John F. Kennedy International Airport is the primary international airport serving New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the 22nd-busiest airport in the world, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest airport in the New York airport system. JFK handled just over 59 million passengers in 2017. Over ninety airlines operate from the airport, with nonstop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents.
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Bombardier Renews AirTrain Operations & Maintenance Contract for JFK Airport
Mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation announced today that it renewed a contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to provide operations and maintenance services for the Authority’s automated...
Free Health, Wellness & Safety Fair at JFK
Christ for the World Chapel in partnership with CitiMed and JFKIAT is hosting a Free Health, Wellness & Safety Fair for JFK Airport employees. Friday, November 16, 201811:00 to 15:00 hrs. T4 Conference Room (Chapel Area)...
Spirituality ‘Just Tip of Iceberg’ for Airport Chaplain Always On the Go
As the Catholic chaplain at John F. Kennedy International Airport ambled through Terminal 4 on a hot summer afternoon, security personnel, airport employees and flight crews shouted a cheery hello or stopped...
JFK Airport Number One In Amenities In Recent Survey
One New York airport is not among the worst in the country. In fact, it’s better than average—thanks to amenities that are tops in the nation, according to a new ranking.
2019 USO of Metropolitan New York Check Presentation Ceremony
Metropolitan Airport News and our advertising partners came together on August 19th in the jetBlue terminal at JFK outside the USO Center. Metropolitan Airport News donated $6,500 to the USO of Metropolitan New York. In three short years,...
Minute Suites Announces New Location at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4
Minute Suites announced today that it will open its ninth location in the U.S. at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, one of the world’s most modern and efficient air terminals. Now T4 customers with...
Aer Lingus Unveils New Brand Refresh
On January 17th, at JFK’s Terminal 5, Aer Lingus unveiled a brand refresh inclusive of an updated logo and new aircraft livery, firmly positioning the airline as a modern and contemporary Irish...
Is Cargo In JFK’s Future?
Call me a dreamer, but I believe that we can do a lot better job at making JFK a world class airport. Like an aging movie star, the airport still has the...
American Airlines Cargo Leader Awarded KAAMCO Cargo Committee Person of The Year
Each year, members from KAAMCO’s Cargo Committee Board (an association of station managers of all scheduled airlines operating into and out of JFK International Airport) get together to nominate employees within the industry for...
DHL at JFK Delivers Holiday Cheer to U.S. Troops Overseas
Hundreds of fresh-cut Christmas trees, together with thousands of holiday letters, menorahs, decorations and gifts, will be on their way to members of the U.S. military stationed far from home, courtesy of DHL Express....