John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) in the borough of Queens in New York City is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term operating lease. It is about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway in the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America. It is also the third-leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments. In 2013, the airport handled 50,423,765 passengers, making it the 19th busiest airport in the world and sixth busiest in the United States by passenger traffic. Together, JFK International, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports, all operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, are the largest airport system in the United States, second in the world in terms of passenger traffic, and first in the world by total flight operations.
Dedicated as New York International Airport in 1948, the airport was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport until 1963, when it was renamed in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport | Wikipedia audio article
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
00:01:28 1 History
00:01:37 1.1 Construction and early operations
00:04:50 1.2 Development
00:09:32 1.3 Operation
00:14:13 1.4 Future
00:16:35 2 Terminals
00:18:24 2.1 Current terminals
00:18:33 2.1.1 Terminal 1
00:20:00 2.1.2 Terminal 2
00:20:52 2.1.3 Terminal 4
00:24:38 2.1.4 Terminal 5
00:26:38 2.1.5 Terminal 7
00:28:25 2.1.6 Terminal 8
00:30:28 2.2 Former terminals
00:30:53 2.2.1 Eastern Air Lines terminal
00:31:14 2.2.2 Terminal 3 (Worldport)
00:32:56 2.2.3 Terminal 6 (Sundrome)
00:33:42 2.2.4 Old Terminal 8 and 9
00:34:49 2.2.5 Tower Air terminal
00:35:30 3 Infrastructure
00:35:40 3.1 Runways
00:36:04 3.2 Operational facilities
00:38:06 3.3 Other facilities
00:41:09 3.4 Information services
00:42:22 3.5 Airport hotel
00:44:01 4 Airlines and destinations
00:44:11 4.1 Passenger
00:45:13 4.2 Cargo
00:47:52 5 Statistics
00:49:00 5.1 Top destinations
00:49:09 5.2 Airline market share
00:49:18 6 Ground transportation
00:49:27 6.1 Rail
00:50:10 6.2 Shuttle bus
00:50:32 6.3 Bus
00:52:01 6.4 Taxi
00:52:37 6.5 Car
00:54:07 6.6 Helicopter
00:55:13 7 Accidents and incidents
00:55:37 8 In popular culture
00:55:58 9 Notes and references
00:56:08 10 Further reading
00:56:29 11 External links
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) (colloquially referred to as Kennedy Airport, JFK Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK or Kennedy) is the primary international airport serving New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the 22nd-busiest airport in the world, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest airport in the New York airport system. JFK handled just over 59 million passengers in 2017. Over ninety airlines operate from the airport, with nonstop or direct flights to destinations in all six inhabited continents.JFK is located in the neighborhood of Jamaica in the New York City borough of Queens, 16 miles (30 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan. The airport features six passenger terminals and four runways. It serves as a hub for both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and it is the primary operating base for JetBlue Airways. JFK was also formerly was a hub for Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, National, and Tower Air.
Opened as New York International Airport in 1948, it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport before being renamed in 1963 as a tribute to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, following his assassination.
New York metropolitan area | Wikipedia audio article
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New York metropolitan area
00:03:23 1 Definitions
00:03:32 1.1 Metropolitan Statistical Area
00:06:50 1.2 Combined statistical area
00:09:06 2 Geography
00:10:45 2.1 Subregions
00:10:53 2.1.1 New York City
00:12:06 2.1.2 Long Island
00:16:39 2.1.3 Northern New Jersey
00:18:07 2.1.4 Central New Jersey
00:18:52 2.1.5 Lower Hudson Valley
00:20:22 2.1.6 Mid-Hudson Valley
00:21:34 2.1.7 Western Connecticut
00:22:15 2.1.8 Monroe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania
00:23:20 2.1.9 Lehigh Valley
00:24:51 2.2 Urban areas of the region
00:25:07 2.3 Main cities
00:28:30 2.4 Climate
00:32:02 3 History
00:39:15 3.1 Statistical history
00:43:28 4 Demographics
00:43:37 4.1 2010 Census
00:46:53 4.2 Population estimates
00:53:55 4.3 Religion
00:54:11 5 Economy
00:55:19 5.1 Wall Street
00:57:43 5.2 Silicon Alley
01:00:35 5.3 Port of New York and New Jersey
01:02:01 5.4 Water purity and availability
01:03:22 6 Education
01:04:53 6.1 Attainment
01:05:58 7 Transportation
01:06:43 7.1 Rail
01:07:01 7.1.1 New York City Subway
01:07:52 7.1.2 PATH
01:08:44 7.1.3 Commuter rail
01:11:18 7.2 Major highways
01:11:29 7.2.1 Interstates
01:12:19 7.2.2 U.S. Routes
01:12:45 7.2.3 State Routes
01:13:30 7.2.4 Other limited-access roads
01:14:33 7.2.5 Named bridges and tunnels
01:19:19 7.3 Commuter bus
01:19:52 7.4 Major airports
01:20:26 7.5 Commuter usage
01:21:13 8 Culture and contemporary life
01:22:06 8.1 Sports teams
01:27:36 8.2 Media
01:29:26 8.3 Theme parks
01:29:34 8.3.1 In New Jersey
01:29:42 8.3.2 In New York State
01:30:10 8.3.3 In Pennsylvania
01:30:31 9 Area codes
01:30:44 10 See also
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The New York metropolitan area, also referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at 4,495 sq mi (11,640 km2). The metropolitan area includes New York City (the most populous city in the United States), Long Island, and the Mid and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York; the five largest cities in New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Edison, and their vicinities; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury, and their vicinities.
