JetBlue Airways operates primarily out of Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). This terminal is also known as the TWA Flight Center, which was designed by the famous architect Eero Saarinen and is considered an architectural masterpiece.
Terminal 5 is located in the southeastern part of JFK airport, near the intersection of the Van Wyck Expressway and the JFK Expressway. The terminal has 29 gates and serves both domestic and international flights. It offers a variety of amenities, including shops, restaurants, lounges, and free Wi-Fi.
If you are flying on JetBlue Airways from JFK, you should check your itinerary to confirm your departure terminal. In some cases, JetBlue may operate out of other terminals at JFK, such as Terminal 4 or Terminal 6. It's always a good idea to check with your airline or the airport website to confirm your terminal and allow plenty of time to navigate through the airport.
2. JFK International Airport
JetBlue Terminal
• One of the first terminals constructed in the US following 9/11 is the JetBlue Terminal, often
known as Terminal 5 at Jetblue Airways JFK Terminal,, which is referred to as the airline from
New York, is the main user of the terminal, which was formally opened in October 2008.
• The airport's former TWA Terminal was converted to build the new Terminal 5. It is a low-
profile metal and glass building with 26 touch gates that can accommodate an estimated 20
million passengers annually. 250 flights per day are accommodated by the new terminal.
• More than 50 locations in the US, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Mexico are
served by JetBlue Airways aircraft. Its 134-plane fleet is made up of Airbus A320-200s and
Embraer 190s.
• A brand-new international wing of the terminal, known as T5i, debuted in November 2014. The
T5 and T5i were built during the past ten years with an estimated $1 billion in investment.
3. Jetblue Project And TWA Upgrade
• In August 2004, the decision to construct a new JetBlue-only terminal was decided in light of
the increasing passenger volume and continuing JFK renovations.
• The terminal is built next to and connects to the former TWA terminal, which JetBlue uses in
part for check-in counters and perhaps "flight wing tubes" to transport passengers to their
planes (a famous feature of the TWA terminal that was designed in 1962 by Eoro Saarinen).
• The TWA terminal's remaining space was turned into a museum.The Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, which also owns the TWA terminal building, leased the 70-acre property
for the new JetBlue station.
4. New JFK terminal
• The 635,000ft2 terminal complex, which cost $850 million to construct, has 26 gates spread across three
concourses. Customers can wander freely throughout the terminal and it contains a 55,000 ft2 core retail market
place.
• The terminal also has an in-line baggage handling and screening system, two check-in sections with a combined
total of 65 e-ticket kiosks and 40 traditional check-in desks, and a sizable central security checkpoint with space
for 20 screening lanes. The terminal's passenger amenities include stadium seating beneath a 40-foot-diameter
digital ring of LCD monitors, spacious gate areas with plenty of space, big windows providing views of the
runway, a play area for kids, and a lounge-like area on the east concourse.
• 22 concessions, 25 specialty retail outlets, restaurants, bars, cafes, a gourmet food hall, coffee bars, and lounges
are also available in the terminal.It is intended to hold 20 million passengers annually and 250 daily flights, more
than quadruple the amount JetBlue previously flew from JFK.The building features just one brightly coloured self-
cleaning industrial carpet and a small selection of lighting fixture designs. The low ceiling of the ticketing hall is
intended to lower operating and construction expenses.
5. JetBlue Terminal ontractors
• Construction on the new terminal, which was designed by Gensler (architects), started in
2005. Arup (planners and design managers, building services engineering, IT, security, and
acoustics), DMJM Harris (airside/landside engineer), Ammann & Whitney (structural
engineer), Rockwell Group (interior architect for the "glowing blue box"), Turner (construction
management), and BNP Associates were the contractors involved in the building's
construction and outfitting (baggage handling consultant).
6. New International Arrivals
Facility Expansion
• In November 2014, Terminal 5's T5 International (T5i) new international arrivals hall addition
was inaugurated. In order to improve the travel experience for all international customers,
JetBlue established a new US Customs and Border Protection federal inspection service area.
• The T5i facility's construction got under way in 2012. The addition includes 40 cutting-edge
automated passport control (APC) machines, ten global entrance kiosks, three new and three
converted T5 international arrivals gates, a large international arrivals hall with comprehensive
federal inspection services.
• JetBlue's current schedule of up to 39 daily international arrivals from a variety of locations,
including Barbados, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, the Dominican
Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, and Turks &
Caicos, can be handled by the T5i, which can accommodate up to 1,400 customers per hour.
7. • Numerous natural light sources, circulation paths that facilitate movement and cut
down on terminal walking time, recycled concrete used in the construction, low-VOC
building materials, effective heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems, low-flow water fixtures, and controls for lighting according to the time of day
are just a few of the extension's environmentally friendly features.
• This two-year project comprised more than 50 contractors, including Gensler,
Ammann & Whitney, Arup, AECOM, Gleeds USA, and Turner Construction
Company.
