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JFK Airport is located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, [10] 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan. The airport features five passenger terminals and four runways. It is primarily accessible via car, bus, shuttle, or other vehicle transit via the JFK Expressway or Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway), or by train.
^D Paved runway 14R/32L, closed (length approximate) ^E Unpaved runway located on Rosamond Lake and not marked on the Federal Aviation Administration airport diagram. [14] ^F Paved runway 14/32, closed (new 4,500 m (14,800 ft) runway constructed)
English: Aiport diagram of John F. Kennedy International aiport, as published by the FAA, containing runway and taxiway information among other aeronautical markers. Date 13 October 2016
In 2023, the NTSB started investigations of more than seven such cases, known formally as runway incursions. In the JFK incident, the NTSB says the two planes came within 1,400 feet of colliding.
The landmark near collision last year involving two commercial flights on the runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was caused by pilots who were repeatedly distracted in ...
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Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 with 163 passengers and 14 crew on board arriving from Oslo, Norway overran runway 4R on landing in low visibility and wound up in shallow water 200 meters from the end of the runway, injuring 12 passengers. The cause of the accident was the crew's failure to monitor their ...
Aircraft landing to the east have a landing distance available restriction, an additional 1,000-foot (300 m) reduction in length, making only 8,817 feet (2,687 m) usable for landing. Runway 27 has 9,817 feet (2,992 m) available for landing. The full length is available for takeoff in both directions.