JFK is located in the southeastern section
of Queens County, New York City, on Jamaica Bay. It is fifteen miles by
highway from midtown Manhattan.
The Central Terminal Area (CTA)
consists of nine airline passenger terminals numbered 1 to 9, surrounded
by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways (Terminal 5 is temporarily closed).
Initially 655 acres, the CTA was enlarged to 880 acres by relocation of
the taxiways to provide space needed for expansion of the passenger
terminals.
To further assist travelers, a
color-coding system (green, blue, orange, yellow and red) is used on all
roadway signs leading to each terminal - from the entrances to the airport to
parking near each terminal.
