John F. Kennedy International Airport Information
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK) is an international airport located in Queens in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 km) from Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States. It is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments.
JFK International Airport is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and is a major international gateway hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. It also serves as a focus city for Avianca and Caribbean Airlines. In the past, it has been a former hub for Eastern Air Lines, National Airlines, Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines. Over ninety airlines operate out of JFK. In 2009, the airport handled 45,915,069 passengers, making it the 12th busiest airport in the world. The airport was renamed after John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service John F. Kennedy International Airport:
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Aerogal
- Aeroméxico
- Aerosvit Airlines
- Air Berlin
- Air China
- Air Europa
- Air France
- Air India
- AIRES
- Alitalia
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- Arik Air
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- Avianca
- British Airways
- Caribbean Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Cayman Airways
- China Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair
- Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines
- EgyptAir
- El Al
- Emirates
- Etihad Airways
- Finnair
- Iberia
- Icelandair
- Japan Airlines
- Jet Airways
- JetBlue Airways
- JetBlue Airways
- KLM
- Korean Air
- Kuwait Airways
- LAN Airlines
- LACSA
- LAN Ecuador
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Meridiana
- Mexicana
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Qantas
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- Sun Country Airlines
- Swiss International Air Lines
- TACA
- TAM Airlines
- Transaero
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- United Express operated by Shuttle America
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Virgin America
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Vision Airlines
- XL Airways France
The above mentioned information is taken from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport.
La Guardia Airport Information
LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA)is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport after aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss then renamed North Beach Airport, then later named for Fiorello H. La Guardia, a former mayor of New York when the airport was built. In 1960, it was voted the "greatest airport in the world" by the worldwide aviation community.The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
In 2008, the airport handled 23.1 million passengers; JFK handled 47.8 million and Newark handled slightly more than 35.4 million,making for a total of approximately 106 million travelers using New York airports, which is the largest airport system in the United States, largest in the world in terms of flight operations, and second in the world (after London) in terms of passenger traffic.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service LaGuardia Airport:
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz
- AirTran Airways
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America
- JetBlue Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Guardia_Airport.