JFK · New York, United States
John F. Kennedy International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 40.6394° N, 73.7793° W
John F. Kennedy International Airport
International airport serving New York City
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for JFK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3622; ident KJFK; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
jfkairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
JFK / KJFK
OurAirports ident
KJFK
GPS / local code
KJFK / JFK
ISO region
US-NY
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
jfkairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q8685
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
21 km
Approximate distance to central New York.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
5 passenger terminals
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
14,511 ft / 4,423 m
Runway surface
PEM (3), asphalt
Opened / operator
1948 · Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Owner / entity
New York City
Hub airlines
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for New York, United States. New York's built-up core sits roughly 21 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK / KJFK) is at 40.6394° N, 73.7793° W, elevation 13 ft (4 m), serving New York, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
New York is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central New York: 21 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for JFK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK / KJFK)
John F. Kennedy International Airport · International airport serving New York City
Known label 1
Manhattan
Alternate airport-name cue retained for JFK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
New York City
Alternate airport-name cue retained for JFK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
NYC
Alternate airport-name cue retained for JFK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Idlewild
Alternate airport-name cue retained for JFK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
IDL
Alternate airport-name cue retained for JFK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KJFK · KJFK · JFK · US-NY
jfkairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving the New York metropolitan area.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for JFK; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Springfield Gardens
springfield-gardens · 3.0 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 30,515 · city coordinates 40.6631, -73.7622
2. Far Rockaway
far-rockaway · 4.3 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 39,189 · city coordinates 40.6054, -73.7551
3. Laurelton
laurelton · 4.4 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 21,053 · city coordinates 40.6702, -73.7466
4. Rosedale
rosedale-5134395 · 4.5 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 25,812 · city coordinates 40.6621, -73.7354
5. South Ozone Park
south-ozone-park · 4.8 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 75,878 · city coordinates 40.6701, -73.8190
6. Howard Beach
howard-beach · 5.2 km from JFK
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 26,148 · city coordinates 40.6579, -73.8363
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York
17 km from JFK · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 40.7772, -73.8726
2. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark
33 km from JFK · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 18 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 40.6894, -74.1705
3. PHL KPHL
Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia
151 km from JFK · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 36 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 39.8719, -75.2411
4. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
171 km from JFK · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 173 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 41.9386, -72.6880
5. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick
231 km from JFK · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 55 ft (17 m) · airport coordinates 41.7250, -71.4257
Route-time reference set
1. JFK-PHL
Philadelphia · 151 km · 1h 1m
America/New_York · +0h from JFK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. JFK-BDL
Hartford · 171 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from JFK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. JFK-PVD
Providence/Warwick · 231 km · 1h 8m
America/New_York · +0h from JFK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 14,511 ft / 4,423 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
PEM (3), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for JFK.
Runway identifiers
04L/22R · 04R/22L · 13L/31R · 13R/31L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York · 17 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 21 ft (6 m) · 40.7772, -73.8726
2. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · 33 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 18 ft (5 m) · 40.6894, -74.1705
3. PHL KPHL
Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia · 151 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 36 ft (11 m) · 39.8719, -75.2411
4. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford · 171 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 173 ft (53 m) · 41.9386, -72.6880
5. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick · 231 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 41.7250, -71.4257
6. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany · 235 km from JFK
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 285 ft (87 m) · 42.7483, -73.8017
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
JFK is the busiest international commercial airport in North America.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for JFK.
Source note 2
The airport serves long-haul routes across all six permanently inhabited continents.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for JFK.
Source note 3
It is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest international commercial airport in North America.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for JFK.
Country and authority
JFK sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). JFK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
JFK is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Idlewild, IDL, KIDL. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving New York City. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Kennedy International Airport is a major international airport serving the New York metropolitan area.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q8685 · John F. Kennedy International Airport. Owner / owning body: New York City. Administrative area: Queens. Named after: New York City · John F. Kennedy
Field and clock profile
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m), positioned at 40.6394° N, 73.7793° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 14,511 ft / 4,423 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Springfield Gardens is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.0 km. LGA New York is the closest retained airport alternative at 17 km.
