John F. Kennedy International Airport

IATA JFKICAO KJFKLarge airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport is a large airport near New York in New York, United States. It is listed as IATA JFK and ICAO KJFK. The airport is located at 40.6394° / -73.7793° at an elevation of 4 m (13 ft). There are 4 runways, the longest measuring 4,423 m. The nearest airport is Rockaway Airport, 4.2 km (3 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of John F. Kennedy International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of John F. Kennedy International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JFK`
ICAO code	`KJFK`
Local code	`JFK`
Identifier	`KJFK`
Type	Large airport
City	New York
Region	New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40.63945, -73.77932
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	40° 38′ 22.01″ N 73° 46′ 45.54″ W
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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