New York JFK Airport (JFK)

Explore New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) through an interactive global route map showing major destinations, long-haul flight paths, airline networks, terminals, and travel insights from one of North America’s busiest international gateways. Discover how JFK connects New York to Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond through a powerful transatlantic and global aviation network serving millions of travellers each year.

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US & CanadaEuropeAsia & Pacific

Routes by Region

US domestic9

Canada, Caribbean & Latin America9

Europe13

Middle East & Africa7

Asia & Pacific8

Longest & Shortest Nonstops

Singapore (SIN)15,339 km

Auckland (AKL)14,216 km

Hong Kong (HKG)12,970 km

Shortest: Boston (BOS)300 km

Great-circle distances computed from airport coordinates.

Network by Haul Length

Short-haul (≤3h)5 routes

Medium-haul22 routes

Long-haul12 routes

Ultra long-haul (>14h)7 routes

Counted from the 46 routes shown on this map.

World Through JFK

From JFK, Boston is 75 minutes away, London 7 hours, Dubai 12 and Tokyo 14. The longest reach is Singapore Airlines' nonstop at around 18½ hours — one of the longest flights in the world. No US airport sends more passengers across the Atlantic.

Airport typeMajor intl gateway

TerminalsT1, T4, T5, T6, T8

Time zoneEST/EDT (UTC-5/-4)

Coordinates40.64°N 73.78°W

Opened1948 as Idlewild

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Travel Insights from New York JFK (JFK)

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New York JFK Airport Guide — Terminals, Transport & Tips

John F. Kennedy International Airport

IATA: JFK · ICAO: KJFK · Jamaica, Queens · 24 km from Midtown Manhattan · Elevation 4 m · EST/EDT (UTC-5/-4)

$19BAirport-wide rebuild
underway through ~2030

4Runways

5Active terminals (T1, T4, T5, T6, T8)

63MPassengers in 2024

~80Airlines operating

~190Destinations served

1948Opened as Idlewild

The terminal map is changing under your feetJFK is mid-way through a ~$19 billion rebuild. The New Terminal One is opening in phases from 2026 on the old T1/T2 site, the new T6 is rising beside T5, and T7 has closed. Check your terminal days before flying — airlines are moving.

Yellow cab to Manhattan: $70 flatThe classic yellow-taxi fare to Manhattan is a $70 flat rate plus tolls, a $5 rush-hour surcharge (4–8pm weekdays) and tip — budget $90+ all-in. Uber/Lyft float with demand and can be more or less.

AirTrain + subway is ~$11.65The AirTrain ($8.50) links every terminal to Jamaica and Howard Beach stations; from there the E train or LIRR reach Manhattan. Total cost around $11–17 and largely traffic-proof — allow about an hour.

Five terminals, no airside linkJFK's terminals are separate buildings — connecting between most of them means taking the AirTrain landside and re-clearing security. Same-terminal connections are fine; cross-terminal ones need 2–3 hours.

JFK Terminal Guide — Which Airlines Use Which Terminal

T1

New Terminal One (opening in phases)

International carriers consolidating here through 2026–2030 as construction phases complete — assignments in flux

The anchor of JFK's rebuild, replacing the old T1/T2/T3 site. If you flew JFK years ago, your airline may have moved — verify.

T4

Terminal 4

Delta (long-haul hub) · Singapore Airlines · Emirates · Etihad · El Al · Virgin Atlantic · many international carriers

JFK's biggest terminal. Delta's Sky Clubs and the long A/B concourses mean gate walks can exceed 15 minutes.

T5

Terminal 5

JetBlue (home hub) · Cape Air

JetBlue's base with the rooftop deck. T5 connects by walkway to where the new T6 is being built alongside.

T8

Terminal 8

American Airlines · British Airways · oneworld partners (Qantas, JAL, Cathay select flights)

AA and BA co-located here since 2022 with the joint Chelsea and Soho premium lounges — the oneworld flagship at JFK.

