Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport

JFK · New York, NY

By Andrew Nov 4, 2026

IATA Code: JFK
ICAO Code: KJFK
City: New York
Country: United States
Website: www.jfkairport.com

John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major airport serving New York, NY. Its IATA code is JFK and its ICAO code is KJFK.

The airfield sits 13 feet above sea level.

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JFK by the numbers

IATA JFK · ICAO KJFK · 13 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #263 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures: 77.1%; Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled: 4.0%; Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late: 80 min; Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked: 102,713; Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

Late-arriving aircraft 36%
Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
Air traffic control & airport 28%
Extreme weather 4%
Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from JFK

Route	Flights	On time
Los Angeles (LAX)	10,285	75%
San Francisco (SFO)	6,800	71%
Boston (BOS)	5,615	72%
Orlando (MCO)	4,804	74%
Miami (MIA)	4,526	77%
Atlanta (ATL)	4,227	76%
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	3,907	72%
Las Vegas (LAS)	3,721	78%
San Juan (SJU)	3,554	70%
Phoenix (PHX)	3,097	76%

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Airlines departing JFK

Airline	Flights	On-time departures
JetBlue Airways	35,630	71%
Delta Air Lines	30,645	81%
American Airlines	15,348	80%
Republic Airways	14,963	80%
Alaska Airlines	4,032	79%
Frontier Airlines	1,971	77%
Hawaiian Airlines	124	70%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (10)

Delta Concourse
New Terminal 1
Terminal 1
Terminal 4
Terminal 5
Terminal 5
Terminal 7
Terminal 8
Terminal 8
Terminl 8

Parking (66)

Blue Parking
Blue Parking Garage
Building 81 Parking
Cell Phone Lot East
JFK Cell Phone Waiting Lot West
NYC Police Department Impound Parking
Orange Parking Garage
Red Parking Garage
Yellow Parking Garage

Lounges (6)

Air India Maharaja Lounge
Delta Sky Club
Delta Sky Club
The Emirates Lounge
Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
primeclass Lounge

Food & drink (85)

Abitino's
Abitino's Pizzeria
Air France Lounge
American Airlines Admirals Club
American Airlines Flagship Lounge
Auntie Anne's
Auntie Anne's
Beacon Bar and Kitchen
Bobby Vans Grill
Boulton & Watt
Brooklyn Deli
Brooklyn Tea & Market

Shops (88)

149th & Grand
7-Eleven
Arrivals Eatery
BE RELAX
BVLGARI
Bally
Bally
Brooks Brothers
Brooks Brothers
Brookstone
Chanel
Chocolate & More

Car rental (14)

Alamo
Avis
Avis
Budget
Budget
Dollar
Enterprise
Enterprise
Europcar
Hertz
National
Payless

Gates (137)

1, 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3, 3 A-B, 4, 4, 4 A-B, 5, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6, 6 A-B, 7, 7, 7A, 7B, 8, 8, 8A, 8B, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

Runways

Runway	Length	Surface
13R/31L	14,511 ft	PEM, lighted
04L/22R	12,079 ft	PEM, lighted
13L/31R	10,000 ft	PEM, lighted
04R/22L	8,400 ft	ASP, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

Recorded airport information (ATIS) 115.100 MHz
Tower 119.100 MHz
Tower 123.900 MHz
Ground 121.650 MHz
Ground 121.900 MHz
Clearance delivery 135.050 MHz
Departure 135.900 MHz
Approach 125.700 MHz
Approach 127.400 MHz
Approach 132.400 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

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