Facts and Information

OPERATED BY: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the city of New York since June 1, 1947. In 2004, the Port Authority and the city of New York concluded an agreement that ensures the Agency's continued operation of JFK and LaGuardia airports through 2050.

LOCATION: On Jamaica Bay in the southeastern section of Queens County, New York City. The airport is located 15 miles by highway from midtown Manhattan.

SIZE: JFK covers 4,930 acres, including 880 acres in the Central Terminal Area. The airport has more than 30 miles of roadway.

INVESTMENT: About $150 million was expended on original construction. The Port Authority has invested about $6.1 billion in the airport.

EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC IMPACT: JFK contributes about $30 billion in economic activity to the New York/New Jersey region, generating approximately 229,000 and about $9.8 billion in wages and salaries. Roughly 35,000 people are employed at the airport.

TERMINALS: JFK has seven operating airline terminals, surrounded by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways. More than 125 aircraft gates serve the terminals. The Central Terminal Area also includes a central heating and air-conditioning plant.

AIRTRAIN JFK: This high-speed, light-rail service links the airport to New York City and beyond. Opened in December 2003, AirTrain connects to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the New York City subway and bus lines. In 2009, AirTrain JFK had a ridership of nearly 4.5 million passengers.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER: The 321-foot tower, which opened in 1994, includes state-of-the-art communications, radar and wind-shear alert systems.

PARKING: The airport offers customers over 18,000 parking spaces in a variety of places, including: multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the Central Terminal Area, a long-term parking and cell phone lot.

CARGO: JFK is one of the world's leading international air cargo centers. Two cargo facilities totaling 430,000 square feet of warehouse and office space offer the latest in cargo-facility design. The airport has more than one million square feet of office and warehouse space dedicated to broker, freight forwarder and container freight station operators who do business within the NY/NJ region.

RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS: Total runway length is nine miles. Taxiways total 25 miles in length. All runways have high-intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting and are grooved to improve skid resistance and minimize hydroplaning. A 500-foot by 150-foot aircraft arrestor bed has been installed at the end of Runway 4R, the first such arrestor bed in the world.

JFK Airport Statistics Over the Years

Year	Plane Movements	Passengers	Air Cargo (tons)	Air Mail (tons)
1949	81,115	222,620	4,580	1,150
1960	248,686	8,803,665	138,055	44,118
1970	365,848	19,096,705	759,546	143,882
1980	307,527	26,796,066	1,169,815	142,406
1990	303,716	29,794,350	1,331,182	126,871
1995	340,124	31,377,579	1,637,677	117,526
1997	353,171	31,357,431	1,702,285	134,137
1998	343,565	31,708,431	1,626,133	144,622
1999	343,388	31,708,431	1,752,821	153,238
2000	345,311	32,827,864	1,864,571	140,908
2001	294,026	29,350,052	1,521,498	126,934
2002	287,699	29,939,212	1,668,369	84,422
2003	280,302	31,732,446	1,709,457	84,243
2004	320,013	37,517,496	1,790,448	88,738
2005	349,518	40,884,350	1,747,626	83,202
2006	378,410	42,629,407	1,705,911	99,869
2007	443,752	47,716,941	1,656,431	115,363
2008	438,391	47,807,475	1,474,438	125,890
2009	414,928	45,915,069	1,115,742	105,738

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JFK Stormwater Best Management Practices Plan

Table of Contents

Best Management Practices Plan

Appendix A - SPDES Permit

Appendix C - Best Management Practices Plan Questionnaire

Appendix D - BMP 1-19

Appendix E - Generic SWPP

Table 1 - Tenant Activity Summary

Table 2 - Potential Pollutants in Stormwater Discharge at JFK Airport

Table 3 - Pollution Prevention Team

Table 4 -Best Management Practices & Potential Target Industrial Activities

Table 5 - Monthly and Quarterly Outfall Monitoring

Figures 1-5

JFK BMP Forms

Deicing/Anti-icing Reporting Form

BMPP Implementation Inspection Form

Spill Reporting Form

Environmental Infraction Corrective Action Inspection Form