It was renamed shortly after JFK's assassination, to honor him.
Originally it was called Idlewild Airport. In 1943 it was renamed Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport, and then in 1948 it was again renamed New York International Airport. After JFK's assassination in 1963, it was renamed JFK Airport.
John F. Kennedy -- JFK is the airport code.
It never was. Dulles International Airport (named after Secretary of State John Foster Dulles) is in the Virginia suburban area of Washington DC. It has always been named Dulles. Idlewild was renamed to John F. Kennedy International in 1963, shortly after the death of JFK. It is located in Queens, NY alongside Jamaica Bay.
The airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 24, 1963, one month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is the primary international airport serving New York City. New York International Airport opened in 1948. The airport was officially renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 24, 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
New York International Airport opened in 1948. The airport was officially renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 24, 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
New York International Airport opened in 1948. The airport was officially renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 24, 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
New York International Airport opened in 1948. The airport was officially renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 24, 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
Orchard Field was renamed O'Hare International Airport in 1949.
Hobby was renamed to Bush.
John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in Queens County, on Long Island, in southeastern New York City, United States.New York City, in the borough of Queens, about 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Lower Manhattan.