John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Information

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	JFK
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	73°46'43.2920" W / 40°38'23.7410" N -73.778692 / 40.639928 (Estimated)
Elevation	13.00 ft / 3.96 m (Surveyed)
Land	5200 acres
From nearest city	13 nautical miles SE of New York, NY
Location	Queens County, NY
Magnetic Variation	13W (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	PORT AUTHORITY OF NY AND NJ
Address	4 WORLD TRADE CENTER 150 GREENWICH ST 18TH FLOO NEW YORK, NY 10006
Phone number	212-435-3640
Manager	TERESA RIZZUTO
Address	BLDG 14 JAMAICA, NY 11430
Phone number	(718) 244-3501

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC	ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS	ISP - NEW YORK
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	JFK (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	JFK (347-588-1609)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH
Bulk oxygen	HIGH
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,CARGO

Runway Information

Runway 04L/22R

Dimensions	12079 x 200 ft (3682 x 61 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	04L	22R
Alignment	31°	211°
Physical elevation	11.90 ft	12.50 ft
Coordinates	40.622021 / -73.785584	40.650509 / -73.763322
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left *RWY 22R PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
RVR equipment	touchdown, rollout	touchdown, rollout
Runway end lights	No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes	No

Runway 04R/22L

Dimensions	8400 x 200 ft (2560 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	04R	22L
Alignment	31°	211°
Physical elevation	11.90 ft	11.90 ft
Coordinates	40.625428 / -73.770346	40.645237 / -73.754862
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left *RWY 22L PAPI HORIZONTAL OFFSET 4 DEG TO LEFT.
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light	ALSF2	ALSF2
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 13L/31R

Dimensions	10000 x 200 ft (3048 x 61 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	13L	31R
Alignment	121°	301°
Physical elevation	12.90 ft	12.60 ft
Coordinates	40.657764 / -73.790239	40.643725 / -73.759273
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left *RWY 13L PAPI ROTATED 10 DEG RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN. RWY 13L PAPI UNUSBL LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on right
RVR equipment	touchdown, rollout	touchdown, rollout
Approach light	ALSF2	MALSR
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 13R/31L

Dimensions	14511 x 200 ft (4423 x 61 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	13R	31L
Alignment	121°	301°
Physical elevation	12.50 ft	12.60 ft
Coordinates	40.648361 / -73.816715	40.627994 / -73.771781
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left *RWY 13R FIRST P4L HORIZONTAL OFFSET 22 DEG LEFT. RWY 13R HAS SECOND P4L WITH TRANSITIONAL TCH AND 3.00 DEG VGSI.	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown, midfield, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light	RLLS
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EWR	DME	NEWARK	84Y	113.75		18.3 nm
EWR	FAN MARKER	MARYANN		0.00	11W	19.0 nm
FR	NDB	FRIKK		407.00	14W	15.8 nm
IS	NDB	LOKKS		366.00	14W	27.4 nm
NEL	NDB	LAKEHURST		396.00	11W	43.9 nm
NEL	TACAN	LAKEHURST	55X	111.80	11W	44.8 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	KENNEDY	106X	115.90	12W	0.5 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	CANARSIE	70X	112.30	11W	5.5 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	LA GUARDIA	78X	113.10	12W	9.6 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	TETERBORO	21X	108.40	11W	18.0 nm
DPK	VOR/DME	DEER PARK	124X	117.70	12W	23.5 nm
COL	VOR/DME	COLTS NECK	101X	115.40	11W	26.3 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	CARMEL	113X	116.60	12W	39.5 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	BRIDGEPORT	25X	108.80	12W	43.2 nm
SBJ	VOR/DME	SOLBERG	76X	112.90	10W	44.1 nm
CCC	VOR/DME	CALVERTON	92Y	114.55	13W	47.9 nm
BWZ	VOR/DME	BROADWAY	89X	114.20	11W	48.5 nm
RBV	VORTAC	ROBBINSVILLE	85X	113.80	10W	42.0 nm
SAX	VORTAC	SPARTA	104X	115.70	11W	43.1 nm
ISP	VOT	LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR		109.40		32.1 nm
BDR	VOT	BRIDGEPORT		109.25		43.2 nm

