Since 2000, John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City, NY has steadily
grown to become one of the busiest and most frequently used airports in the United States for
passenger travel and air cargo transportation. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) capacity
forecasts for the next 20 to 30 years predict this ravenous growth to continue for JFK
International and its fellow airports within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(PANYNJ) area. JFK is currently not capable of handling this increase in passenger and cargo
throughput and struggles to find answers due to a variety of factors. This case study examines the
historical increase and projected future demand in airport capacity, the issues it causes
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Along with La Guardia International and Newark Airport in
New Jersey, JFK falls under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(PANYNJ). These three airports combine to create one of the most utilized airspaces in the world
for passenger travel and air cargo transportation, but they are also a trifecta of the worst ranked
airports on a global scale due to massive congestion and delays (Rabinowitz, 2014).
JFK International leads the pack as the worst ranked airport in the country despite an
enormous passenger throughput and billions of dollars of air cargo operations executed there
each year (Bloom & Plotch, 2015). Within the next 20 to 30 years, the FAA predicts that the
number of passengers and the amount of air cargo operations will only increase, putting even
more stress on JFK International’s already stressed capacity and leaving the PANYNJ
scrambling to find a solution before billions of dollars in commerce are lost (FAA, 2015).
Historical Growth at JFK International
Since 2000, JFK International has seen unprecedented growth in both the number of
passengers it services and the amount of air cargo that it processes to the northeast region of
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