Getting from JFK to New York

▸ AirTrain + Subway~$11.65

AirTrain $8.50 to Jamaica/Howard Beach + $3.15 subway (E train)

60–75 min

▸ AirTrain + LIRR$16–20

Fastest rail: 35 min Jamaica→Penn Station on the LIRR

~50 min total

🚕 Yellow taxi$70 flat + extras

To Manhattan · + tolls, tip, $5 rush surcharge ≈ $90 all-in

45–75 min

🚗 Uber / Lyft$65–110

Surge-dependent · designated pickup points

45–75 min

ⓘ Rail beats road at rush hour — the Van Wyck Expressway is the most congested airport approach in America. The LIRR option is the underrated move: barely slower door-to-door than a cab, at a fifth of the price.

Insider Tips for JFK Travellers

Triple-check your terminal this yearWith the New Terminal One opening in phases and T7 closed, airline assignments are actively moving. What was true on your last trip may be wrong now — check your airline's site within 48 hours of flying.

Don't book tight cross-terminal connectionsChanging terminals at JFK means exiting security, riding the landside AirTrain, and re-clearing TSA. Two hours minimum for domestic-to-domestic, three for anything international.

Global Entry / TSA PreCheck pay for themselvesJFK immigration queues at peak arrival banks can exceed an hour. Global Entry clears in minutes and includes PreCheck for departures — the single best investment for regular JFK flyers.

The $70 flat fare is your friendUnlike surge-priced apps, the yellow-cab flat rate to Manhattan is fixed by law — in heavy demand it's often cheaper than ride-share. The reverse trip from Manhattan is also flat-rate.

Mind the evening Europe bankMost trans-Atlantic departures leave 6–11pm, making late afternoon the worst security and lounge crowding window at T1, T4 and T8. Arrive 3 hours early for evening international flights.

Landing after midnight? Pre-book ground transportAirTrain runs 24/7 but subway frequencies drop sharply overnight. A pre-arranged car or the flat-fare cab line is the saner late-night move.

Lounges & Facilities at JFK

Lounges

AA Flagship & BA Chelsea/SohoT8 · oneworld flagship

Delta Sky ClubsT4 · multiple

Virgin Atlantic ClubhouseT4 · Upper Class

Emirates LoungeT4 · direct A380 boarding

Amex Centurion LoungeT4 · Platinum cardholders

Primeclass / PP loungesT1 & T4 · Priority Pass

Terminal services

Free WiFiAll terminals · unlimited

Mobile passport controlMPC app speeds re-entry

Pet relief areasAll terminals

Nursing roomsAll terminals

Interfaith chapelsT4

Currency & bankingT1, T4, T8

Connection Times & Nearby

Same terminal

Standard airside connection

60–90 min

Cross-terminal, domestic

AirTrain landside + new security

2 h

International arrival → onward

Immigration, bags, re-check

2.5–3 h

JFK ⇄ Newark or LaGuardia

Different airports — avoid if possible

4 h+

ⓘ JFK has no airside inter-terminal transit — every cross-terminal connection re-clears security. Book single-terminal itineraries (same alliance) whenever you can.

Nearby New York

Manhattan / Midtown50–75 min · rail or cab

Rockaway Beach~25 min · NYC's surf beach

Citi Field & US Open~20 min · Flushing

Downtown Brooklyn~40 min by car

Facts reviewed June 2026 · Terminals, fares and timings change — verify with your airline before travel Ⓒ Antipode.com — Made for travellers

About John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

46 nonstop destinations · facts reviewed June 2026

John F. Kennedy International is America's principal gateway to the world. Opened in 1948 as Idlewild and renamed in 1963, it occupies a corner of Jamaica Bay in Queens and handled around 63 million passengers in 2024 — more international travellers than any other US airport, with the densest trans-Atlantic schedule in the country.

