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Main Terminal / Concourses at New York Kennedy JFK Airport
Passenger Terminal Layout of Kennedy Airport and How to connect to other Terminals:
At present JFK Kennedy Airport has seven operating passenger terminals, arranged in a circle, starting with Terminal 1, and continuing with connected Terminals 2 & 3, followed by the International Terminal 4, then Terminal 5, Terminal 7 and Terminal 8 (Terminal 6 is presently not in operation). The ‘All Terminals Loop’, Track 2, takes you by train (free) from terminal to terminal, with Track 1 being used for the high-speed light AirTrain, which splits shortly after completing the Terminal Loop at ‘Federal Circle’ (where Rental Car Facility, Airport Hotel, Cargo Area & Shuttles are located) into two separate directions: (a) the Howard Beach Station, connecting to Subways and buses to Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan, and (b) the Jamaica Station, connecting to the NYC Subway at Sutphin Blvd. & Archer Ave Station, Long Island Railroad, and to buses to Queens & Long Island.
Suppose you just arrived at the Kennedy Airport’s International Terminal T4, and your domestic connection is at T8, you wait at the train stop across from your Terminal, jump on the train and get off after your third stop. Were you to disembark at T8 and you needed to get to T4, you would get off after the third stop - as T2/T3 together have only one stop. Below are details for each terminal:
Terminal 1 of Kennedy Airport consists of four parts: Arrivals Level, Mezzanine, Departure Level, & Concourse Level with gates 1 to 11. Two escalators on each side take you from Departure via Mezzanine to Arrivals & baggage claim, and walkways on each end connect the Departure & Concourse Levels with the Mezzanine and the Arrivals Level. Food & drink, as well as shops are on the Concourse Level & near gate areas, the Arrivals Level has a currency exchange. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 2 of Kennedy Airport is for Delta First-Class, Medallion & Business Elite Check-in only. Its Departure level with gates 19A & B through 29 is connected by walkway on both ends to the Arrivals Level, while two escalators lead from both the Departure Level to Arrivals Level and to Baggage Claim. Near gate 19A is also a walkway to Terminal 3. A currency exchange is available near gate 19B, and food & drink, as well as shops are on the Departure Level, as well as at the gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 3 of Kennedy Airport consists of two separate buildings: (a) the Departure Level, surrounded by Gates 1 to 7 on one side and 8 to 18 on the other side, with a food court between Gates 10 & 11, and a walkway to Terminal 2 near gate 8. Gate Areas 16-18 have 3 escalators, & the Departure level has four (b) Two separate walkways connect the Departure level with the separate International & Domestic Arrivals, one near Gate 3 and the other near Gate 5. The International Arrivals Level has 3 escalators while the domestic part has only one. Currency Exchange is available at Gates 16 and 6 and close to the Food Court. Food & Drink, as well as shops are disbursed in the food court and near the gate areas. Across from the Departure Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 4 of Kennedy Airport is also referred to as the ‘International Terminal’ as it hosts the greatest number of international airlines. It has three parts: The Concourse Level with gates A2 through A7 is on one side and gates B20 to B31 on the other side, and on each side of the Concourse level is a walkway to the Arrivals Level. Two escalators each take you from the Concourse Level to Departure and Arrivals Levels & Baggage Claim. Food & drink, as well as shops are available in the Concourse Level and its gate areas. Currency Exchanges are near Gates A3, A2, B24 & two on each side of the Concourse level, and one at the Arrivals Level, center. Food & drink, as well as shops are abundantly available on the Concourse level and in all gate areas, with a few on the Arrivals level. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 5 of Kennedy Airport, which presently serves JetBlue Airline only, has three parts: Arrivals, Skywalk & Departures with gates 1 to 25. Walkways at each end of the Departures Level lead to the Skywalk and Arrivals, and from Arrivals via walkway at both ends to the Saarinen Terminal. Escalators take you from Departures to Skywalk, to Arrivals, to Baggage Claim. Food & Drink, as well as shops are located throughout the Departures Level and its gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 6 – closed at present.
