approach from New Orleans, crashed into the runway lights short of runway 22L, killing 112 passengers and crew. The cause of the crash was wind shear during a heavy thunderstorm.
January 25, 1990 - Avianca Flight 52, a Boeing 707 arriving from Bogotá and Medellin, crashed at Cove Neck, New York, Long Island, after a missed approach at JFK and subsequently running out of fuel.
July 30, 1992 - TWA Flight 843, a Lockheed L-1011 departing for San Francisco, aborted takeoff shortly after liftoff. There were no fatalities among the 280 passengers, although the aircraft was destroyed.
November 12, 2001 - The most recent disaster at JFK was American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 that crashed while en route to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. During climb, the aircraft lost most of its vertical fin due to the co-pilot's overcontrol of the rudder while encountering wake turbulence, and crashed into the Rockaway, New York neighborhood of Queens. The crash killed all 260 people on the plane and five people on the ground.

Other accidents and incidents involving JFK

Sabena Flight 548 (1961), outbound from JFK, crashed while trying to land in Brussels, Belgium
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (1972), outbound from JFK, crashed while trying to land in Miami, Florida
Pan Am Flight 1736 (1977), originated from JFK, collided with another 747 at Tenerife
Korean Air Flight 007 (1983), originated from JFK, shot down off the coast of Sakhalin
Pan Am Flight 103 (1988), bound for JFK, with continued service to Detroit, exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland
TWA Flight 800 (1996), outbound from JFK, exploded soon after takeoff, and crashed off the coast of Long Island and Islip
Swissair Flight 111 (1998), outbound from JFK, crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia
EgyptAir Flight 990 (1999), outbound from JFK, crashed off the coast of Nantucket
Air France Flight 4590 (2000), a Concorde bound for JFK, crashed in Gonesse, France

Korean Air Flight 85 (2001), bound for JFK on September 11, was escorted by Fighter aircraft to Whitehorse International Airport during Operation Yellow Ribbon on fears it may have been hijacked. This wasn't the case; the plane was low on fuel, and according to a public affairs official at the airport, there was also a communication problem with the air crew. When the plane landed, witnesses reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ordered the crew out at gunpoint. The entire incident was a misunderstanding caused by a malfunctioning transponder.
On June 2, 2007, federal authorities announced that four people had been arrested in connection with an alleged Jfk airport terror plot to attack the JFK Airport. FBI officials say the men, one of whom was a former air cargo employee at the airport, planned to blow up Airport terminal and jet fuel infrastructure..

In popular culture As one of the major international gateways in the United States, JFK has enjoyed a high profile in popular culture. The British Invasion began with the arrival of The Beatles at JFK in 1964, who held their first American press conference at the airport. Rapper Notorious B.I.G. references the airport's code name in the song "Going Back to Cali." The theme song of the 1960s comedy TV series Car 54, Where Are You? contained a line reading: "There's a Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) short a child, Nikita Khrushchev due at Idlewild," referencing the airport's previous name, Idlewild. In his one-man show diaper baby, Josh Kornbluth's eccentric communist father insists on referring to JFK as the "Bay of Pigs Memorial Airport". JFK is also mentioned in the U2 song, Angel of Harlem, as well as the song "The City" by Joe Purdy. Many films have used JFK as a setting, including:

Auntie Mame (1958) - Mame Dennis Burnside makes reference to "Idlewild" and "Pan American flight 100" near the end of the film.
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - In the final scene of the movie, Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly is in a taxi to catch a flight to Brazil at Idlewild Airport.
Live and Let Die (film) (1973)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Moonstruck (1987)
Three Men and a Baby (1987)
Big Business (1988 film) (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) (1989) A complicated shot of the Concorde landing here was documented in the book The Devil's Candy
Goodfellas (1990) (as Idlewild Airport) which shows the 1967 Air France Robbery and 1978 Lufthansa heist that are both unsolved major robberies conducted at the airport.
Quick Change (1990)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Turbulence (1997)
Red Dwarf (1997) - The episode Tikka to Ride makes reference to an alternative reality where Idlewild airport was not named after John F. Kennedy, owing to his John F. Kennedy assassination having failed.
Final Destination (2000)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Kangaroo Jack (2003) (cameo appearance)
The Terminal (2004)
Taxi (2004 film) (2004)
White Chicks (2004)
Friends (2004) (series finale)
School for Scoundrels (2006 film) (2006)