John F. Kennedy International Airport
The John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) (from English: John F. Kennedy International Airport), originally known as Idlewild Airport, is an international airport located in the borough of Queens, New York, and primarily serves New York City. It is 16 miles from downtown New York.
The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates three airports in the New York City metropolitan area (Newark Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Teterboro Airport), but John F. Kennedy is the largest airport of all. It is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is a primary international gateway airport for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.
JFK is the airport with the largest number of international passenger entries in the United States and also national and international parcels. JFK's international departures accounted for 17% of all commuters in 2004, the largest percentage in the United States. In 2000, it handled an average of 50,000 international passengers per day. The route that connects this airport with London Heathrow is the busiest route for international flights in the United States with more than 2.9 million passengers in 2000.
Although it is known as the airport with the highest number of international passengers, it also directs domestic flights, most to the west coast. In 2005 the airport handled more than 41 million passengers; Newark Liberty Airport with 33 million passengers, and LaGuardia Airport with 26 million, which adds up to approximately 100 million travelers using New York airports, making the city's airspace surpass that of the city of Chicago as the most active in the United States.
History
The airport has been operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease since 1947. Today, thanks to JFK, there are an estimated 31.1 billion dollars of economic activity and provides more than 207,000 jobs in the New York metropolitan area.
Construction of the airport began in 1942. Only 4 km² of the Idlewild Golf Park were marked out, from which the original name of the airport arose.
It saw its first commercial flight on July 1, 1948, and was christened New York International Airport on July 31 of that same year, although the name Idlewild was very common and the IATA code was KIDL.
As aviation grew, so did Idlewild. New York's importance as an international center of business and commerce meant that there was a great need for more and more capacity. 16 km² and eight terminals would be added to the original airport. Over the years, America's illustrious airlines have made the airport a major airport for Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, National, Tower Air, American, Delta, JetBlue, Atlas Air Cargo and Flying Tiger Line.
The 1948 Temporary Terminal was the only terminal until 1957, when the international arrivals building opened. Eight other terminals were built from 1958 to 1971, each terminal designed for each major airline at the airport.
Worldport (Pan Am), later renamed Terminal 3, opened in 1962 and was demolished in 2013. It had a large elliptical roof suspended by 32 poles and cables. The roof extended from the base of the terminal to the passenger cargo area. The terminal had walkways connected to the terminal and which could be easily moved to give the passenger a light walk from the terminal to the docked aircraft.
The TWA Flight Center, now Terminal 5, was also opened in 1962. Designed by Eero Saarinen it was made as an abstract symbol of aviation. It is considered as the building with the most distinguished architecture in the world and it is a terminal. The main building is no longer used by TWA and is now not in use. The main building will remain as part of the new Terminal 5 built by JetBlue.
The airport was renamed "John F. Kennedy International Airport" in 1963, one month after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. From that moment the airport received the new IATA code JFK, and since then it is commonly referred to by its abbreviation.
The "Dome of the Sun" was opened by National Airlines, designed by Pei Cob Freed & Partners. It is now used by JetBlue and is known as Terminal 6. As New York air traffic continued to grow, Terminals 5 and 3 were modified to accommodate Boeing 747 flights. The Concorde supersonic airliner had transatlantic supersonic flights operated by Air France and British Airways from 1977 until 2003, when the Concorde was retired by both airlines. JFK was the airport with more Concorde aircraft operations than any other in the world.
The JFK office fell victim to the Lufthansa heist robberies in 1978 and the Air France robbery in 1967, inspired by the novel Wiseguys by Nicholas Pileggi and Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese. In 1998, the airport broke ground on the AirTrain JFK subway system completed in 2003. This system has routes connecting to the New York subway system and community rail at Howard Beach and Ozone Park.
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, JFK airport was one of the first in the country to be temporarily closed. That same year Terminal 4 was opened.
On March 19, 2007, JFK was the first airport in the United States to receive the Airbus 380 with passengers on board, the experimental flight contained more than 500 passengers, the flight was operated by Lufthansa and Airbus and arrived at the Terminal 1.
The new Terminal 5 opened in 2008. The TWA Flight Center, the work of Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, was preserved and opened as a hotel in 2019.
Future Plans
In 2020, the renovation and expansion works of Terminal 8 began. It is estimated that it will be completed in 2022.
In 2022, the construction works of a new terminal are expected to begin, which will replace the existing ones 1, 2 and 3, becoming the largest in the airport. The building will cost $9.5 billion and is projected to be completed by 2030.
Facilities
Terminals
JFK has five active terminals, with 130 gates in total. Terminals are numbered 1-8, but skip Terminals 2 (permanently closed 2023), 3 (demolished 2013), and 6 (demolished 2011).
