Summary JFK has more than 90 airlines flying from its 130 gates to over 200 destinations. The airport has five active terminals, with a new Terminal 6 coming online in 2025. Multiple renovation projects and airline moves are underway.
New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is one of the nation's busiest hubs, with more than 90 airlines flying from its 130 gates to over 200 destinations across the US and around the world. First opened in 1948 and renamed in 1963 after the nation’s 35th president, the airport has undergone several expansions and renovations, some of which are still ongoing.
The lay of the land The terminals at JFK are arranged in a circular shape around a central area containing parking, a power plant, and other airport facilities, with all terminals connected by the AirTrain system and access roads. There are currently five active terminals at JFK: Terminals 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8, and construction on a new Terminal 6 is coming to its conclusion next year. It’s apparent that Terminals 2 and 3 are missing from that list, so what happened to them? Terminal 2 was an 11-gate terminal, originally the home of Northeast Airlines, Braniff International Airways, and Northwest Orient, and later occupied by Delta Air Lines.
However, with the expansion of Terminal 4 nearly ten years ago, Delta moved much of its operations there, and moved out of Terminal 2 completely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The terminal was ultimately demolished in 2023 to make way .