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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.
Take Airtrain from your terminal to Jamaica Station and then take LIRR to Penn Station. Faster than subway and shuttle bus during rush hour and there are trains departing to Penn Station just about every five minutes during the AM rush. 10-15 minutes on Airtrain and 15-20 minutes on LIRR.
I'm arriving on a domestic flight but would like to meet a friend coming on an international flight. Is it possibile for me to meet my friend in the international baggage claim area?
Attn. Ms./Mr.,
Warm greetings in the very Precious Name of our Dear Lord Jesus...
Actually I'm so so nervous and mad of what has happened with my bag on Delta Airlines..
I came on Delta Flight No.DL140 from Boston to New York JFK on 21st of July 2010 with Ticket No. 24808377183 . I was one of a group of my sisters with their families, at the beginning we reported not receiving 5 bags, then found four of them and left one LOST with Tag # 2K709869 in the name of Mr. Soliman. We have reported that at the Airport but in vain no answers, then we have reported again on file No. Ref#LGADL62631 and up till the moment I haven't heard one word from any one from Delta Airlines.... Then I had to buy everything starting from clothes up till even underwears because I'm staying one month in USA....
Which is shocking me because a friend of mine has lost her bag last month on Egypt Air coming from Bulgaria to Egypt, and after she has reported that, she claimed her bag after 24 hours...
I urgently need my bag, knowing that their was in it my jewleries (Gold & silver) and sentimental staff also gifts to all my friends in the STATES, and the most important all my medications knowing that I'm rhewmatoid patient ...
I thought maybe it's lost at JFK Airport ...
I do need an urgent and quick reply PLEASE...
Thanks in advanced for all your care & support ... Looking forward for your reply...
Best regards,
Dr. Miranda Ouida
Is there an office where I can puarchase insurance in Terminal 4?
thanks
When I arrive at Terminal 7, which AirTrain line do I catch for Car Rental at Federal Circle please?
Any Airtrain on track 1, either to Howard Beach or Jamaica, will stop at Federal Circle.
I am flying with American Airlines arriving at JFK terminal 8, mid afternoon on a Wednesday, staying overnight and then flying on to Orlando, also with AA and from terminal 8, the next morning. On arrival at JFK will the airline keep hold of my bags and transfer them for the onward journey to Orlando?
As far as I know the airline can hold your bags as long as your next connecting flight with them is within 24 hours. Double check with AA about that.
Are both flights on the same ticket(itinerary)?
If they are not, there is no way AA to know about your second flight so most likely they will display your bags at the baggage belt.
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Thanks very much for your reply, appreciated.
Yes, both flights are on the same ticket/itinerary.
I did get in touch with AA, at their UK base, where they confirmed your answer. Apparantly I will need to collect my bags as normal and then hand them back in straight away for the onward flight.
Thanks again.
Ask also AA here, at JFK , as soon as you land that question. They may have different answer(not to put a doubt on their colleagues in UK).
Even we are looking at the same airline , the procedures can be different in different countries.
JFK_E
hello, my mom have already passed through security and her flight to Trinidad have been delayed. Is there any way I can contact her. Is there a number i can call
How can I know if my family arrived from Jordan via Jordanian airlines Is there any phone to call. They came in flight (RJ) Royal Jordanian 261, arrived at 4:04 PM - Fri Aug 27, 2010 gate A2 (Terminal 4)
please let me know if I can contact them
Hey,
I was wondering in regards to a past question whether my dad could wait with me for my flight to Finland at the terminal (past security) when I come to JFK from RDU? I basically have a seven hour layover.
He will not be able to pass security without a boarding pass or gate pass, and most airlines only issue gate passes for special circumstances (such as a parent meeting a unaccompanied traveling minor, etc.). You can arrange to meet outside of security at your arrival terminal or another terminal (terminal 4 has restaurants and such pre-security) and then you will need to go through security for your Finland flight.
My wife has never traveled internationally by herself. She will be arriving JFK from ATL on 28 Sep, Delta Flt 192 and departing to SNN on Delta Flt 122. Can you tell me which terminal/gate she will be arriving and which terminal/gate she will be departing from.
delta from Atlanta may arrive at T3 or T2. Delta to SNN may depart from T2,T3 or T4(most likely T3).
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i will arrive by Emirates flight to JFK at 7:45 AM in terminal 4 and i have connecting flight with Jet blue at 8:57 AM.
what i need to know is :
1- will i be able to make it from terminal 4 from 5 with only hand carry?
2- what’s the fastest way to reach terminal 5 from 4?
At terminal 4 walk upstairs to the 3rd floor for the Airtrain. Take any Airtrain on Track 1 one stop to terminal 5, about a 30 second ride.
Can anyone tell me if it's true that they are checking cars and it is taking two hours to get to the terminal to pick up and/or drop off passangers?
i am booked to travel byjetairways9w5103from Washington dcato jfk and thereon by 9w225 from jfk to madras on a thru ticket on 29th august. ( AA4530 starting from DCa at 1 pmthe washington -Jfk flight is operated by american airlines as code share AA4530 starting from DCA by 1pm)\1. can i directly book my baggage f4rom washington to chennai?(i have a thru ticket from washington to madras)
2.is it neceassary to take the baggage at and rebook it to india?