The terminal buildings, with the exception of the former Tower Air Terminal, are arranged in a warped U-shaped wavy pattern around a central area containing parking, a power plant, and other airport facilities. The terminals are connected by the AirTrain system and access roads. Directional signage in all terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar. A 2006 survey by J.D. Power and Associates in conjunction with Aviation Week found that JFK ranked second in overall traveler satisfaction among large airports in the United States, behind Harry Reid International Airport, which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Until the early 1990s, each terminal was known by the main airline that served it, except for Terminal 4, which was known as the International Arrivals Building. In the early 1990s, all terminals were given numbers, except for the Tower Air terminal, which was outside the Central Terminals area and was not numbered. Like the other airports controlled by the Port Authority, JFK's terminals are sometimes managed and maintained by independent terminal operators. At JFK, all terminals are managed by airlines or consortia of airlines that serve them, except Terminal 4, which is operated by Schiphol Group. All terminals can handle international arrivals that do not have customs preclearance.
Most connections between terminals require passengers to exit security, then walk, use a shuttle bus, or use the AirTrain JFK to get to the other terminal, and then back through security.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 opened in 1998, 50 years after the opening of JFK, under the direction of Terminal One Group, a consortium of four key operating airlines: Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and Lufthansa. This association was founded after the four airlines came to an agreement that the existing international airline facilities at the time were inadequate for their needs. The Eastern Air Lines terminal was located on the site of today's Terminal 1.
Terminal 1 is served by SkyTeam airlines: Aeroflot, Air France, China Eastern Airlines, ITA Airways, Korean Air, and Saudia; Star Alliance airlines Air China, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, EgyptAir, EVA Air, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Air Portugal and Turkish Airlines; and Oneworld airlines, Japan Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. Other airlines that operate in Terminal 1 are Air Senegal, Air Serbia, Azores Airlines, Cayman Airways, Flair Airlines, Neos, Norse Atlantic Airways, Philippine Airlines, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris.
Terminal 1 was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates. This and Terminal 4 are the two terminals at JFK Airport with the capacity to handle the Airbus A380 aircraft, which Korean Air flies on the route to Seoul-Incheon. Air France operated Concorde here until 2003. Terminal 1 has 11 gates.
Terminal 4
Terminal 4, developed by LCOR, Inc., is managed by Delta Terminal Jfk (IAT) LLC, a subsidiary of Schiphol Group and was the first in the United States to be managed by a foreign airport operator. Terminal 4 currently contains 48 gates in two concourses and serves as the hub for Delta Air Lines at JFK. Concourse A (gates A2–A12, A14-A17, A19 and A21) primarily serves Asian and some European airlines along with Delta Connection flights, while Concourse B primarily serves domestic and international flights from Delta and its airline partners. SkyTeam.
Airlines serving Terminal 4 include SkyTeam airlines Aeroméxico, Air Europa, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, and KLM; Star Alliance airlines: Air India, Avianca, Copa Airlines, and Singapore Airlines; and non-alliance airlines Caribbean Airlines, El Al, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways (international overnight arrivals only), LATAM Brazil, LATAM Chile, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and WestJet. Terminal 1, the facility supports Airbus A380 service currently provided by Emirates (to Dubai; direct and one-stop flights via Milan) and Singapore Airlines (to Singapore via Frankfurt). As of 2019, only one gate (A6) in Terminal 4 has three gangways, which is generally the most efficient system for boarding and unloading an A380.
Opened in early 2001 and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the 1.5 million square foot (140,000 m2) facility was built at a cost of $1.4 billion and replaced the old International Arrivals Building (IAB).) of JFK, which opened in 1957 and was designed by the same architecture firm. The new construction incorporated an AirTrain station on the mezzanine, a large documentation room, and a four-block-long commercial area.
Terminal 4 has seen multiple expansions over the years. On May 24, 2013, the completion of a $1.4 billion project added mechanized checked baggage screening, a centralized security checkpoint (consolidating two checkpoints into a new location on the fourth floor), nine international gates, upgraded US Customs and Border Protection facilities and at the time, the largest Sky Club lounge in the Delta network. Later that year, the expansion also improved passenger connectivity with Terminal 2 by bolstering JFK Jitney interterminal bus service and constructing a dedicated 8,000-square-foot bus waiting facility next to gate B20. Also in 2013, Delta and the Port Authority agreed to an additional $175 million Phase II expansion that called for 11 new regional gates to replace the capacity provided by the Terminal 2 and T hard decks erminal 3 soon to be demolished. Delta sought funding from the New York City Industrial Development Agency, and work on Phase II was completed in January 2015.
