John F. Kennedy International Airport safety profile
61 recorded occurrences at or near John F. Kennedy International Airport (1982–2024): 9 at the airport, 52 nearby; 1 fatal, 1 fatalities.
What happens most
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
- 2015-11-05 (1 fatalities) — 15.8 km
- 2024-04-17 — Swiss International Air Lines — 1.1 km
- 2023-02-25 — JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP — 0.9 km
- 2023-01-14 — Delta Air Lines — 0.2 km
- 2022-06-18 — ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO SPA(ITA Airways) — 0.3 km
- 2020-10-21 — 18.9 km
- 2019-04-14 — 2BAPilot NYC Flight School and Aircraft Rental — 6.9 km
- 2019-04-11 — American Airlines — 0.2 km
- 2018-05-01 — Endeavor Air — 0.5 km
- 2016-08-10 — Delta Air Lines — 0.1 km
- 2016-07-07 — DELTA AIR LINES INC — 0.2 km
- 2011-10-20 — US AIRWAYS INC — 0.0 km
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.