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JFK Meaning

JFK Airport Meaning

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JFK Meaning:

JFK stands for John F. Kennedy International Airport


Located in New York, New York, JFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport) is classified as a large hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of JFK's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Characteristics:

      City: New York
      State: New York
      FAA: John F. Kennedy International Airport
      IATA: JFK
      ICAO: KJFK
      Role: P-L

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


JFK is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding JFK, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

JFK meaning is John F. Kennedy International Airport.

John F. Kennedy International Airport can be abbreviated as JFK.

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