For 2017, plans to expand Terminal 4 passenger capacity have been released alongside a more significant modernization proposal for JFK. In early 2020, Governor Cuomo announced that the Port Authority and Delta/IAT had agreed to terms to extend Concourse A at 16 domestic gates, renovate arrival/departure concourses, and improve landside highways for $3.8 billion.. By April 2021, that plan had been reduced to $1.5 billion in improvements as a result of financial hardships imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The revised plan called for the modernization of the arrivals/departures hall and only ten new gates in Concourse A. The consolidation of Delta's operations within T4 occurred in early 2023, along with the opening of 10 new gates in Concourse A. Delta will also open a new Sky Club in Concourse A along with an exclusive club for Delta One customers, the airline's largest Sky Club, in early 2024. The expansion of the Concourse A Delta Concourse B is complete by Fall 2023.
In 2019, American Express broke ground on a Centurion Lounge which subsequently opened in October 2020. The structural addition extends the main house between the control tower and gate A2 and includes 15,000 square feet of dining rooms, bars and gyms.
Terminal 5
Terminal 5 opened in 2008 for JetBlue Airways, the building's manager and main tenant, as the base of its large JFK operating base. The terminal is also used by Cape Air and the Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, whose flights arriving at JFK from Shannon and Dublin have already been pre-cleared in Ireland. Aer Lingus used Terminal 4 before introducing preclearance in Ireland and moved to Terminal 5 on April 3, 2013. On November 12, 2014, JetBlue opened the International Arrivals Terminal (T5i) in the terminal.
The terminal was redesigned by Gensler and built by Turner Construction, and sits behind the preserved Eero Saarinen-designed terminal, originally known as the TWA Flight Center, which is now connected to the new structure and is considered part of the Terminal 5. The TWA Flight Center reopened as the TWA Hotel in May 2019. The active Terminal 5 building has 29 gates: 1-12 and 14-30, with gates 25-30 for unauthorized international flights previously (doors 28-30 open November 2014).
The terminal has a TSA pre-check point for expedited security checks and is open from 3 am to 11 pm.
Airspace Lounge opened an airport lounge near Gate 24 in July 2013, and Aer Lingus opened an airport lounge in 2015. The terminal opened a rooftop lounge open to all passengers in 2015, T5 Rooftop & Wooftop Lounge, located near Gate 28. In August 2016, JetBlue selected Fraport USA as a concessions developer to help attract and manage concessions tenants that align with JetBlue's vision for Terminal 5. During In the summer of 2016, JetBlue renovated Terminal 5 and completely overhauled the check-in concourse. In 2018, the terminal's Airspace Lounge closed.
Terminal 7
Terminal 7 was designed by GMW Architects and built for BOAC and Air Canada in 1970. The terminal was previously operated by British Airways and was also the only airport terminal operated on US soil by a foreign airline. However, Terminal 1 is operated by a consortium of foreign carriers that serve the building.
Airlines operating from Terminal 7 include Oneworld Alaska Airlines, Star Alliance airlines All Nippon Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, and Scandinavian Airlines System; the SkyTeam airline Aerolíneas Argentinas; and non-alliance airlines Condor, Icelandair, Kuwait Airways and Ukraine International Airlines.
Between 1989 and 1991, the terminal underwent a $120 million renovation and expansion. The expansion was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates, Architects. In 1997, the Port Authority approved British Airways plans to renovate and expand terminal. The $250 million project was designed by Corgan Associates and completed in 2003. The renovated terminal has 12 gates.
In 2015, British Airways extended its lease on the terminal until 2022, with an option for a further three years. BA also planned to spend $65 million to renovate the terminal. Despite being operated by British Airways, a A major operator of A380s, Terminal 7 is currently unable to handle the type of aircraft. As a result, British Airways was unable to operate A380s on the lucrative London-Heathrow to New York flights, despite an advertising campaign in 2014 that British Airways would do so. However, British Airways planned to join its Oneworld partners. at Terminal 8 and did not exercise its lease options on Terminal 7. The terminal is now operated by JFK Millennium Partners, a consortium that includes JetBlue, RXR Realty and Vantage Airport Group, which will eventually demolish the existing terminal. At the same time, construction will begin on a new Terminal 6 that will serve as a direct replacement.
In late 2020, United Airlines announced that it would return to JFK in February 2021 after a 5-year hiatus. Effective March 28, 2021, United operated nonstop transcontinental service from Terminal 7 to its West Coast hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. However, on October 29, 2022, United again suspended service. service to JFK.
