New York JFK International Airport has nine passenger terminals radiating from the Central Terminal Area. Each terminal, along with its car park, is colour coded, with four different colours spread amongst them.

Green is for Terminals 1 to 3, blue for Terminal 4E and 4W, orange for Terminals 5 to 7 and red for Terminal 8 and Terminal 9. The main routes into the airport use these colours on the signposts, making it easy to locate the correct car park and related terminal.

Looking at each Terminal one by one, below is a summary of the airlines operating out of each of them

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 1

The following airlines operate out of Terminal 1:

Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Olympic, Lufthansa, Korean Air, Japan Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Alitalia, AirPlus Comet, Air France, Air China and Aero Mexico.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 2

The carriers using Terminal 2 are Continental, Continental Express, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Song.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 3

Terminal 3 sees a variety of airlines flying from it, including Sun Country, South African Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Miami Air, Malev, Delta, Czech Airlines, China Airlines and Aeroflot.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 4 (4E & 4W)

Terminal 4 sees a large number of international carriers as well as the US ones. Airlines here include: Virgin Atlantic, Varig, Universal, Ukrainian Airlines, TACA International, Swiss International Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Pakistan International Airways, Northwest Airlines, North American, Mexicana, LOT, LanPeru, LanEquador, LanChile, Lacsa, Kuwait Airways, KLM, JetBlue, Independence Air, Ghana Airways, Emirates, El Al, Egyptair, Copa, Corsair, BWIA, Biman, Avianca, ATA, Asiana, Alegro Airlines, Argentinas, Air Jamaica, Air India, Aerolineas and Aer Lingus.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 5

Not in operation currently. Expected to be up and running by 2008.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 6

A terminal used solely by JetBlue.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 7

Terminal 7 welcomes passengers flying with United Airlines, Qantas, Icelandair, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, ANA, America West and Air Canada.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 8

Just a few carriers use Terminal 8, namely SN Brussels, Iberia, Finnair and the main one here American Airlines.

New York JFK International Airport Terminal 9

American Airlines also operate from Terminal 9, the other carrier here being American Eagle.


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