JFK Airport Code, John F. Kennedy International Airport
JFK is the IATA airport code for John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports, serving New York, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, KJFK.
What airport is JFK?
JFK is the IATA airport code for John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code KJFK.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 9 in our dataset. Its ICAO code KJFK begins with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States.
| IATA airport code | JFK |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | KJFK |
| Airport | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | DL, US, AA |
| Runways | 4 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is JFK airport located?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is in New York, United States, at coordinates 40.63945, -73.77932.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 40.64° N, 73.78° W. It is close to sea level at 13 ft (4 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at JFK
It has 4 runways. The longest is 14,511 ft (4.42 km), designated 13R/31L.
Which airlines fly to JFK?
The open route dataset lists DL (Delta Air Lines), US (US Airways), AA (American Airlines), B6 (JetBlue Airways), AY (Finnair), VX (Virgin America) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the JFK code comes from
JFK is one of the very few major codes that replaced another. The airport opened as Idlewild with the code IDL, and after President Kennedy's assassination it was renamed and re-coded to JFK in December 1963. IDL was eventually released and reassigned, which is why old timetables and new ones seem to describe two different airports.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for John F. Kennedy International Airport?
The IATA code for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is JFK. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for New York?
The 3-letter IATA code for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is JFK.
What is the ICAO code for John F. Kennedy International Airport?
The ICAO code for John F. Kennedy International Airport is KJFK. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code JFK.
What is the difference between JFK and KJFK?
JFK is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. KJFK is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport.
What was JFK's airport code before 1963?
New York's Idlewild Airport used the code IDL. When the airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International in December 1963, the code was changed to JFK as well, one of the rare cases where an IATA code was replaced rather than kept through a renaming.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in New York and United States and the wider region:
Popular routes from JFK
Distance and typical flight time from John F. Kennedy International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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