KJFK — John F Kennedy Intl
New York, NY · field elevation 13 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KJFK current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KJFK 111151Z 28011KT 10SM FEW018 BKN250 24/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 70027 T02390206 10244 20233 53014 $
- Wind
- from 280° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,073 ft · pressure altitude 13 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31R | 10 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 31L | 10 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 22R | 4 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 22L | 4 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 04L | 4 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 04R | 4 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 13L | 10 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 13R | 10 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 18 nm. Last image 26 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KJFK 111120Z 1112/1218 28008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 TEMPO 1113/1114 -SHRA BKN050 FM111400 28010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 FM111800 22010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM112000 20012KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 PROB30 1121/1124 -TSRA SCT025 BKN050CB FM120000 21006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN150 FM120600 36008KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 1208/1214 3SM SHRA BR BKN025 FM121600 32008KT P6SM SCT050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.63993, -73.77869
- Elevation
- 13 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1002Z / 2358Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -13° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Queens, NY
Airport diagram
Everything else KJFK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 14,511 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04L/22R | 12,079 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13L/31R | 10,000 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04R/22L | 8,400 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR-SW
- 115.4
- D-ATIS ARR-NE
- 117.7
- D-ATIS ARR/DEP
- 128.725
- Tower RWY 04R/22L, 13L/31R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.1
- Tower RWY 04L/22R, 13R/31L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 123.9
- Ground
- 121.65
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 135.05
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 109.5
- Approach
- 118.4
- Approach
- 123.7
- Approach
- 125.7
- Departure
- 124.75
Published procedures
- 31 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 3 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLGA Laguardia9 nm
- KJRB Downtown Skyport11 nm
- KFRG Republic17 nm
- KTEB Teterboro18 nm
- KEWR Newark Liberty Intl18 nm
- KLDJ Linden21 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KJFK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New York airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.