Remarks

FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
CONVERGING OPNS ON RYS 13R AND 22L CONDUCTED VIA ARRIVAL DISTANCE WINDOW.
METERING PROCEDURES IN EFFECT- CONTACT RAMP CONTROL PRIOR TO PUSHBACK 1200Z-1500Z DAILY/1900Z-0300Z DAILY.
ACFT OPS & TWY RESTRICTIONS EXIST FOR A380, B747-800, B777-300ER, A340-600 AND A350-1000. PLEASE CTC JFK ARPT OPS FOR MORE INFO.
GAT HELIPAD NON-STANDARD MARKINGS & LIGHTING.
RLLS RY 13L USES 1000 FT LGT STN OF THE ALS ONLY WITH CRI VOR APCHS & IS ANGLED TOWARD AQUEDUCT; ALSO 5 SFL FM 1200-2000 FT & A 5 SFL GROUPING APROXLY 1 MI FM RY +1 ADJ FORMING APCH. APCH GATE ANGLED 35 DEGS S OF RY 13L CNTRLN DESIGNED TO PRVD EARLIER IDENT OF RY ENVI.
RY 13R HAS TWO (2) PAPI - P4L SYSTEMS. ( RY 13R) OFFSET PAPI SUPPORTS VOR OR GPS RWY 13R & PARKWAY VISUAL RY 13R.
TWY 'A' BTN TWY 'NA' & TWY 'NB' ARCFT SPEED RESTRICTION OF 17KTS/20MPH MAXIMUM FOR A380, B747-800, B747-400, B777-300ER, B777-200, A340, A330, B787, AND A350
RY 31R HOLDING POSITION MARKINGS AT RY 4L/22R 'SE' SIDE OBSC.
RY 13L HOLDING POSITION MARKINGS AT RY 4L/22R 'NW' SIDE OBSC.
UFN TWY 'D' BTN TWY 'C' AND HANGAR 7 CLOSED.
OBST BLDG LGT OTS 6.3 NM ESE JFK 222 FT MSL (220 FT AGL).
NON-STANDARD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 393 FT IN LENGTH BY 226 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 4R.
FOR NOISE ABATEMENT RSTRNS CALL 1-800-225-1071.
NON-STANDARD ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 405 FT IN LENGTH BY 226 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 22L.
RWY STATUS LGTS IN OPS.
CONTINUOUS TAXIWAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS
HIGH VOLUME OF LOW LEVEL VFR TRAFFIC, 500 FT AND BLO, ALONG SHORELINE SOUTH OF JFK.
TWY NB CLSD TO SB TURNS AT TWY A.
ACFT ARE NOT PMTD TO STOP ON EITHER TWY A OR B BRIDGES.
PERIODIC FIRE DEPT TRNG ADJACENT APCH END OF RWYS 22L & 22R.
RWY 31R 1000 FT DIST REMAINING SIGN MISG.
NON-STD MARKINGS IN GA APN, CTC FBO ON UNICOM OR 347-566-6620 FOR WING WALKERS.
OBST PARKED ACFT (ASN 2020-AEA-1302-NRA) 403933 N0734749W (1.4NM NW JFK) 74 (64FT AGL) U/S 1200-0100 DLY.
A380 AND B747-800 ACFT TAX SPD RESTRICTED TO MAX 17KTS/20MPH ON ALL TWYS.
TWY Z BTN RWY 04L & 22R AND TWY Y CLSD UFN.
TWY VA CLSD BTWN TRML 7 APRON AND TWY A.
TWY K RUNUP PAD CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 140 FT.
PARA-SAIL & BANNER TOWING OPNS 1000 FT & BLO IN UPPER & LOWER NEW YORK BAYS INCLUDING ROCKAWAY INLET INDEFLY.
SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES-PART 93 HIGH DENSITY ARPT. PROR RESERVATION REQUIRED. SEE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL.