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JFK PORT RUNS OPS
Port Authority
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is operated
by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease signed
with the City of New York since June 1, 1947.
JFK is located in the southeastern section of
Queens County, New York City, on Jamaica Bay. It is fifteen miles
by highway from midtown Manhattan. Geographic reference points
are 40° 38' 28.5" north, 73° 46' 41.9" west.
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Airport
FAQ's:
GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT:
Directions
for JFK Airport Click Here
- Check with your airline at JFK, EWR or
LGA to make sure your flight is operating before coming to the
airport. Do not come to the airport without confirming your flight.
- Public or private ground transportation
is available to the JFK airport, EWR Airport, LGA airport. A variety
of convenient options are available. Taxis, courtesy vans, shuttle
buses, rental car buses/vans, and other bus services will continue
to provide pick-up and drop-off service to the terminals as previously.
- If you drive, parking is available. However,
parking availability and measures to control parking facilities
are subject to change at the JFK Airport, EWR Airport, LGA airport
due to heightened security measures.
For more information, please call (800)AIR-RIDE
AT THE AIRPORT:
- Parking is available in most JFK airport,
EWR Airport, LGA airport parking lots. Vehicles may be subject
to search prior to parking. Please reduce the numbers and
types of packages and equipment in your vehicle to only those
necessary for travel or road safety measures.
- If you are meeting passengers at the
airport, please park in the hourly or metered lots and meet
them on the baggage claim level.
- Do not leave vehicles unattended at
airport terminal curb frontages for any period of time.
If your car is left unattended it will be towed.
- Report any unattended packages or
baggage anywhere in the airport or on the airplane to airport
security, airline personnel, or Port Authority Police.
- Never carry anything onboard the aircraft
for another person, especially for someone you do not know.
CHECKING IN:
- As mandated by the Federal Aviation
Administration, the availability of curbside baggage check-in
is severely restricted and subject to rapid change. Please
check with your AIRLINE to determine if they are currently
offering this service.
- See
the Terminal map for JFK International Airport
- You will be required to have government
issued ID when you check-in for your flight, such as a valid
driver's license or passport. You may be asked to produce
this ID more than once during the check-in process. Please
be prepared to show ID as well as boarding cards at each stage
of the boarding process.
- Only ticketed passengers will be allowed
through security checkpoints. Special arrangements can be
made with your airline for accompanying children and those
needing special assistance to get to the gate.
- If you have an electronic ticket,
you should check with your airline in advance. Within certain
guidelines, the airlines will determine what ticket documentation
(tickets, boarding passes, or reservation confirmations) their
security screeners will allow, so please check with the airline
in advance if you have an electronic ticket.
SECURITY SCREENING:
- Both carry-on and checked baggage may
be subject to limitations at any time. When you plan your travel
try to minimize the number of pieces and size of luggage you will
be carrying. Check with your airline prior to departure to determine
your best course of action.
- Only ticketed passengers will be allowed
beyond the screening checkpoint. If you have a medical, parental
or other specific, verifiable need to accompany a ticketed passenger,
please check with your airline to determine how they would like
you to proceed.
- For carry-on baggage, please limit the
number and type of electronic equipment you carry with you. This
includes cellular phones, paging devices, laptop computers, personal
listening devices (CD players), electronic toys and games, etc.
The necessity of screening these devices will create delays
in your check-in process. Whenever possible you should place these
items in your checked baggage.
- Please remove ALL knives, scissors,
and blades of any type or size from your carry-on baggage. These
items should be packed in your checked baggage. They will not
be allowed in the sterile area of the airport or on board aircraft.
- If you have a medical condition that requires
you to carry a needle and/or syringe on your person or in your
carry on baggage you must also have the medication that requires
such injection on your person. The medication must be packaged
with a pharmaceutical label or professionally printed label identifying
the medication.
- Please avoid carrying bottles of liquid
through the screening checkpoint. The necessity of screening of
these items will increase your check-in processing time. Please
plan to purchase any food items you may wish to carry on board
the aircraft once you have completed the screening process. Food,
gifts and other services are generally available in the concourses
beyond screening. If you have special dietary needs, please contact
your airline to confirm the services provided on your flight.
Current Airport status, call (718) 244-4444 for JFK, 973-961-6000
for EWR and 718-533-3400 for LGA.
Please keep these tips in mind as you plan your trips and when
you arrive at the airport. Please be patient with the service agents
who are there to assist you, they too are experiencing changes to
the way they conduct their business each day. If we work together
we can make the system safe and effective for every traveler. If we
work together we can make the system safe and effective for every
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