Terminal 7 of Kennedy Airport has three parts: the Concourse Level with gates 1 to 12, the Departure Level with a walkway on each side to the Arrivals Level, and two escalators each at the Concourse Level leading to Departure & Arrivals Levels. Food & Drink, as well as shops are on the Concourse Level and at some of its gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 8 of Kennedy Airport consists of the Arrivals Level and the Departure Level with Concourse B, Gates 1 to 16, and connecting Concourse C with gates 32 to 47. An Escalator in both the pre- & post-security areas of the Departure level leads to the Arrivals Level & baggage claim. Concourse B has a currency exchange close to gates 4 & 10, and in the connector between Concourses B & C. Food & drink, as well as shops are available throughout the Departure Level and Concourses B & C. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
At present JFK Kennedy Airport has seven operating passenger terminals, arranged in a circle, starting with Terminal 1, and continuing with connected Terminals 2 & 3, followed by the International Terminal 4, then Terminal 5, Terminal 7 and Terminal 8 (Terminal 6 is presently not in operation). The ‘All Terminals Loop’, Track 2, takes you by train (free) from terminal to terminal, with Track 1 being used for the high-speed light AirTrain, which splits shortly after completing the Terminal Loop at ‘Federal Circle’ (where Rental Car Facility, Airport Hotel, Cargo Area & Shuttles are located) into two separate directions: (a) the Howard Beach Station, connecting to Subways and buses to Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan, and (b) the Jamaica Station, connecting to the NYC Subway at Sutphin Blvd. & Archer Ave Station, Long Island Railroad, and to buses to Queens & Long Island.
Suppose you just arrived at the Kennedy Airport’s International Terminal T4, and your domestic connection is at T8, you wait at the train stop across from your Terminal, jump on the train and get off after your third stop. Were you to disembark at T8 and you needed to get to T4, you would get off after the third stop - as T2/T3 together have only one stop. Below are details for each terminal:
Terminal 1 of Kennedy Airport consists of four parts: Arrivals Level, Mezzanine, Departure Level, & Concourse Level with gates 1 to 11. Two escalators on each side take you from Departure via Mezzanine to Arrivals & baggage claim, and walkways on each end connect the Departure & Concourse Levels with the Mezzanine and the Arrivals Level. Food & drink, as well as shops are on the Concourse Level & near gate areas, the Arrivals Level has a currency exchange. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 2 of Kennedy Airport is for Delta First-Class, Medallion & Business Elite Check-in only. Its Departure level with gates 19A & B through 29 is connected by walkway on both ends to the Arrivals Level, while two escalators lead from both the Departure Level to Arrivals Level and to Baggage Claim. Near gate 19A is also a walkway to Terminal 3. A currency exchange is available near gate 19B, and food & drink, as well as shops are on the Departure Level, as well as at the gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 3 of Kennedy Airport consists of two separate buildings: (a) the Departure Level, surrounded by Gates 1 to 7 on one side and 8 to 18 on the other side, with a food court between Gates 10 & 11, and a walkway to Terminal 2 near gate 8. Gate Areas 16-18 have 3 escalators, & the Departure level has four (b) Two separate walkways connect the Departure level with the separate International & Domestic Arrivals, one near Gate 3 and the other near Gate 5. The International Arrivals Level has 3 escalators while the domestic part has only one. Currency Exchange is available at Gates 16 and 6 and close to the Food Court. Food & Drink, as well as shops are disbursed in the food court and near the gate areas. Across from the Departure Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 4 of Kennedy Airport is also referred to as the ‘International Terminal’ as it hosts the greatest number of international airlines. It has three parts: The Concourse Level with gates A2 through A7 is on one side and gates B20 to B31 on the other side, and on each side of the Concourse level is a walkway to the Arrivals Level. Two escalators each take you from the Concourse Level to Departure and Arrivals Levels & Baggage Claim. Food & drink, as well as shops are available in the Concourse Level and its gate areas. Currency Exchanges are near Gates A3, A2, B24 & two on each side of the Concourse level, and one at the Arrivals Level, center. Food & drink, as well as shops are abundantly available on the Concourse level and in all gate areas, with a few on the Arrivals level. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 5 of Kennedy Airport, which presently serves JetBlue Airline only, has three parts: Arrivals, Skywalk & Departures with gates 1 to 25. Walkways at each end of the Departures Level lead to the Skywalk and Arrivals, and from Arrivals via walkway at both ends to the Saarinen Terminal. Escalators take you from Departures to Skywalk, to Arrivals, to Baggage Claim. Food & Drink, as well as shops are located throughout the Departures Level and its gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 6 – closed at present.
Terminal 7 of Kennedy Airport has three parts: the Concourse Level with gates 1 to 12, the Departure Level with a walkway on each side to the Arrivals Level, and two escalators each at the Concourse Level leading to Departure & Arrivals Levels. Food & Drink, as well as shops are on the Concourse Level and at some of its gate areas. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.
Terminal 8 of Kennedy Airport consists of the Arrivals Level and the Departure Level with Concourse B, Gates 1 to 16, and connecting Concourse C with gates 32 to 47. An Escalator in both the pre- & post-security areas of the Departure level leads to the Arrivals Level & baggage claim. Concourse B has a currency exchange close to gates 4 & 10, and in the connector between Concourses B & C. Food & drink, as well as shops are available throughout the Departure Level and Concourses B & C. Across from the Arrivals Level outside is the AirTrain station, taking you to the other terminals situated in the Terminal Loop, as well as to bus & train connections to the City and beyond.