The New York metropolitan area remains, by a significant margin, the most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.3 million residents in 2017) and the Combined Statistical Area (23.7 million residents in 2016). It is the largest urban agglomeration in the Americas and the tenth largest in the world. The New York metropolitan area continues to be the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States, with the largest foreign-born population of any metropolitan region in the world. The MSA covers 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km2), while the CSA area is 13,318 sq mi (34,493 km2), encompassing an ethnically and geographically diverse region. The New York metropolitan area's population is larger than that of the state of New York, and the metropolitan airspace accommodated over 130 million passengers in 2016.As a center of many industries, including finance, international trade, new and traditional media, real estate, education, fashion, entertainment, tourism, biotechnology, law, and manufacturing, the New York City metropolitan region is one of the most important economic regions in the world; in 2015, the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.60 trillion, while in 2015, the CSA had a GMP of over US$1.83 trillion, both ranking first nationally by a wide margin and behind the GDP of only nine nations and seven nations, respectively. In 2012, the New York metropolitan area was also home to seven of the 25 wealthiest counties in the United States by median household income, according to the American Community Survey. According to Forbes, in 2014, the New York City metropolitan area was home to eight of the top ten ZIP codes in the United States by median housing price, with six in ...
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Baltimore-Washington International Airport
00:02:17 1 History
00:02:26 1.1 Early years
00:05:49 1.2 1970s–1990s
00:09:35 1.3 2000s–present
00:11:43 2 Terminals
00:12:10 2.1 Passenger concourses
00:14:16 2.2 Cargo concourse
00:14:53 2.3 Airline lounges
00:15:38 2.4 Terminal improvements
00:17:15 3 Airlines and destinations
00:17:25 3.1 Passenger
00:17:34 3.2 Cargo
00:17:42 4 Statistics
00:20:07 4.1 Top destinations
00:20:15 4.2 Airline market share
00:20:24 4.3 Annual traffic
00:20:33 5 Ground transportation
00:20:56 5.1 Shuttle services, taxis, and buses
00:23:34 5.2 Highway
00:23:54 5.3 Rail
00:25:19 5.4 Cycling
00:25:46 6 Other facilities
00:25:55 6.1 Business District
00:26:42 6.2 DHS/CBP Facility
00:27:08 6.3 Recreation
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Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) is the primary international airport serving the Baltimore metropolitan area and one of 3 major airports that serves the Baltimore–Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Located in an unincorporated area of Anne Arundel County, the airport is 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Washington D.C. It is the busiest airport in Maryland, handling more passengers than all airports serving the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. It is commonly referred to as BWI or BWI Marshall. The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. This airport also has a heavy population base from the Washington metropolitan area and Harrisburg metropolitan area.
BWI is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and is the second-largest airport by number of departures for that airline after Chicago–Midway. With a 71% market share in 2014, BWI also serves as a fortress hub for Southwest, and a small regional hub for Southern Airways Express. A record 25.1 million passengers traveled through BWI in 2016, an increase of 5.45% over the previous year. BWI was ranked as the 23rd-busiest airport in North America and the 75th-busiest airport in the world in 2014 by the number of passengers. BWI covers 3,160 acres (1,279 ha) of land.In 2010, BWI was ranked as the best airport of its size (15–25 mil. passengers) in the world by the Airports Council International based on its 2009 Airport Service Quality survey. The airport also was ranked second for North American airports in the Best Food and Beverage Program of the 2010 Richard A. Griesbach Excellence in Airport Concessions Contest, sponsored by the Airports Council International.Police services are provided by the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.