JFK is unusual among mega-hubs in having no single dominant airline: Delta anchors Terminal 4, JetBlue calls Terminal 5 home, American and British Airways share Terminal 8, and dozens of international flag carriers fill the rest. The route map runs from 75-minute Boston shuttles to Singapore Airlines' roughly 18½-hour nonstop — one of the longest passenger flights on Earth.

The airport is also in the middle of the largest rebuild in its history: a roughly $19 billion programme delivering the New Terminal One in phases from 2026, a brand-new Terminal 6, and the retirement of older buildings like Terminal 7. For travellers the practical advice is simple — verify your terminal close to departure, allow generous connection times, and let the AirTrain-plus-rail combination beat Queens traffic.

40.64°S 106.22°E

The exact opposite point on Earth from JFK

JFK's antipode sits at roughly 40.64°S 106.22°E — the empty southern Indian Ocean between Australia and Antarctica, one of the most remote stretches of water on the planet. The busiest international gateway in America is the exact opposite of somewhere virtually no ship or aircraft ever passes.

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All Nonstop Destinations from JFK

US domestic

9 routes

Boston BOS 1.25hAtlanta ATL 2.5hChicago ORD 2.5hMiami MIA 3hDallas DFW 4hLas Vegas LAS 5.25hLos Angeles LAX 6.25hSeattle SEA 6.25hSan Francisco SFO 6.5h

Canada, Caribbean & Latin America

9 routes

Toronto YYZ 1.5hSan Juan SJU 3.75hCancún CUN 4hPanama City PTY 5hMexico City MEX 5.5hBogotá BOG 6hLima LIM 8hSão Paulo GRU 9.75hBuenos Aires EZE 11h

Europe

13 routes

Dublin DUB 6.5hLisbon LIS 6.75hLondon Heathrow LHR 7hAmsterdam AMS 7.25hMadrid MAD 7.25hParis CDG CDG 7.25hBarcelona BCN 7.5hFrankfurt FRA 7.75hZurich ZRH 7.75hMilan MXP 8hRome FCO 8.5hAthens ATH 9.5hIstanbul IST 9.75h

Middle East & Africa

7 routes

Casablanca CMN 7hAccra ACC 10.5hTel Aviv TLV 10.5hCairo CAI 10.75hDoha DOH 12hDubai DXB 12.25hJohannesburg JNB 15.75h

Asia & Pacific

8 routes

Delhi DEL 13.75hTokyo Haneda HND 14hSeoul Incheon ICN 14.5hMumbai BOM 15hShanghai PVG 15hHong Kong HKG 15.75hAuckland AKL 16.25hSingapore SIN 18.5h

New York JFK (JFK) — Frequently Asked Questions

How early should I arrive at JFK?

Three hours before international departures and two before domestic is sensible — more during the 6–11pm trans-Atlantic bank, when security and bag drop queues peak at T1, T4 and T8.

How much is a taxi from JFK to Manhattan?

Yellow cabs charge a $70 flat fare to Manhattan, plus tolls, tip and a $5 weekday rush-hour surcharge — realistically $90 or more all-in. Ride-share apps fluctuate either side of that with demand.

What is the cheapest way from JFK to Manhattan?

AirTrain ($8.50) to Jamaica or Howard Beach, then the subway ($3.15) — about $11.65 total, taking roughly an hour. The AirTrain-plus-LIRR combination costs a few dollars more but reaches Penn Station in around 50 minutes.

Which terminals are open at JFK right now?

Terminals 1, 4, 5 and 8 are operating, with the New Terminal One opening in phases from 2026 and a new Terminal 6 under construction. Terminal 7 has closed. Because airlines are relocating through the rebuild, always confirm your terminal shortly before travel.

How long do connections at JFK take?

Same-terminal connections work in 60–90 minutes. Changing terminals requires the landside AirTrain and a fresh security screening — allow at least two hours, or three when arriving from an international flight with bags to re-check.

Where is the exact opposite point of JFK on Earth?

Roughly 40.64°S 106.22°E, in the remote southern Indian Ocean between Western Australia and Antarctica — thousands of kilometres from the nearest inhabited land.