John F. Kennedy International Airport Wikipedia. WebJohn F. Kennedy International Airport ( IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the 13th-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest.

Web In its first full year of operation, 1949, the airport handled 222,620 passengers and 18,115 aircraft movements. British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) moved in during January 1950 and El Al started service the following April. Other foreign airlines starting service from Idlewild included Iberia, Aer Lingus, Avianca and Trans Canada.