Terminal 8
Terminal 8 is a major Oneworld hub with American operating its hub here. In 1999, American Airlines began an eight-year program to build the largest passenger terminal at JFK, designed by DMJM Aviation to replace both Terminal 8 and Terminal 9. The new terminal was built in four phases, which involved the construction of a new intermediate hall and the demolition of the old Terminals 8 and 9. It was built in stages between 2005 and its official opening was in August 2007. American Airlines, the third largest airline at JFK, manages Terminal 8 and It is the largest airline in the terminal. Other Oneworld airlines operating from Terminal 8 include British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian. Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines and non-alliance carrier China Southern Airlines also use the terminal.
British Airways began operating some flights from Terminal 8 on November 17, 2022, while all flights moved from Terminal 7 on December 1, 2022. Iberia also moved to Terminal 8 on December 1 and Japan Airlines plans to move into the terminal in May 2023.
On January 7, 2020, construction began to expand and upgrade Terminal 8. Construction was completed in 2022. This construction is the first phase of a master plan to renovate JFK Airport.
The terminal is twice the size of Madison Square Garden. It offers dozens of retail and food stores, 84 ticket counters, 44 self-service kiosks, ten security screening lanes, and a US Customs and Border Protection facility that can process more than 1,600 people per hour. Terminal 8 has an annual capacity of 12.8 million passengers. It has an American Airlines Admirals Club and three lounges for first class passengers and frequent flyers (Greenwich, Soho and Chelsea lounges).
Terminal 8 has 31 gates: 14 gates in Concourse B (1–8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20) and 17 gates in Concourse C (31–47). Passengers to and from Concourse C is done through a tunnel that includes moving walkways.
Airlines and destinations
Domestic destinations
| Airlines | Destinations
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| Alaska Airlines | Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma |
| American Airlines | Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, Orange County, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, San Francisco Seasonal: Eagle/Vail |
| American Eagle | Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus-Glenn, Indianapolis, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Washington-National, Worcester |
| Cape Air | Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Seasonal: Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, San Antonio (start May 8, 2023), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, West Palm Beach Seasonal: Bozeman |
| Delta Connection | Baltimore, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus-Glenn, Detroit, Indianapolis, Ithaca, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roche Sister Seasonal: Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Honolulu |
| JetBlue Airways | Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Burlington (VT), Charleston (SC), Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston–Intercontinental, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Ontario, Orlando, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Sarasota, Savannah, Seattle/Tacoma, Siracusa, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Worcester Seasonal: Albuquerque, Bozeman, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Montrose, Nantucket, Palm Springs, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), San José (CA) |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (starts 13 April 2023) |
International destinations
| Cities by country | Airport name | Airlines | |||
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| North America | |||||
Canada Canada
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| Calgary | Calgary International Airport |  WestJet
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| Montreal | Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | Air Canada Express (start March 26, 2023) /  Delta Connection
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| Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Air Canada Express (start March 26, 2023) / American Eagle / Delta Connection / Flair Airlines
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| Vancouver | Vancouver International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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Mexico Mexico
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| Cancun | Cancun International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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| Mexico City | International Airport of Mexico City |  Aeromexico / American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / Viva Aerobus
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| Guadalajara | International Airport of Guadalajara | Volaris
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| Monterrey | Monterrey International Airport | American Airlines
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| Puerto Vallarta | Puerto Vallarta International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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| San José del Cabo | Los Cabos International Airport | American Airlines (Stationary) / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) / JetBlue Airways
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| Central America and the Caribbean | |||||
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
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| Saint John | International Airport V. C. Bird | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Aruba Aruba
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| Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Bahamas Bahamas
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| Nasai | Lynden Pindling International Airport | Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Barbados Barbados
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| Bridgetown | Grantley Adams International Airport |  Caribbean Airlines / JetBlue Airways
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Bermuda Bermuda
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| Hamilton | International Airport L.F. Wade | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Costa Rica Costa Rica
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| Liberia | Guanacaste Airport | JetBlue Airways
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| San José | Juan Santamaría International Airport |  Avianca Costa Rica / JetBlue Airways / Volaris Costa Rica
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Cuba Cuba
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| Havana | José Martí International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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Curacao Curacao
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| Willemstad | Hato International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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El Salvador El Salvador
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| San Salvador | International Airport of El Salvador |  Avianca El Salvador / Delta Air Lines / Volaris El Salvador
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Grenada Grenada
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| Saint George | Maurice Bishop International Airport | American Airlines (Stationary) / JetBlue Airways
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.svg){kind=small} Guadalupe
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| Pointe-à-Pitre | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | Air France / JetBlue Airways
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Guatemala Guatemala
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| Guatemala City | La Aurora International Airport | Avianca El Salvador / JetBlue Airways
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Haiti Haiti