Country airport peers
JFK is compared with LGA New York at 17 km, EWR Newark at 33 km, PHL Philadelphia at 151 km, BDL Hartford at 171 km, PVD Providence/Warwick at 231 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
JFK-PHL Philadelphia: 151 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. JFK-BDL Hartford: 171 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. JFK-PVD Providence/Warwick: 231 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KJFK backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. jfkairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines
Terminal footprint
5 passenger terminals
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 14,511 ft / 4,423 m
Runway identifiers
04L/22R, 04R/22L, 13L/31R, 13R/31L
OurAirports classifies JFK as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for New York.
JFK (KJFK) is a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
JFK also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as major new york international gateway and hub/focus airport for american airlines, delta air lines, and jetblue..
JFK's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 14,511 ft / 4,423 m and source surfaces recorded as PEM (3), asphalt.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for JFK.
- JFK is the busiest international commercial airport in North America.
- The airport serves long-haul routes across all six permanently inhabited continents.
- It is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest international commercial airport in North America.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at jfkairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for JFK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
JFK uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
John F. Kennedy International Airport is about 21 km from central New York; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
LGA New York is the closest retained alternate at 17 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
jfkairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place JFK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
JFK ranks #39 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
JFK shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
JFK is 13 ft (4 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNE 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · DOH 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · FCO 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · GOA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · HBA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
JFK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LGA 17 km +0h · EWR 33 km +0h · PHL 151 km +0h · BDL 171 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | PHL | 151 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Hartford | BDL | 171 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Providence/Warwick | PVD | 231 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
JFK to PHL
Philadelphia
Distance 151 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JFK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
JFK to BDL
Hartford
Distance 171 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JFK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
JFK to PVD
Providence/Warwick
Distance 231 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JFK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
New York City is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
John F. Kennedy International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from JFK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Springfield Gardens
springfield-gardens · 3.0 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Far Rockaway
far-rockaway · 4.3 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Laurelton
laurelton · 4.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rosedale
rosedale-5134395 · 4.5 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
South Ozone Park
south-ozone-park · 4.8 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Howard Beach
howard-beach · 5.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Woodmere
woodmere · 5.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jamaica
jamaica · 6.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Valley Stream
valley-stream · 6.6 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Queens
queens · 6.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ozone Park
ozone-park · 6.8 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cambria Heights
cambria-heights · 7.0 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
John F. Kennedy International Airport is associated in the current source trail with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Philadelphia (PHL), Hartford (BDL), Providence/Warwick (PVD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Major New York international gateway and hub/focus airport for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and JetBlue..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 5 passenger terminals.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 14,511 ft / 4,423 m; identifiers 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 13L/31R.
- Runway surfaces: PEM (3), asphalt; 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1948.
- Network role: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from JFK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
LaGuardia AirportLGA
New York · large airport
- Distance
- 17 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against LGA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Newark Liberty International AirportEWR
Newark · large airport
- Distance
- 33 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 18 ft (5 m)
Compare against EWR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Philadelphia International AirportPHL
Philadelphia · large airport
- Distance
- 151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 36 ft (11 m)
Compare against PHL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bradley International AirportBDL
Hartford · large airport
- Distance
- 171 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 173 ft (53 m)
Compare against BDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportPVD
Providence/Warwick · large airport
- Distance
- 231 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 55 ft (17 m)
Compare against PVD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for John F. Kennedy International Airport?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport uses IATA code JFK and ICAO code KJFK.
Where is John F. Kennedy International Airport located?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in New York, United States at coordinates 40.6394° N, 73.7793° W, with an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is John F. Kennedy International Airport from central New York?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport sits roughly 21 km from the nearest mapped city center for New York.
Which route reference is most useful from JFK?▾
Philadelphia (PHL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 1m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from JFK.
Which authority regulates JFK?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to JFK?▾
JFK's curated peers in United States on this site include LGA New York, EWR Newark, PHL Philadelphia, plus 3 more.
How many runways does John F. Kennedy International Airport have?▾
John F. Kennedy International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 14,511 ft / 4,423 m; identifiers include 04L/22R, 04R/22L, 13L/31R.