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John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America It is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments...

Timeline of Events

1948

7.31.1948

At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.

1974

12.1.1974

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

2001

11.12.2001

In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 ''en route'' to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.