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Table 12.I.A

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) - Statistics

 
  Year Plane
Movements
Passengers Air Cargo
(tons)
Air Mail
(tons)
 
 
2011
409,363
47,683,529
1,387,330
99,982
 
 
2010
397,635
46,450,167
1,379,612
102,215
 
 
2009
414,928
45,915,069
1,156,545
105,741
 
 
2008
438,391
47,807,816
1,473,446
125,898
 
 
2007
443,758
47,717,813
1,657,204
115,377
 
 
2006
378,443
42,629,283
1,706,387
99,869
 
 
2005
350,063
40,891,985
1,721,099
79,919
 
 
2004
320,092
37,575,457
1,793,448
88,738
 
 
2003
280,318
31,736,489
1,740,043
84,757
 
 
2002
287,657
29,939,212
1,685,821
86,299
 
 
2001
294,026
29,350,052
1,521,498
126,934
 
 
2000
345,311
32,827,864
1,864,422
140,908
 
 

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

  • Operated by: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the City of New York since June 1, 1947.
  • Location: JFK is located in the southeastern section of Queens County, New York City, on Jamaica Bay, fifteen miles by highway from midtown Manhattan.
  • Size: The airport consists of 4,930 acres, including 880 acres in the Central Terminal Area.
  • Central Terminal Area: JFK has nine airlines terminals and about 175 aircraft gate positions serving the terminals.
  • Approximately 125 domestic and international carriers serve JFK.
  • Employment and Economic Impact: JFK contributes about $30.1 billion in wages and salaries. About 35,000 people are employed at the airport.
  • AirTrain JFK: This high-speed, light-rail service links the airport to New York City and beyond. Opened in December 2003, AirTrain connects to the Long Island Railroad and the New York City subway. On airport, AirTrain provides free connections between terminals, rental car facilities, hotel shuttle areas, and parking lots.
  • Cargo: JFK is one of the world’s leading international air cargo centers. 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.
 
 

Source:

The Port Authority of NY-NJ, 2011 Airport Traffic Report
 
Baruch College Weissman Zicklin School of Business NYCdata