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| Port-au-Prince | Toussaint Louverture International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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 Cayman Islands
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| George Town | International Airport Owen Roberts | American Airlines (Stationary) / Cayman Airways / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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 Turks and Caicos Islands
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| Providences | Providenciales International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) / JetBlue Airways
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 United States Virgin Islands
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| Saint Thomas | Cyril E. King International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) / JetBlue Airways
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 Jamaica
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| Kingston | Norman Manley International Airport | Caribbean Airlines / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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| Montego Bay | Sir Donald Sangster International Airport | American Airlines / Caribbean Airlines / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Panama Panama
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| Panama City | International Airport of Tocumen |  Copa Airlines
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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
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| Puerto Plata | Gregorio Luperón International Airport | JetBlue Airways
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| Punta Cana | International Airport of Punta Cana | American Airlines (Stationary) / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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| Santiago de los Caballeros | International Airport of Cibao | Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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| Santo Domingo | International Airport Las Americas | Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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San Cristóbal y Nieves San Cristóbal y Nieves
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| Basseterre | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport | American Airlines (Stationary) / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
 San Martín
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| Philipsburg | International Airport Princess Juliana | American Airlines (Stationary) / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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| Kingstown | International Airport Argyle | Caribbean Airlines
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Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
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| Castries | Hewanorra International Airport | American Airlines / JetBlue Airways
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| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
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| Port of Spain | International Airport of Piarco | Caribbean Airlines / JetBlue Airways
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| Tobago | Arturo Napoleón Raymond Robinson International Airport | Caribbean Airlines
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| South America | |||||
 Argentina
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| Buenos Aires | International Airport Minister Pistarini | Airlines Argentinas / American Airlines / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) (starts on 28 October 2023)
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Brazil Brazil
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| Rio de Janeiro | Galeão International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) (starts on 16 December 2023)
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| São Paulo | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines /  LATAM Brazil
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Chile Chile
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| Santiago de Chile | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport |  LATAM Chile
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Colombia Colombia
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| Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport |  Avianca / Delta Air Lines
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| Cali | International Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón | Avianca
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| Cartagena | International Airport Rafael Núñez | Avianca / JetBlue Airways
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| Medellín | José María Córdova International Airport | Avianca
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| Pereira | International Airport | Avianca
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Ecuador Ecuador
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| Guayaquil | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport |  Avianca Ecuador / JetBlue Airways
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| Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Avianca Ecuador (start on 1 June 2023)
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Guyana Guyana
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| Georgetown | Cheddi Jagan International Airport | American Airlines / Caribbean Airlines / JetBlue Airways
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Peru Peru
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| Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | LATAM Chile (Twenty March 26, 2023) /  LATAM Peru
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| Europe | |||||
Germany Germany
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| Berlin | Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt | Delta Air Lines (start on May 25, 2023) /  Norse Atlantic Airways
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| Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main Airport |  Condor / Delta Air Lines / Lufthansa /  Singapore Airlines
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| Munich | International Airport of Munich-Franz Josef Strauss | Lufthansa
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Austria Austria
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| Vienna | Vienna-Schwechat Airport |  Austrian Airlines
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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
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| Baku | International Airport Heydar Aliyev | Azerbaijan Airlines
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Belgium Belgium
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| Brussels | Brussels Airport | .svg){kind=small} Brussels Airlines / Delta Air Lines
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Croatia Croatia
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| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik Airport | Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
Denmark Denmark
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| Copenhagen | Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport | Delta Air Lines / Scandinavian Airlines System
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Spain Spain
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| Barcelona | Airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines /  LEVEL
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| Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport | Air Europe / American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / Iberia
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Finland Finland
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| Helsinki | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport |  Finnair
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| France
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| Nice | International Airport of Nice-Côte d'Azur | Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
