OPERATED BY: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the City of New York since June 1, 1947. In 2004, the Port Authority and the City of New York concluded an agreement that ensures the Agency's continued operation of JFK and LaGuardia airports through 2050.

LOCATION: On Jamaica Bay in the southeastern section of Queens County, New York City. The airport is located 15 miles by highway from midtown Manhattan.

SIZE: JFK covers 4,930 acres, including 880 acres in the Central Terminal Area. The airport has more than 30 miles of roadway.

INVESTMENT: About $150 million was expended on original construction. The Port Authority has invested about $6.1 billion in the airport.

EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC IMPACT: JFK contributes about $31 billion in economic activity to the New York/New Jersey region, generating approximately 233,000 and about $11.3 billion in wages and salaries. Roughly 35,000 people are employed at the airport.

TERMINALS: JFK has seven operating airline terminals, surrounded by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways. More than 125 aircraft gates serve the terminals. The Central Terminal Area also includes a central heating and air-conditioning plant.

AIRTRAIN JFK: Opened in 2003, the light-rail service AirTrain connects JFK with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and New York City subway and bus lines.  At the airport, AirTrain provides fast, free connections between terminals, rental car facilities, hotel shuttle areas, and parking lots.  In 2010, 5.3 million passengers used AirTrain JFK.  Recent improvements include digital signage; expanded closed-circuit televisions; track, switch, and third-rail heaters to improve reliability in cold weather; and a digital audio recording system for monitoring critical communications in real time.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER: The 321-foot tower, which opened in 1994, includes state-of-the-art communications, radar and wind-shear alert systems.

PARKING: The airport offers customers over 18,000 parking spaces in a variety of places, including: multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the Central Terminal Area, a long-term parking and cell phone lot.

CARGO: JFK is one of the world's leading international air cargo centers. Two cargo facilities totaling 430,000 square feet of warehouse and office space offer the latest in cargo-facility design. The airport has more than one million square feet of office and warehouse space dedicated to broker, freight forwarder and container freight station operators who do business within the NY/NJ region.

RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS: Total runway length is nine miles. Taxiways total 25 miles in length. All runways have high-intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting and are grooved to improve skid resistance and minimize hydroplaning. A 500-foot by 150-foot aircraft arrestor bed has been installed at the end of Runway 4R, the first such arrestor bed in the world. In addition, the Bay Runway reconstruction project expanded 13R-31L from 150 to 200 feet wide in 2011.

Numerous parking options are available at JFK.
Parking Lots & Rates at JFK Airport

Rates include tax.
Short-Term (Daily) Parking: Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Red Parking; adjacent to Terminals 1 through 8.     Long-Term Parking is located at Lefferts Blvd. near Pan Am Road, approximately four miles from Terminals 1 through 8.     Rates for Persons with Disabilities
$3 for the first half hour or part     First 24 hours: $18 for up to 24 hours     $3 for the first half hour or part
$6 for up to one hour     Over first 24 hours: $6 for each 8-hour period or part thereafter     $6 up to one hour
$3 for each half hour or part thereafter           $3 for each half hour or part up to $18
Maximum rate is $33.00 for each 24-hour period           Subsequent days: $3 for each hour or part up to $18 maximum

Daily Parking: Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Red Parking; adjacent to Terminals 1 through 8.

The Long-Term Parking Lot is located at Lefferts Blvd., approximately four miles from Terminals 1 through 8.

E-ZPass Plus is available in all lots

Express Pay for Parking machines are available in all of the central terminal area parking lots and at other convenient locations such as AirTrain JFK stations.

There are a number of reserved parking spaces designated for use by customers with disabilities. Designated spaces are located in each parking lot near the terminal entrance.

Official disabled license plates or other official permits issued by a municipality or state of residence must be prominently displayed in order to park in these reserved spaces.
Passenger Drop-Off and Pickup

There is no parking in front of or next to any of our terminals, not even for a moment. Terminal frontages are for active loading and unloading only. Unattended vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.

When dropping off or picking up a passenger, we recommend you park your vehicle in either a short-term lot or a parking garage.

As an alternative for those picking up a passenger, we also recommend using our free Cell Phone Lot. This lot is located less than five minutes from all terminals and provides a convenient place to wait for arriving flights, while helping to keep traffic at the airport moving smoothly. More information about this lot is available at http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk-cell-phone-lot.html.

If you choose to enter the terminal with the passenger, please be aware that only ticketed passengers will be allowed past the security checkpoint. However, you may enjoy any of the areas before security.

As an alternative, you may drop off your passengers at the Kiss and Fly located at the Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain Station where they can ride AirTrain free of charge to their terminal in just 10 minutes.
Helpful Phone Numbers

    Availability of parking (updated continuously): (718) 244-4080
    Free emergency automobile services use the yellow HELP phones in parking lot, or call: (718) 244-4168
    To report a crime, an accident or a medical emergency, use the yellow HELP phone in parking lot or call (718) 244-4335
    If you have any questions related to parking at JFK, please call the parking lot operator at (718) 244-4168

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10/03/2017