3 what is the counter no. and location of jetairways at JFK?
will be grareful for clrification
Ram
I will have people waiting for me at JFK Terminal 3 arriving from Copenhagen. They will have to wait about 1-2 hrs before I will be able to pick them up.
Where is the best place for me to tell them to wait for me? I am not sure if their cell phones will work here.
Thank you.
I will be picking them up by car
The place where they will be arriving at(Terminal 3,area C) is not accessible by private car. You can tell them to take the elevator to the third floor(departure level). You can pick them up there, following the signs to Terminal 3, departures.
My daughter and grandchildren will be flying in from Detroit on their way to Senegal via Delta. They have a 4 hour layover at Kennedy. How can her father and I visit with them during this time?
You can meet them as long as you know which terminal they are arriving at.
I'm not sure who were were answering, but it certainly wasn't me. It would be great if you could answer my actual questions.
I want to wait with them during the layover. I think it's obvious that I need to know which terminal. My questions are: where can we wait together? Are there amenities (restaurants, coffee shops, etc.)outside of the secure areas? Is there any kind is secure area that we can go to(where we would pass through security) so that my daughter and children don't have to pass through security again. If they do have to pass through security again, how much time should we allot?.
I have not been through this experience before so I do kinda need to know everything (except that I need to know which terminal she will arrive at so that I could meet her there)
Hello!
I want to bring a PCP Air rifle to my friend in Europe as a present. What should I do with such luggage? Any special things?
Thank you.
Bring the documentation for the rifle and put it in the check-in bag. Don't forget to let the airline representative know at the moment of the check-in the bag.To be on the safe side contact the airline the day before and ask them if they have any special procedures.
Hello,
My mother is arriving with EK203 at 7:45am and she will be coming to Toronto from JFK with a flight named LAN. The flight leaving JFK at 11:05am--- is there anyway where someone can assist her from the EK Terminal to the LAN flight. The staff at the LAN flight have stated that they need a 48-hour request I did not know about this information.Can anyone help her..or could I get a help desk number, so someone can have someone assist her and take her to the LAN departure desk.
I would very much appreciate it. Thank you
I will be traveling to JFK international in December. I have in the past suffered from airsickness on a flight to Australia from the uk and since then have been very fussy about what I eat around traveling I no longer get air sickness but cannot eat the food provided on the plane in past flights I have tried not eating the whole flight and as my flight from the UK to New York is quite long I have decided it would not be safe for me to go without eating for the duration of the flight I have found out that I am allowed to take my own food from home through security in the UK but I was wondering on my flight returing home if I could take my own food throught US security the food I would be wanting to take through would be along the lines of a cheese sandwich or something that would be completly solid other that the small amount of butter however i could o without butter if needed. thank you :)
You can take solid food through US security. Be careful with the liquids and jelly look-like foods - they are prohibited .
I'm just wondering whether I can get someone's contact information from you if I give you his flights number and seat's number? This is the only way I can find out.
Or if you protect customer's private information cannot give to any other people, may you contact this person to tell him how to contact me?
Because there is something I need to return to him, but I lost the paper he give to me that has his contact information.
Kind of tricky but that happened on me. Trying to figure it out, thanks for anyone's help.
I have to pick up a student who will be arriving on an international flight at Terminal 4. Is there a good landmark I can give her for where we should meet? She won't have a cell phone.
Thank you!
Travelex money exchange place - it is on the first floor , adjacent to the international arrivals exit.
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Hi. I will fly from Miami to Zürich via JFK and I will have 7 hours between arrival and departure in JFK. Am I allowed to leave the airport for this time?
Thanks in advance.
I will be flying from JFK on early mornking 6:50 am, is the airport open for check in on 4:50 am? is the airport open 24 hours or there are certain period of time airport will close and not allow to go in?
thanks!
If your flight is at 6:50am then the airline(resp. the terminal) should be open at least at 4:30-5:00am.
JFK_E
I will have my flight in early morning 6:50am, is the airier already open for check in at 4:00 am? Is there a close time of the airport not allow to go in?thanks
I arrive around 8pm from London...I leave around 7:30am... Can I simply read at the airport over night or do I have to leave and find a hotel. Thank you, jeannie
I have to pick up daughter and her children at JFK. She is on Delta Flight 85 and will arrive 6:16 AM. I have not been able to establish where she will come in, I have only been told at terminal 2, 3 or 4. Could you please tell me what terminal the plane will arrive at.
Hi! Is there any place on the airport where I can buy a calling card to Argentina? I want to call to my house in Buenos Aires as soon as I arrive to NY. Can you tell me where to buy it on the airport? Thanks!
Check either at Hotel Reservation desks or at Travelex - they both sell them in $5, $10 and $20 value cards.
JFK_E
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what would be the fastest way to get to Penn Station on Friday morning - arriving JFK approx 7:00 am Sept 3
shuttle or train?
Thanks
Terrie