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John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York City

JFK Airport is the busiest airport in the USA. Formerly known as Idlewild and renamed following John F. Kennedy’s tragic assassination, the airport is located in the ethnically diverse borough of Queens, providing visitors with a dazzling array of dining and musical flavors, and plenty of ways to spend a day. 

Your JFK Airport Daycation Top Tips 

• Global Menu – The ethnic diversity of Queens is reflected in the restaurants that day visitors can sample. Caribbean fare is available at The Door, and Reggae Taste, with marine cuisine found at Fishnet. If Dominican delights take your fancy then pay a visit to Ebenezer, whilst Alberto offers Italian excellence. And that’s before we get to the Japanese, Mexican, Latin, Thai, Chinese, and myriad other dining options.
• Flushing Meadows Corona Park – Festooned with fantastic attractions, Corona Park has something for just about everyone. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is the host venue of the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament on the calendar. If science is your cup of tea, there’s a veritable kettle at the New York Hall of Science, where enthusiasts young and old can get hands-on with technology and science at more than 450 interactive exhibits. Queens Zoo is also part of the park, and home to a variety of species from the Americas, including enormous residents such as bison, bears, and pumas.  
• Citi Field – Queens isn’t just home to a world-class tennis venue, it’s also where visitors can find Citi Field, the 40,000 seat stadium where the Mets play baseball. Check the schedule and you may be lucky enough to catch them playing, or be in town when a concert is being hosted.
• Botanical Garden – Queens Botanical Garden is a wonderful green space to escape the urban jungle. There’s a variety of themed gardens through which visitors can take a relaxing stroll.

Five Fun JFK Airport Facts

1. JFK Airport is the busiest airport in the USA and serves over 50 million passengers annually.
2. Prior to its current name, the airport was known as ldlewild Airport and, upon its opening, was named New York International Airport. It received the JFK name after the assassination of the eponymous president.
3. Queens, the borough in which JFK Airport is situated, has one of the world’s largest Chinatowns and is home to more than one-quarter of a million people of Chinese ethnicity.
4. Musical acts with origins in Queens include LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, and Louis Armstrong.
5. There are more than 130 languages spoken in Queens.