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JFK

American  

abbreviation

  1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

  2. John F. Kennedy International Airport.

JFK British  

abbreviation

  1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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While forging a routine path through JFK airport earlier this month, my partner spotted a few not-so-routine sights.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Kennedy, a nearly 14,000-foot Canadian peak named for JFK, with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in the climbing party.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Along with airports in Houston and Atlanta, JFK has emerged as a flash point in the current disaster, with Reddit and other sites flooded with photos and anger.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

LaGuardia is one of three airports where the FAA already restricts the number of runway slots to constrain capacity, alongside New York’s JFK International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The limo glided into traffic heading toward JFK Airport.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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