| Paris | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Air France / American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / Norse Atlantic Airways (start March 26, 2023)
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| Paris-Orly Airport | Air France
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Greece Greece
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| Athens | Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport | American Airlines (Stationary) / Delta Air Lines
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Hungary Hungary
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| Budapest | Budapest-Ferenc Liszt Airport |  LOT Polish Airlines
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 Ireland
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| Dublin | Dublin Airport | Aer Lingus / Delta Air Lines
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| Shannon | Shannon International Airport | Aer Lingus / Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
Iceland Iceland
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| Reikiavik | Keflavík International Airport | Delta Air Lines (Stationary) / Icelandair
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Italy Italy
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| Milan | Milan-Malpensa Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines /  Emirates /  ITA Airways / Neos
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| Rome | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / ITA Airways / Norse Atlantic Airways (start on June 19, 2023)
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| Venice | Marco Polo International Airport | Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
Norway Norway
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| Oslo | Oslo-Gardermoen Airport | Norse Atlantic Airways
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Netherlands Netherlands
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| Amsterdam | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport | Delta Air Lines /  KLM
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Poland Poland
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| Warsaw | Warsaw-Chopin Airport | LOT Polish Airlines / Delta Air Lines
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 Portugal
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| Funchal | Madeira Airport | SATA Air Açores (Stationary) | |||
| Lisbon | Lisbon Airport | Delta Air Lines / TAP Portugal
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| Ponta Delgada | Airport John Paul II | SATA Air Açores
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| Terceira | Lajes Airport | SATA Air Açores (Stationary) | |||
United Kingdom.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
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| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Airport | Delta Air Lines
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| London | London-Heathrow Airport | American Airlines / British Airways / Delta Air Lines / JetBlue Airways / Virgin Atlantic
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| London-Gatwick Airport | British Airways / Delta Air Lines (start on April 10, 2023) / JetBlue Airways / Norse Atlantic Airways
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| Manchester | Manchester Airport | Aer Lingus / Virgin Atlantic
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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| Prague | Prague Airport | Delta Air Lines (Stationary) | |||
Russia Russia
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| Moscow | Moscow-Sheremétievo International Airport |  Aeroflot
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Serbia Serbia
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| Belgrade | Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Airport | Air Serbia
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Sweden Sweden
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| Stockholm | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport | Delta Air Lines
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Switzerland Switzerland
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| Geneva | Geneva International Airport | Delta Air Lines (start on April 10, 2023) /  Swiss International Airlines
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| Zurich | Zurich International Airport | Delta Air Lines / Swiss International Airlines
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Turkey Turkey
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| Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | Turkish Airlines
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Ukraine Ukraine
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| Kiev | Borýspil International Airport |  Ukraine International Airlines (suspended)
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| Africa | |||||
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
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| Abijan | Port Bouet Airport |  Ethiopian Airlines (start on 4 June 2023)
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Egypt Egypt
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| Cairo | Cairo International Airport |  Egyptair
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| EthiopiaEthiopia
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| Addis Ababa | Bole International Airport | Ethiopian Airlines
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Ghana Ghana
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| Acra | Kotoka International Airport | Delta Air Lines
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Kenya Kenya
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| Nairobi | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Kenya Airways
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Morocco Morocco
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| Casablanca | Mohammed V International Airport | Royal Air Maroc
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Senegal Senegal
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| Dakar | Blaise Diagne International Airport | Air Senegal / Delta Air Lines
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 Togo
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| Lomé | Lomé-Tokoin Airport | Ethiopian Airlines (Table 3 June 2023)
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| Asia | |||||
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
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| Medina | Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz | Saudia (Stationary) | |||
| Riad | Rey Khalid International Airport | Saudia
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| Yida | Rey Abdulaziz International Airport | Saudia
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Qatar Qatar
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| Doha | Hamad International Airport | American Airlines / Qatar Airways
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China China
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| Canton | Canton-Baiyun International Airport | China Southern Airlines
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| Chongqing | Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport | Hainan Airlines
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| Beijing | International Airport of Beijing-Capital | Air China
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| Shanghai | Shanghai-Pudong International Airport | China Eastern Airlines
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South Korea South Korea
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| Seoul | Incheon International Airport | Asiana Airlines / Korean Air
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United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
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| Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Etihad Airways
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| Dubai | Dubai International Airport | Emirates
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Philippines Philippines
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| Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Philippine Airlines
