The 60-year-old terminal and its 10 gates close permanently in January. Terminal 2 will be torn down to make way for the New Terminal One projected to open in 2026.
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The terminals are numbered 1–8 but skipping terminals 2 (permanently closed in 2023), 3 (demolished in 2013) and 6 (demolished in 2011).
While Delta-operated flights depart from Terminal 4, partner airlines, Air France, China Eastern and Korean Air, operate from Terminal 1. To change terminals, follow airport signage to the AirTrain and inter-terminal bus.
John F Kennedy Airport's Terminal 2 serves Continental only. It contains gates 19-30. John F Kennedy Airport's Terminal 3 serves Comair, Delta, Delta Connection and US Helicopter. It contains gates 1-18.
Terminal 5 at New York's JFK airport might be the hub's best. Spacious, sunlit, and stacked with beloved dining and shopping options, JFK Terminal 5 is also the airport's newest, at less than 12 years old.
The terminal's construction began in 2022, with the first new gates scheduled to go live in 2026. Credit: PANYNJ. The new terminal is expected to become fully operational in 2030. Credit: PANYNJ.
Terminal 2 will be demolished after Delta Air Lines consolidates its operations at a newly expanded and modernized Terminal 4 in 2023. The current Terminal 1 will be torn down after the first phase of the New Terminal One is completed in 2026, allowing the second phase of the project to move forward.
It closed in January and will be demolished to make way for the New Terminal One project, scheduled to open in 2026. Like Terminal 2, JFK's Terminal 3 was also closed, in 2014, to make way for the New Terminal One as part of the broader $18 billion redevelopment plan for the airport.
Terminals 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are still active, with Terminals 3 and 6 having been demolished years ago to make way for expansion projects. The upcoming JFK renovation project will create a new Terminal 1, which will combine the current and former sites of Terminal 1, 2, and 3.
Minimum connection times at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York can be as low as 30 minutes for domestic flights (if you're flying the same airline). However, it can take as long as 3 hours if you're coming off an international flight and you need to do a terminal change in order to make your connection.
As a U.S. citizen, it can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. As a foreign citizen, expect at least an hour to more than several hours, depending on how busy it is.
The 60-year-old terminal and its 10 gates close permanently in January. Terminal 2 will be torn down to make way for the New Terminal One projected to open in 2026. A New York City relic is getting a major facelift.
Services offered at Terminal 4 include baggage storage, an interfaith chapel, nursing stations, pet relief areas, and currency exchanges. Air India, Delta, El Al, Emirates, Etihad, Swiss, and Virgin Atlantic all have lounges in this terminal; it's also where you'll find the American Express Centurion Lounge.