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JFK Airport Information
JFK Airport Address
John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK Expy & S Cargo Road (Intersection of two streets)
Jamaica, NY 11430
JFK Airport mailing address
Building 14Jamaica, NY 11430
John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, southeast of New York City.
IATA code - JFK
ICAO code - KJFK
Operated by - The airport has been operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease with New York City since 1947.
Time Zone - EST (GMT -5)
History - Construction of the airport began in 1942 with modest ambitions. Only 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land on the site of Idlewild golf course were earmarked for use. The golf course provided the airport's original namesake, Idlewild Airport. First commercial flights began on July 1, 1948. The airport was formally dedicated as New York International Airport on July 31, 1948. It was re-dedicated on December 24, 1963 as John F. Kennedy International Airport, following action of the Mayor and Council of the City of New York, and a resolution of the Commissioners of the Port Authority. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, JFK was one of the first airports in the United States to be temporarily closed.
I have a 1 way ticket into JFK and then I have another 1 way ticket from JFK to LAS and I'm not sure whether I should check my 1 bag or just carry it on. I understand that if I check my bag i will have to pick it up at JFK and go back thru security before catching my next flight. How far is it or how long will it take to get from baggage to go back thru security? Are they in different buildings?I'm flying JetBlue both legs if that helps.
Where are you coming from on Jet Blue? If the first leg is an international flight then you have to change the buildings. In either way you still have to go through security check again. Your second flight would be out of Terminal 5.
JFK_E
Hello, I am a 62 years old Spanish man who is going to be in Ny 11 days. I have reduced mobility. I can not walk long distance but I can not bring my wheelchair from Spain for some reasons. I was wondering if there is any alternative to rent or borrow any wheelchair to move into the airport, and if I there is, Can I use the wheelchair just inside the airport or can I rent it for the 11 days that I am going to be in Ny? Thank you.
I am taking flight DL 6681 on Sat March 6 from PHL to JFK. This flight arrives at JFK at 2:45pm. I depart JFK on DL 166 at 4:10pm. Given the current conditions, will I be able to make the DL 166 flight at 4:10pm?
Thank you!
You flying the same airline so the things shouldn't be that complicated. As long as your flight from PHL is on time you should be OK with the transfer.
JFK_E
Hello
Are there any helpers to someone doesn`t know any thing in JFK? I heard it JFK is very huge Airport. It`s first time to me in USA.
Ask anybody with an uniform at JFK and they should be able to help you with info.
JFK_E
I arrive from Miami (Delta)at 5.59pm & depart JFK (Delta) to LAX 6.30pm. Delta assure me this is sufficient time as I will have my boarding pass all the way through to LAX from Miami & my bags don't need collecting. I am still concerned though because if I miss this plane I will miss my flight LAX to Sydney (Delta), Any comments? thanks. Are the arrival/departure gates close together? Would I need to go through another security check?
You don't have to go through security again - just look for gate number for your flight to LAX. If everything goes by schedule you should be OK. But again, this is JFK and delays are very common.
JFK_E
Hello,
We are arriving to the terminal 1 from Rome at 18pm and we have to change for the terminal 3 for the second flight for Boston at 20pm.
Could you please advise us if it seems you possible to pass the controls and to make the change having less than 2 hours and what is the fastest way to do it?
Thank you in advance.
Les than two hours for transfer at JFK is kind of tight.
As soon as you exit the customs at Terminal 1 look for Connecting flight counter; transfer your bags there.
Exit the building and walk to your right to the next building, Terminal 2. That is also Delta building and you can enter it and get to Terminal 3 since both of them are connected.
JFK_E
I am arriving 4th March from Frankfurt to JFK terminal 1 at 13:20 and have my second flight to Miami from Terminal 3 at 16:25.
Can you please advice how do I get from terminal 1 to terminal 3 in a fastest way&
Thank you!
As soon as you exit Terminal 1 make right and walk to Terminal 2, It is 5 min walk and you can check in( or go through security if you have your boarding pass already) at T2 since this is also Delta building. Terminal 2 and 3 are connected so finding your gate at T3 won't be a big hustle.
JFK_E
Take the free AirTrain, it'll only take a few minutes from terminal 1 to 3.
At JFK, I need to connect to Luxair for a flight to Zurich. What terminal does Luxair fly from please?
thanks, - Will
Can a foreigner departing from JFK to abroad get tax refund from items bought in NY, specially high-priced electronics and clothings? If yes, how and where? Regards
No, tax refund is not available in US. The practice stopped years ago.
JFK_E
Dear,
My name is Didier Pinçon, i'm French and Today, I have a request for you: Do you have in your archives photos about Avianca 747 HK-2910X at JFK? , I know this aircraft came many times in JFK airport beetween August 1982 to November 1983. I have a very particular and sad story with this plane, and it is the reason I’m looking for photos about her.
