JFK Airport Information

JFK Airport Address

John F. Kennedy International Airport

JFK Expy & S Cargo Road (Intersection of two streets)

Jamaica, NY 11430

JFK Airport mailing address

Building 14

Jamaica, 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.

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No you dont need a passport.

My mother will be arriving to JFK via Finnair from Finland. She does not speak English. Does the airport have a service - fee or non-fee - that would cover someone meeting her at the gate, walk through customs and take her to her connecting flight to Atlanta?

yes.there is a volunteer group of travelers assistance at teh ground transportation or research them at Travellers aid. not sure they can meet her before immigration/customs, they will confirm

Which bookstores are located in JFK?

Is there a bank of America ATM at JFK?

I have a 4 year old daughter that I would like to travel with out of NYC. She has a passport that will be expiring in a couple of years. I am no longer with her father nor do I know anything about him. Do I need a letter from her father to take her out of the country?

Call her father please.
MS

hello
i have to stay in jfk airport for 6 hours before my next flight , so there is a small room to rent at jfk ? or any nearby hotel ? or any private lounge ?
thanks alot

Call your travel agent please.
BG

I would like to ask what is going on at this terminal - Eero Saarinen’s Trans World Flight Center? Does it work?

Please call airport authorities please.
BG

Hi I will be travelling from Iceland via JFK to Jamaica, in march/april. I would like to ask if there is some kind of a waiting area,or a lounge in terminal 7 or 8, where I can wait for 5-6 hours?

How long would it take for my shipment to arrive at my recepient?According to the tracking service last January 27,2011 my shipment arrive at AMC Kennedy how come until now my shipment is still there.I am expecting a maximum of 1 week but it has been 2 weeks since I sent it.The shipment tracking number is EH000466165SA from Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.Pls help me.It is a very urgent document.I am worried and very disappointed of the delay.

I am booking a Delta flight from Buffalo to Orlando that has a 40 minute layover and change of plane at JFK. Is this enough time to get to my flight from JFK to Orlando?

Can I bring a jar of tomato sauce from JFK to Brussels Belgium in my luggage (not in the hand luggage but the one you check-in?) .

Thanks!

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