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Hong Kong Hong Kong
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| Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | Cathay Pacific
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 India
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| Bombay | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Air India / Delta Air Lines
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| New Delhi | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Air India / American Airlines
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Israel Israel
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| Tel Aviv | Ben Gurión International Airport | American Airlines / Delta Air Lines / The Al
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Japan Japan
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| Tokyo | Narita International Airport | Japan Airlines
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| Haneda International Airport | All Nippon Airways / Japan Airlines
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Jordan Jordan
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| Haman | International Airport of Queen Alia | Royal Jordanian
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Kuwait Kuwait
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| Kuwait City | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait Airways
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| SingaporeSingapore
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| Singapore | Singapore International Airport | Singapore Airlines
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 Taiwan
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| Taipei | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | China Airlines / EVA Air
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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
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| Taskent | International Airport of Taskent | Uzbekistan Airways
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| Oceania | |||||
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| Sydney | Kingsford Smith International Airport | Qantas (reinitiates on 14 June 2023)
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New Zealand New Zealand
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| Auckland | Auckland International Airport | Air New Zealand / Qantas (start on 14 June 2023)
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Load
| Airlines | Destinations
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|---|---|
| Air China Cargo | Anchorage, Dallas/Fort Worth, Shanghai-Pudong, Beijing-Capital |
| Amazon Air | Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati, Fort Worth, Sacramento, Seattle/Tacoma, Wilmington (OH) |
| Asiana Airlines Cargo | Anchorage, Miami, Seoul-Incheon |
| ASL Airlines Belgium | Liege |
| Atlas Air | Anchorage, Hangzhou |
| AeroUnion | Mexico City |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines | Liège, Tel Aviv |
| Cargolux | Chicago–O'Hare, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Toulouse |
| Cargolux Italy | Luxembourg, Milan–Malpensa |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Anchorage, Calgary, Chicago–O'Hare, Columbus–Rickenbacker, Hong Kong, Portland (OR), Toronto–Pearson |
| Challenge Airlines SA | Liège, Tel Aviv |
| China Airlines Cargo | Anchorage, Taipéi-Taoyuan |
| China Cargo Airlines | Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong |
| DHL Aviation | Anchorage, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati, East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Chicago-O'Hare, Dubai-Al Maktoum, Maastricht/Aachen |
| EVA Air Cargo | Anchorage, Taipéi-Taoyuan |
| FedEx Express | Indianapolis, Memphis, Washington-Dulles |
| Kalitta Air | Amsterdam |
| Korean Air Cargo | Anchorage, Miami, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Toronto-Pearson |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Atlanta, Mexico City, Frankfurt |
| MNG Airlines | Cologne/Bonn |
| Nippon Cargo Airlines | Anchorage, Chicago-O'Hare, Tokyo–Narita |
| Qantas Freight | Anchorage, Chongqing, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha, Halifax, Zaragoza |
| Saudia Cargo | Yeda |
| SF Airlines | Hangzhou |
| SkyLink Express | Hamilton (ON) |
| Turkish Airlines Cargo | Bogotá, Istanbul-Atatürk, Toronto-Pearson, Zaragoza |
| UPS Airlines | Chicago/Rockford, Philadelphia, Louisville, Orlando Seasonal: Hartford |
Statistics
Busiest Routes
| Number | City | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Los Angeles, California
| 1.386,000 | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 2 |  Miami, Florida
| 989,000 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| 3 | San Francisco, California
| 938,000 | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 4 | Orlando, Florida
| 706,000 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
| 664,000 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 6 | .svg){kind=small} Atlanta, Georgia
| 488,000 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 7 |  Boston, Massachusetts
| 481,000 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways |
| 8 |  San Juan, Puerto Rico
| 468,000 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 9 |  Seattle, Washington
| 458,000 | Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 10 |  Las Vegas, Nevada
| 458,000 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| Number | City | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London, United Kingdom
| 3,091,177 | American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic |
| 2 | Paris, France
| 1,608,621 | Air France, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 3 | Mexico City, Mexico
| 1,035,998 | Aeromexico, Delta Air Lines, Viva Aerobus |
| 4 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 1,005,434 | Delta Air Lines, KLM |
| 5 | Madrid, Spain
| 1,004,013 | Air Europa, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Iberia |
| 6 |  Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 984,285 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 7 | Istanbul, Turkey
| 951,233 | Turkish Airlines |
| 8 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| 941,800 | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| 9 | Milan, Italy
| 900,954 | Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Neos |
| 10 | Frankfurt, Germany
| 834.610 | Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines |
Annual traffic
See source and query Wikidata.
| Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2020 | 16.630.642 | 2010 | 33,107,041 | 2000 | 34,188,701 | 1990 | 22,255,002 | 1980 | 9,223,260 | 1970 | 6,460,489 | 1960 | 2,935,613 | |||
| 2029 | 2019 | 62,551,072 | 2009 | 33,424,110 | 1999 | 33,622,686 | 1989 | 20,927,946 | 1949 | 834.916 | |||||||
| 2028 | 2018 | 46,065,175 | 2008 | 35,366,359 | 1998 | 32,575,874 | 1988 | 22,495,568 | |||||||||
| 2027 | 2017 | 43,393,499 | 2007 | 36,367,240 | 1997 | 30.945,857 | 1987 | 23,475,254 | |||||||||
| 2026 | 2016 | 40,351,331 | 2006 | 35,764,910 | 1996 | 29,117,464 | 1986 | 29,433,046 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 2015 | 37,494,704 | 2005 | 33,078,473 | 1995 | 26,626,231 | 1985 | 28,576,586 | |||||||||
| 2024 | 2014 | 35,600,108 | 2004 | 31,893,372 | 1994 | 28,019,984 | 1984 | 23,654,163 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 2013 | 35,016,236 | 2003 | 29,428,899 | 1993 | 25,809,413 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 2012 | 34,014,027 | 2002 | 29.220.775 | 1992 | 24,284,248 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 30,788,322 | 2011 | 33,711,372 | 2001 | 31,100,491 | 1991 | 22,276,396 |
Infrastructure and services
Hints
Two pairs of parallel runways, four in total, the runways surround the central area of the airport terminals, runways: 4L-22R, 4R-22L, 13L-31R and 13R-31L. Runway 13R-31L is the longest commercial runway in North America, measuring 4,441 meters. Runway 4R-22L is 2,560 meters long and 60.96 meters wide. The two ends of the runway are equipped with Instrument Landing System, Landing System with commanded turn signals and Touchdown Zone lighting.
