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.
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As of Jan. 15, the 60-year-old Terminal 2 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) will no longer be operational.
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.
More broadly speaking, JFK is undergoing a redevelopment, and Terminal 7 is expected to be torn down in 2026, so you can expect that the airline will only operate out of this terminal for a few years.
The original Saarinen terminal, also known as the head house, has since been converted into the TWA Hotel. Northwest Orient, Braniff International Airways, and Northeast Airlines opened a joint terminal in November 1962 (later Terminal 2). National Airlines opened the Sundrome (later Terminal 6) in 1969.
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.
United pulled its only routes to JFK in October of 2015, and moved them to EWR (Newark), because of comparatively poorer profitability on those routes, from Los Angeles and San Francisco. JFK didn't have enough room for United to operate a hub to complement its domestic US and its international networks.
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.
Redevelopment and preservation campaignTerminal 3 would subsequently be demolished to create additional aircraft parking between Terminals 2 and 4. Construction of the Terminal 4 expansion began in November 2010 and was completed in May 2013.
Starting this month, work gets underway on a massive $19 billion overhaul of the sprawling facility. These are the changes and disruptions those flying through John F. Kennedy International Airport can expect. The new Terminal 6—home to JetBlue—is slated to be unveiled in 2026.
Muchly appreciated. Easily walkable. If you don't feel like walking, take the free airport transit train. But the terminals are adjacent to each other, so unless you have lots of luggage or mobility issues, shouldn't be a problem.
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, ...