John F. Kennedy International Airport, colloquially referred to as Kennedy Airport, New York JFK Airport, JFK Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK or Kennedy, is the primary international airport serving [[New York City]]. JFK is located in the Jamaica neighborhood of [[Queens]] in New York City, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan. The facility opened in 1948 as New York International Airport and was commonly known as Idlewild Airport. Following John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, the airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport as a tribute to the 35th President. ==== Construction ==== [ooc] OOC note: This was found on the internet and has not been confirmed for the setting [/ooc] From 1991 to 1992 New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport changed substantially due to planned construction, the demise of Pan Am, and the geopolitical situation overseas. Among the visible changes were the ongoing construction of a new air traffic control (ATC) tower; Delta’s takeover of Pan Am’s operations; and some changes in the Aeroflot livery after the fall of the Soviet Union.