Gallery: Breaking Ground on New York JFK Terminal 6

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (seventh from right) and JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes (first right) join leaders for the JFK Terminal 6 groundbreaking. 
 

The new Terminal 6 will connect seamlessly with JetBlue’s current home at Terminal 5, adding gates and opportunity for the airline to add flights, destinations and partner airline connections. 
 

The project is a public-private partnership between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners—a consortium that includes JetBlue; Vantage Airport Group; American Triple I; and New York real estate operating company RXR.
 

The start of construction of Terminal 6 follows the successful financial close of the deal in November 2022 between the Port Authority and JFK Millennium Partners to build the 1.2 million sq.-ft., new international terminal on the airport’s north side. According to estimates, the project will create approximately 4,000 jobs, including 1,800 union construction jobs and direct wages of $1.9 billion.
 

The new terminal will be developed in two phases, with the first new gates opening in 2026 and construction completion in 2028. As part of the agreement with JFK Millennium Partners, the Port Authority will commit $130 million in capital funding to build enabling infrastructure for the new Terminal 6, including airside improvements that will reduce congestion and delays and roadway improvements that will optimize airport traffic flow.
 

State-of-the-art technology will improve the customer experience with touchless technology from check-in to gates and digital systems that will streamline the customer journey throughout the terminal. Advanced security systems will include automated TSA security lanes, biometric-based access control systems and a flexible design to accommodate future technology or regulatory changes. 
 

The 1.2 million-sq-ft Terminal 6 will have capacity for 10 gates—including nine wide body gates. Customers will enjoy more than 100,000 sq. ft. of world-class shopping and dining featuring locally based restaurateurs, craft beverage options and Taste of NY stores.
 

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said, “As we move JFK into the future with a new, state-of-the-art, customer-focused facility, we are so pleased to have an opportunity to expand our presence with new gates in a new terminal.”