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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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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 22:52

My elderly father doesn't speak English and will be flying alone for the first time. Is there assistance at the airport to get him to his gate? He only speaks Spanish.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 14:05

Hi Maya,
please check with the airline, they will certainly help your father!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/17/2008 - 21:01

Hi,

I will arrive with UA Terminal 7 and have to change to terminal 1 LH flight. Can someone please tell me, what the minimum connecting time domestic/international flight (terminal 7 to 1) is? Thanks in advance folks!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 21:03

We will be flying into JFK from Los Angeles on American Airlines. We will then be leaving from JFK on Air France. I would like to know which terminal Air France is located in.

Thank you - Stephanie

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 14:03

Hi Stephanie,

AA will drop you of at terminal 9. Air France will board you at terminal 1 (check the gate). Have nice flights and enjoy Paris.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 04:50

I am arriving NY-JFK airport on May 23 at around 3:30p.m. and I will have 5-6 hours in JFK. I am wondering if there is any place where we can sleep for a few hours, providing hourly rate?

thanks.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 23:55

i have a 16 hr 45 min layover at JFK and i get there at about midnight, is there any options for a cheap short place to stay? or is there an overnight USO i could stay at?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 05:12

I am arriving NY-JFK airport on May 2nd at around 10:30p.m. and will leave the next morning on May 3rd at around 6:50a.m. So, I will have only 6-7 hours in JFK. I am wondering if there is any hotel that provide hourly rate or half day rate?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 14:30

I just would like to know what's the gate for avianca, If there is one

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 20:01

Hello

We are flying to San Juan from Manchester England on Saturday the 26th and have seven hours in between flights.
Can we go into New York or do we have to stay within the airport?

Thank you

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 12:55

Can anyone tell me are the smoking facilities in the airport?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 02:25

none...go outside.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 11:17

Hi,
I will be arriving to terminal 8 and then depart from No4. It looks to me that they're at the opposite sides, hence there may be no transfer for interconnecting passengers. Is this true? Do I have to exit the terminal and then go through the whole process of checking in etc...?Rgds, D.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 10:38

Pax arriving from LHR by BA 173. Could you inform which terminal would the flight come on ?

Also, could you let me know urgently if there is a porter service available at JFK airport at the same termiinal and what are the charges for porter service.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 16:10

What kind of food are we allowed to take on a plane? I have a small child and he will need snaks during our 10 hour flight.
If he is an infant in lap what kind of baggage do we have for him? Can we pack any bags to check in? or carry on.
Also we have a fragile item and bulky how should we pack it best? It's a stationary computer with a flat screen. Something possible to pack into our checked bags?
Thanks

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