Located in the southeastern part of New York City, John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the busiest airports in US. Conveniently located at about 19 km from Lower Manhattan, the JFK International Airport was previously known as Idlewild Airport. JFK International Airport is managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Apart from being one of the major international airports in US, JFK International Airport (JFK) is the base of the JetBlue Airways and one of the premier gateway hubs for the airlines carriers like- American Airlines and Delta Airlines.
JFK International Airport boasts of operating numerous international flights that connects to various cities across 50 nations of the world. This incredible airport in US handled more than 41 million passengers in the year 2005. Numerous domestic flights also operate from JFK that flies to almost all the major airports in US , particularly to the west coast cities.
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JFK comes with 8 passenger terminals, that are designed in the shape of the letter 'U' encircling a mid area that has parking space, a power plant, hotels, restaurants and many more facilities. All the eight terminals are connected through access roads and the AirTran system that enables the passengers to move from one terminal to another.As per the recent surveys done by Aviation week and J.D. Power associates, JFK International Airport has been ranked as the 2nd best airport in the category of large airports in US, in terms of passenger satisfaction.
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Over the years JFK International Airport has come up as a major hub for the transportation of air cargo. Some of the premier air cargo carriers operate in JFK, like- DHL, Lufthansa Cargo, United Cargo, UPS, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Emirates SkyCargo and many more. This wonderful airport even witnesses the operation of more than 100 airlines operators that carriers the passengers to various destinations across different parts of the world.
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