John F. Kennedy International Airport safety profile

61 recorded occurrences at or near John F. Kennedy International Airport (19822024): 9 at the airport, 52 nearby; 1 fatal, 1 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20241 (0 fatal)
  • 20234 (0 fatal)
  • 20222 (0 fatal)
  • 20201 (0 fatal)
  • 20193 (0 fatal)
  • 20183 (0 fatal)
  • 20173 (0 fatal)
  • 20164 (0 fatal)
  • 20151 (1 fatal)
  • 20141 (0 fatal)
  • 20114 (0 fatal)
  • 20103 (0 fatal)
  • 20091 (0 fatal)
  • 20083 (0 fatal)
  • 20071 (0 fatal)
  • 20032 (0 fatal)
  • 20021 (0 fatal)
  • 20002 (0 fatal)
  • 19992 (0 fatal)
  • 19982 (0 fatal)
  • 19971 (0 fatal)
  • 19963 (0 fatal)
  • 19951 (0 fatal)
  • 19932 (0 fatal)
  • 19921 (0 fatal)
  • 19911 (0 fatal)
  • 19902 (0 fatal)
  • 19862 (0 fatal)
  • 19843 (0 fatal)
  • 19821 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown50
  • Climb2
  • Landing2
  • Maneuvering2
  • Takeoff2
  • On the ground2
  • Approach1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 172 runway incursions at this airport, including 2 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 13R/31L: 14,511 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 04L/22R: 12,079 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 13L/31R: 10,000 ft, PEM, lighted
  • 04R/22L: 8,400 ft, ASP, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 43.194 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 27.496 days/year
  • Snow: 23.097 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.136% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0.001% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.