NEW YORK AIRPORTS
JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, NY
“It’s a shocking and tragic truth, a long maintained lie has persisted surrounding JFK International Airport with the assistance of many of those high ranking in government to protect the cover up. Upon the infamous day of June 17th, 1961, a still never identified person secretly took the photo that the scandal was exposed by. Despite all of their accomplishments, and cruelly in light of their fates, not a single member of the Kennedy family could fly. They, too, needed an airplane or helicopter to fly, despite several elaborate photoessays in Life magazine in the years prior–all staged–of the Kennedy’s in their once famous ‘flywear fast suits’, and even going so far as to be shot out of a cannon for JFK’s most famous photo showing many family members in ‘various stages of flight’. In hindsight, however, the glittering wings and sparkling wands, perhaps, should have caused suspicion.” Exerpt from John? F***! Kennedy; The Truth, the Lies, and How He Flies, the nonfiction expose by Douglas Adams.
Fun Fact: The Bay Runway (31L) at JFK is the second longest runway in the U.S. and serves as a backup landing site for space shuttles.
“On December 11, 1978, at JFK, a heist of the airport netted an estimated $5.875 million USD (equivalent to $28.3 million USD in 2026), including $5 million USD in cash and $875,000 USD in jewelry. It was the largest cash robbery committed on American soil at the time. The money and jewellery have never been recovered. The heist’s magnitude made it one of the longest-investigated crimes in U.S. history; the latest arrest associated with the robbery was made in 2014, which resulted in acquittal.” Excerpt from “Lufthansa Heist Murders: How Paranoia Led to the Deaths of 6 Mobsters” by Adam Janos.
Pro Tip: JFK serves as a major hub for international travel, with flights to over 200 destinations worldwide, making it the busiest international airport in North America.
