JFK has five active terminals, containing 130 gates in total. The terminals are numbered 1–8 but skipping terminals 2 (permanently closed in 2023), 3 (demolished in 2013) and 6 (demolished in 2011).
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JFK Terminal 1
Terminal 1 is on the southeast side of the airport, operating flights from international airlines such as Air France, Lufthansa, and Turkish Airlines.
JFK Terminal 7Several international airlines, including Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, ANA (All Nippon), Condor, Ethiopian Airlines, Icelandair, Kuwait Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Norse Atlantic Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines fly from Terminal 7.
Terminal 4, or T4, has 37 gates divided into two concourses, Concourse A and Concourse B. It is the main hub for Delta Airlines and the largest terminal at JFK, serving 30 international and domestic airlines.
Airlines serviced by JFK's Terminal 1 include Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Serbia, Air Senegal, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azores Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cayman Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Eastern Airlines, EgyptAir, EVA AIr, Flair Airlines, ITA Airways, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Neos, ...
Walking. JFK doesn't encourage walking between terminals as the roads are busy on the inside of the airport loop. However, there are sidewalks available, and it is possible to walk between some of the terminals that are closer together, such as Terminals 4 and 5.
If you must connect via JFK, make sure you have sufficient time: For connections from domestic (US or Canada) flights to other destinations in the US or Canada, allow 2–3 hours; for transfers from domestic to international destinations, allow 3–4 hours; for international to domestic, 3–5 hours; and for international to ...
You will need to reclear TSA security once you arrive in your departure terminal. For international arriving passengers, you must claim all checked bags at Customs and recheck with your departing airline, even if the bags are checked to your final destination!
Grab a snack and relax or refresh with a shower at the KAL Lounge at JFK. This lounge is located across Gate 3 on the left hand side, past security. Sanctifly members can use Sanctifly points to access the KAL Lounge at JFK. Relieve some pre-flight stress with a massage or other salon service at XpresSpa.
The Terminal 5 (also known as T5) addition, which is connected to the TWA Flight Center, is a 625,000-square-foot (58,100 m2) facility designed by Gensler.