I will explain you why I have a special story with the Avianca 747 HK-2910X .
At the time, Saturday, November 26th, I was working at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in a luxurious restaurant whose name is “Maxim’s”. it was a very nice restaurant, where we were welcoming VIPs, first class passengers and crews when the flights were not yet arrived, delayed or very late.
This day was a Saturday. Avianca flight 010 was arriving in the afternoon like every Saturday, from Bogota, Caracas, Madrid before to go to Frankfurt, his final destination before the return flight.
The return flight from Frankfurt was normal but we did receive a phone call from the Avianca airport office. They told us the flight will be a little bit late from Frankfurt, so please prepare a meal for all the first class passengers, the economy passengers were welcome in another restaurant just near our restaurant.
So we were welcoming the first class passengers of AV 011 before their flight to Madrid, Caracas and Bogota. At this time in our beautiful restaurant, we had a usual practice: offer a porcelain ahs-tray from “Maxim’s” of Paris to the pleasant persons.
This saturday night, we meet some very nice Colombian persons and we had for a short time a nice time with them, so as they were very cool, we were offering them some Maxim’s ash-tray like a souvenir. Some minutes later, someone from the Avianca office came in our restaurant and told them the plane is arriving from Frankfurt with only about 30 minutes late so please come to the gate area to board in the 747.
I went to the boarding gate with these nice persons and I wished them to have a good flight to home. After that , the door of the 747 was closed and everybody said bye, bye. The 747 leaved the gate, then went to the runway and took off to Madrid.
The day after, Sunday morning, like every day, when I woke up before to go to my work at the airport, I listened at the radio and I heard the plane crashed some minutes before landing at Madrid-Barajas airport, so only 2 hours after we said them bye bye.
I throught: it was impossible! But when I was arriving at the airport, all was very sad and early in the morning our airport was in black.
I’m one of the last persons to have see the passengers in life, and I think about them every day since 1983..
I was very touched by this accident, and since I often have flashs in my head about these persons. I’m very sad and I still don’t know exactly what happened. They are in my heart forever. My passion for Avianca started some years early, but I think this event started a love story between Avianca and me, I know it is curious.
Today, I try to obtain all the photos I can find about this 747( no photo from web sites), and mainly photos taken on the airports that this plane was landing on, but it is very difficult.
So if you have photos about this plane or if you know some persons who could have take photos about this plane at JFK airport, do you accept to help me to obtain scans of them please?
I thank you very much. Kind regards Didier
Hi Didier,
I read your story and it was very, very touching.
I will try to find some pics of this particular airplane at JFK.
Meanwhile , this is what I found on the WEB:
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=HK-2910X&distinct_entry=true
Best Regards
JFK_E
Im flying in to JFK from London (BA) on Wednesday (early afternoon arrival).
My cat will be on the same flight.
Can you please tell me:
- where I will need to pick her up?
- best way to get there with 5 -6 bags (2 people)?
- how long I will need to allow to get her from the other area?
- how we should get into Manhattan after picking her up?
We've been stuck in the cargo area before without a car or taxi and don't want to go through that again.
Our most likely option is a minivan but I would like to know how long the clearing process is before I book the minivan at $70 per hour.
If the animal is on the same flight you will have to talk to BA representatives as soon as you get to the baggage claim.
Most convenient way for you to get into the city is to get either:
1. Yellow cab - there is a minivan(yellow cab) that holds more bags and the price is the same - flat fare of $45 + $5 toll for the whole cab.
or
2. Get a private van for a price ranging from $80 to $140 to the city. For that you have to speak for one of the agents at the Ground Transportation counter located right after you exit the customs at T7.
JFK_E
Is there help available for digging out a car? Is there a number to call for information?
Monday March 1st I'll arrive in terminal 3 at 4:59pm. My connecting flight is scheduled for departure in terminal 4 at 6:35pm. Both Delta flights.
Will I have enough time to get the connecting flight? It's just 1:30 hour and I also have to collect my luggage (amI right?).
Thanks for any reply!
Thanks for your reply. I boarding in Santo Domingo (SDQ) an travelling to Amsterdam (AMS)
For airport like JFK 1.5 hrs is VERY tight to transfer to another flight. Leave it alone, we are talking about two international flights. The situations in this case would be better if you don't have to change the terminals. When you clear the customs at T3, find the connecting flights counter and let them transfer your bags so you don't have to carry them with you to T4. Double check again if your flight to AMS is out of T4(I am 99% sure is out of T4, but still). Once you exit T3, go up the ramp and make right after the second traffic light; there is walkway to T4(walking distance no more than 5min). At T4 go straight to the gates(assuming you got your boarding pass at T3). Good luck!
