John F Kennedy International
JFK · KJFK · New York, New York · Queens County · map
John F Kennedy International is a public-use airport owned by the Port Authority of Ny and Nj, 13 miles southeast of New York, New York, 13 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 13R/31L, is 14,511 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KJFK · observed 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC), 46 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJFK 061951Z 29008KT 10SM CLR 17/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01721006 $
TAF KJFK 061953Z 0620/0724 31011KT P6SM FEW250 FM062300 31008KT P6SM SKC FM070300 33005KT P6SM SKC FM070700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071300 21008KT P6SM SKC FM071800 19012KT P6SM FEW060
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JFK · ICAO KJFK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port Authority of Ny and Nj
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1939
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 14,511 × 200 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04L/22R | 12,079 × 200 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13L/31R | 10,000 × 200 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04R/22L | 8,400 × 200 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13R: PAPI, four lights on the left, runway lead-in lights, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 2,044 ft, 12,467 ft available for landing
- Runway 31L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 3,264 ft, 11,247 ft available for landing
- Runway 04L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 460 ft, 11,010 ft available for landing
- Runway 22R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 3,424 ft, 7,795 ft available for landing, tree 70 ft high 2,145 ft from the end
- Runway 13L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 907 ft, 9,093 ft available for landing, pole 52 ft high 1,647 ft from the end
- Runway 31R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,027 ft, 8,486 ft available for landing, tree 79 ft high 2,253 ft from the end
- Runway 04R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 22L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), tree 50 ft high 2,023 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS ARR-SW | 115.4 | Kennedy |
| Digital ATIS ARR-NE | 117.7 | Kennedy |
| Digital ATIS Arrival/departure | 128.725 | Kennedy |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 135.05 | Kennedy |
| Ground | 121.9 | Kennedy |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.65 | Kennedy |
| Tower Runway 04R/22L, 13L/31R | 119.1 | Kennedy |
| Tower Runway 04L/22R, 13R/31L | 123.9 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 123.7 | Kennedy |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Parch and star arriving from headings 071 to 142 | 125.7 | Kennedy |
| Approach · Camrn and star · Class B airspace arriving from headings 142 to 231 | 128.125 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 134.35 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) | 109.5 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) | 118.4 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) | 126.8 | Kennedy |
| Approach (secondary) | 132.4 | Kennedy |
| Departure | 135.9 | Kennedy |
| Departure (secondary) | 124.75 | Kennedy |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Kennedy |
| Class B airspace Frequencies 2000 feet and below west/north 8 NM are tower cntrld frequencies | 125.25 | Kennedy |
| Class B airspace arriving from headings 329 to 071 | 126.4 | Kennedy |
| Class B airspace arriving from headings 270 to 328 | 127.6 | Kennedy |
| Class B airspace arriving from headings 231 to 270 | 128.55 | Kennedy |
| Ramp and ctl | 125.05 | Kennedy |
| Pawln and star | 133.1 | Kennedy |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 347-588-1609.
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Aircraft registered in New York from the FAA register
481 aircraft are registered to owners in New York, New York: 196 business jets, 149 piston singles, 54 turboprops, 35 helicopters, 22 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 74 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Leasee: property owned by city of New York, bureau of ferry and general aviation.
- Emas NON-STD arresting gear/system: engineered materials arresting system (emas) 393 feet in length by 226 feet width located at der 4R.
- Emas NON-STD arresting gear/sytem: engineered materials arresting system (emas) 405 feet in length by 226 feet width located at der 22L.
- Rlls.
- Non-standard light spacing.
- Caution runway 13R can be confused with runway 13L.
- Runway 13L PAPI rotated 10 degrees right of runway centerline. Runway 13L PAPI unusable left of runway centerline.
- Runway 13R first P4L horizontal offset 22 degrees left. Runway 13R has second P4L with transitional threshold crossing height and 3.00 degrees visual glideslope indicator.
- Runway 22L PAPI horizontal offset 4 degrees to left.
- Runway 22R PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.