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John F. Kennedy International Airport
Category: Airports and Heliports
JFK is the top international air passenger gateway to the United States and is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments. It is the home airport for JetBlue Airways, a major international gateway and fourth-largest hub for Delta Air Lines, and a major secondary hub for American Airlines. British Airways has a major presence, with 9 flights per day.
The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the three other major airports in the New York metropolitan area, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Teterboro Airport.
The airport has been operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease with New York City since 1947. About $60 million was spent on the construction of the airport. Currently, estimates predict some $6.6 billion of economic activity and 207,000 jobs in the New York metropolitan region thanks to JFK International.
The airport saw its first commercial flight on July 1, 1948. It was dedicated as New York International Airport on July 31 of that same year, although the name Idlewild remained in common use and the official IATA airport code was IDL.
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