John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, IACO : KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major international airport located near South Ozone Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States, 12 miles (20 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passanger getaway into the United States, the fifth busiestairport in the United States and the busiest airport in the New York City airport system, handling 58,956,288 passengers in 2016Over ninety airlines operate out of the airport, with non-stop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents. The airport features six passenger terminals and four runways. It serves as a hub for American Airlines and Delta Airlines and is the primary operating base for JetBlueAirways. In the past, JFK served as a hub for Eastern, National, Pan Am, and TWA. In 2016, the airport served 58.8 million passengers.
Opened as New York International Airport in 1948, it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport before being renamed in 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, following his assassination.
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