JFK Airport Address:
Jamaica, New York, NY 11430
Located in Queens, is the furthest of the three NYC airports from Manhattan. You may think twice about staying in the city once you see the traffic on the expressway linking to Manhattan.
official site:
. The airport phone number is .
Image source: as737700 on Flickr via Fotopedia — JFK Airport from above
Many travelers, especially those on business, prefer to stay in close proximity to the airport. New York is a great city to visit, however, if you're in town on business, it may not be in your best interest to make a special trip into the city with a great deal on a car rental. If this is the case, there are a number of rental options around each airport.
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Deciding where to stay on your trip? There are hundreds of hotels in our region, but if you want to stay near the airport and are looking for nearby hotels, check out this listing, which has links to most of the hotel chain's Web sites.
If you'll be needing a rental car, there are many companies to choose from at . On this page you'll find locations, phone numbers and links to their Web sites.
For Hotels near call or by going to the airport hotels section.
John F. Kennedy International Airport was originally known as Idlewild Airport after the Idlewild Golf Course that it displaced. Construction began in 1943 by local firms such as the Edenwald Group headed by the late Charles Follini Sr., a decorated former FDNY fireman; about $60 million was initially spent, but only 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land on the site of the Idlewild golf course were earmarked for use.
According to USA Today Travel, "Only one airport terminal in the USA — JetBlue Airways' Terminal 5 at New York's JFK airport — finished in the top 10". Continues on saying the following: "The terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen for now-defunct airline TWA, is "one of the greatest icons of the mid-20th Century jet age," Frommers.com says. The terminal, it says, "has been intelligently swallowed by the grasping tendrils of JetBlue's modern new terminal, which has by far the best airport food court in New York."
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