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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My brother is flying from Port-au-Prince, Haiti arriving at Terminal 8 and connecting Emirates to Bangkok via Dubai, departing from Terminal 4.

Is there a Emirates check in counter at Terminal 8 and how to get to Terminal 4?

Thank you for your reply. My brother is coming home on a sick leave so I'm pretty anxious.

I bought a bag at the woodbury outlet and it costed over $500. I want tax refund...so
if I can get tax refund, where should I go in JFK airport? And is there anything that I should prepare?
(I have the receipt what I bought..)

oh, and from what price could get tax refund?

Thank you.:->

I bought some expensive items and wonder if i can save some on tax refund coming back home overseas though JFK airport

lol...

My daughter just landed from Frankfurt and is trying to locate the US Airways terminal for a flight out this evening. She was told 7 but can not locate US Airways.

My flight would be leaving 2pm tomorrow (tuesday) for Korea, when should I arrive at the airport? The lastest?

thanks

At noon, the latest.

I will be flying on a Delta flight to a location overseas. What is the EARLIEST that I can check in with my family? Can we leave the airport after we check in?
Thank you!

You can check with Delta as early as 24 hours in advance. And after that you can leave the airport - just don't forget to come back for your flight:)

Hi, I was wondering how early before a flight I must check in at JFK. I just finish a trip at 3.00pm in New York and will head straight to JFK. My flight is due to leave at 6.55pm for Los Angeles before heading internationally to Australia. If i arrive at 5.00 pm at JFK, will this be enough time to clear through everything and get on the plane? I heard that if it is a domestic flight you don't need the full 2 hours.

NEED HELP Family traveling to USA for the first time from Europe expedia has cancelled two of the flights for them to get here she does not speak any english and her daughter is getting married Sat she is stuck in New York I want to know if JFK has a number I can call so maybe someone could help her catch her flight thank you anyone who knows anything

Is there like peter pan bus that comes from the airport to Hartford, CT?

No, you'd have to go to Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan to get a bus to Hartford, or Penn Station for a train. Bus is much cheaper and runs more often to Hartford.

Hello,

My girlfriend and i are flying from Manchester (UK) to San Jose (Costa Rica)on July the 20th. We fly from Manchester to JFK-airport (with American Airlines) and then from JFK Airport to San Jose (Costa Rica)(also American Airlines)
We have a lay over time of 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Is this enough?

Will our luggage be automatically transfered to the next plane in JFK airport?

Thx for your reaction

My mom is departing from JFK on 7/21/10 at 5:45pm to go to Skopje, Macedonia but she has 2 connecting flights... 1st in Munich, Germany & 2nd in Budapest, Hungary then she lands in Skopje, Macedonia. She speaks very little english & can't read or write in Albanian or English. It's the first time she is traveling alone, is there a service in which someone could direct her so she does not get lost? I'm not sure of the airline yet, waiting for the email. Also she has a Macedonian Passport, will she have a problem in Germany or Hungary? Thank you!

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