JFK_E
Please provide more info on what kind of flights are those - domestic or international.
JFK_E
My flight will arrive at Terminal 4 (KLM from London) and my mom will arrive at Terminal 7 (Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong) on the same day but 15 minutes apart. Where is the best place for us to meet?
Terminal 7 .( Since Terminal 7 is the smaller than Terminal 4, hence it is very easy to find each other )
JFK_E
I ordered a ring from India that arrived into customs on Feb.5 and it's the 19 of Feb. now. How do I find out what is taking so long?
Hi, I'm planning to bring almost 10 suitcases of luggage in the airplane when I move from Tokyo to Ithaca. My question is, is there any domestic delivery service to Ithaca in the JFK airport? Thank you for your advice in advance!
Best,
I was shipped a package with the tracking number EE303293068CN. It shows that it arrived at customs on 2-10-10. How long will it take before I receive my package. Thanks.
Hi - my parents are flying into JFK on friday. They're from Germany and don't speak any English - I was wondering are there any translators available at customs? And if not, should I write them a letter saying that they are visiting me? (Im on a study abroad program). I would greatly appreciate if you could help me with that! Thank you.
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i am searching for my buddy who is just come in QATAR airlines and the flight no is QR051 the flight is delayed and i don't know where is he??? so please help me...
Hi, I ordered a packaged from a supplier in China and the same was handed to Customs USJFKA on 2010-01-21 at 10:47:00, that's 18 days ago. I wondering how much longer it will be until it gets delivered. Tracking number is EE256207939CN. Thank you.
Hi Ill arrive by Britsh airways to terminal 7 then my conecttion flight same day after 4 hours fm terminal 8 to Toronta by Amirecan airline do i have to pass US immigration or not.
Thank you
I am travelling from Atlanta to India.
( Atlanta(Delta) -> JFK -> DOHA (Qatar) -> Mumbai(Qatar) ).
My Delta flight would land on JFK terminal 3 at 8:30 PM.
My next flight (Qatar airways) departs at 10:30 PM from terminal 4 on JFK.
How quickly can I go from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4?
The time diff between my landing on JFK (terminal 3) and take off to Doha from Terminal 4 is just 2 hours.
Assuming I would take 1 hour to get my luggage from terminal 3, can anyone suggest how quickly can I move to Terminal 4.
Is there any checkin counter for Qatar airways on terminal 3?
Appreciate your help.
Good morning,
when I will travel to the U.S. about I'll be 20 weeks pregnant. What kind of scanners I pass? What kind of scanners I pass? I must take some official document of some department of his country, I am Spanish and here the documents are issued in Spanish.
Thanks
I will be transiting through JFK coming from South America and connecting to London on two American Airlines international Flights. Will i have to claim my luggage and then re-check in or will my bags be sent straight through?
Is there a place at JFK I can have a shower? I will be travelling 25 hours when I will be there transit.
Hi I arrive from Australia at 10:10pm on the 3rd of Feb but my flight to St Thomas vi isn't until 6:55am on teh 4th of Feb and I am wondering if the admiralty louge is open after midnight or where the safest place to wait overnight for a flight is??
Hi i was wondering if anyone knows what aircraft maintenance facilities are operating in JFK airport, do they perform heavy structural maintenance there?
Hello, I ordered a bag from china December 28ish I got an e'mail saying it arrived UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USJFKA and I just checked my updates for my tracking and its still there, its been there for 3 days now. I am wondering how much longer it will be until it gets
delivered. The tracking number is ee022354552cn
thank you(:
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I'm travelling back to JFK on Sunday & planning to use the Airtrain (can't afford another $55 tax fare!) I know I need to take the LIRR from Penn station to Jamaica & get the Airtrain from there but I can't seem to find any info on times - does anyone know how long I should allow for the trip from Penn to JFK?
Thanks
The trip itself takes 20 min. but allow allow for a five minute walk between LIRR and Airtran and 10 or 15 min walk between Airtran and your terminal. Check the LIRR website for train schedule.
I have done the trip from 53rd and 3rd a few times in the past months, and I usually allow about an hour travel time. I usually get to the airport a little earlier than necessary, but better safe than sorry. Hope this helps.
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I will be leaving on a domestic flight from JFK. Before my flight, though, I'd like to meet a friend who's arriving International. With my Domestic ticket, can I get to his International gate?
Is it possible to arrive on a JetBlue flight at terminal 4, international, from St. Lucia, Thursday, April 8 at 9:26 PM and make a connecting flight at Terminal 5, departing 10:59. 1:33 between flights. Luggage is carry-on.
Thanks
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