John F. Kennedy International Airport is the primary international airport serving the New York metropolitan area. It is located on the southwestern shore of Long Island, in Queens, New York City, bor
Aerial view of John F. Kennedy International Airport
President Truman (left) with Governor Dewey (right) at dedication of the Idlewild Airport
AirTrain JFK in 2011, with Terminal 4 in the background
A street sign near Federal Circle
LaGuardia Airport
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LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. It covers 680 acres as of July 1
John F. Kennedy International Airport
…commonly known as Idlewild Airport (IATA: IDL, ICAO: KIDL, FAA LID: IDL) after the Idlewild Beach Golf Course that it displaced. It was built to relieve LaGuardia Field, which had become overcrowded after its 1939 opening. In late 1941, mayor Fiorello La Guardia announced that the city had tentatively chosen a large…
Aerial view in 2021
Works Progress Administration poster advertising the newly built air terminals of New York City
Sign at runway 13 warning pilots to check compass
Eleanor Roosevelt at LaGuardia, 1960