Runway 4R is a Category III A/L ILS runway, allowing landings with a visibility of 189 meters or more by qualified air crews. The first Directed Arrest System in North America was installed at the northeast end of the runway in 1996. The bed consists of cells made of a cement-derived material, which can safely slow or stop the aircraft should it go off the ramp. clue. The concept for this system was originated and built by the Port Authority and installed at JFK as a research and development project by the FAA. Runway 22L ILS is also a Category III runway. Runway 4L-22R is 3,460 meters long and 45 meters wide.
Between late 2009 and early 2010, runway 13R/31L was closed for extensive repair and widening to accommodate primarily the new A380 jumbo jet without delays.
Air freight transportation
JFK is the busiest international freight inbound, by value of shipments, in the country. In 2003, JFK handled more than 21% of the international cargo for the United States. It is one of the main airports on the trade route between the United States and Europe. London, Brussels and Frankfurt am Main are the top three trade routes. The type of merchandise that passes through JFK is mainly made up of shoes, sewing materials, paper and plastics.
More than 100 freight carriers operate at JFK, including: ABX Air, Air France, Alitalia, Asiana, Astar Air Cargo, Atlas Air, Cargo 360, Cargoitalia, Cargolux, China Airlines, Continental Airlines, DHL, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines, Execaire, FedEx Express, Gemini Air Cargo, Japan Airlines, Kalitta Air, Korean Air, Lufthansa Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Polar Air Cargo, Prince Edward Air, Singapore Airlines Cargo, United Cargo, UPS, Varig Logistics, World Airways and Yantze River Express.
Most cargo and maintenance services are located to the north and west of the main terminal area. The following airlines built cargo terminals at JFK: Continental Airlines, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Air, Evergreen International Airlines, FedEx Express, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Cargo, and UPS.
In 2000, Korean Air Cargo opened a $102 million terminal at JFK. It is the largest air cargo terminal on the east coast with a total area of 16,764 m² and the capacity to handle 200,000 tons per year.
Access to the airport
Railway
JFK is connected to the New York City subway system and other train systems using the AirTrain JFK. AirTrain stops at all terminals, rental car parks, and two subway stations. AirTrain JFK is free inside the airport but to get to the subway stations and outside the airport they only charge $7.5 dollars. Travel distance from JFK to Manhattan takes approximately 45 minutes using AirTrain and the Jamaica Station Railroad.
Bus
You can use the Southern Pouthern rail for trips from the same town to that destination.
Taxi
New York City yellow cabs, which are operated by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, offer a price of $52 (Sept 2013) from JFK to Manhattan, excluding tips and tolls. As of November 30, 2006, this price also applied for trips from Manhattan to JFK (excluding tips and tolls). Depending on the time of day, a trip from JFK to Manhattan takes approximately 25 minutes. New York taxis can seat four people, excluding vans that can seat five people.
Accidents and incidents
- On 25 January 1990 Flight 52 of Avianca a Boeing 707-321B that arrived from Bogota and Medellin, crashed into Cove Neck, Long Island, after a frustrated approach to track 22I in JFK and then ran out of fuel. 73 passengers and crew died, while 85 survived.
- In 1996 TWA flight 800 which departed to Paris exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the causes are because the flight was delayed for more than an hour (due to the fact that there was a piece of luggage on board and allegedly its owner not) and the air conditioning systems warmed the fuel (in Boeing 747 the packs Air conditioning are located under the central fuel tank(CWT)). Minutes after taking off, a short circuit (the plane was very old) sent a spark to the CWT, causing the explosion. There is the potential theory that the plane was shot down by a missile.
- On 12 November 2001, 2 months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Airbus A300, the flight 587 which was heading to the Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, (Dominican Republic) crashed less than 2 minutes after taking off, the accident was due to an error from the pilot, as he abruptly manipulated the controls (which in that model were very sensitive) while they were crossing a 747 turbulence (which had taken off before), causing the vertical tailing to stabilize. The investigation revealed that the pilot's manoeuvre was unnecessary.
- In April 2011 an Airbus A380 from Air France headed to Paris hits a CRJ-700 from Comair. The latter would have finished landing from Boston Logan Airport.
Nearby airports
The nearest airports are:
- LaGuardia Airport (17km)
- New York City Downtown Manhattan H/P (20km)
- Newark International Airport (33km)
- New York Airport East 34th St Heliport (35km)
- Westchester County Airport (48km)