# NEW YORK | JFK Airport Renovation/Upgrades **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [December 3, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298 "2014-12-03T23:03:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/364 "2024-06-10T23:35:58Z")
Here are some pictures from the [PANYNJ Flickr page](https://www.flickr.com/photos/panynj/) with recent progress from late May. T1 is a beast. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/f/ff151cc6b0d1dc6c2f6e6f9a8100d4629de6e7a4.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/1/516d4c26b5a6ea6f732cc09542e9f700dd2f99b8.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/9/b9abbf4c459a8b186605b2079ee6c2f56dc6fb99.jpeg) T6 is making good progress as well, with glass installation on the headhouse well underway. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/9/9960c89feb70a64e8a943848a5f596c75dbfa053.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/365 "2024-06-11T22:58:13Z")
A recent photo of the work at T6, I think it was taken yesterday? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/d/8d1c3e572a340ac527fa27f9f91ab0a77b910a47.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/366 "2024-06-15T15:52:35Z")
> **[Port Authority announces JFK Airport traffic congestion plan as new terminal...](https://qns.com/2024/06/port-authority-announces-jfk-airport-traffic-congestion-plan-summer/)** > > With construction ramping up over the summer on the $19 billion JFK Airport redevelopment project, the Port Authority opened a free drop-off, pickup and ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/367 "2024-06-16T14:53:36Z")
Free drop-off at Lefferts Boulevard for automobile-arriving flyers, but anyone using transit at Howard Beach station (which is only about 200 feet away) must pay $9 to use AirTrain. Nine dollars to ride a distance that is less than the length of a football field makes this the most expensive transit ride in North America. ---
**Author:** ![Mao\_mao\_ox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mao_mao_ox/32/190099_2.png) [@Mao\_mao\_ox](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mao_mao_ox)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/368 "2024-06-21T21:39:57Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3d8f225e1e33d40ee8984bf359e6273a07307952.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/3/03348a93b3ecfb6a6d099f1a275df8dbc8909d7d.jpeg) Looks like more renovations are happening at terminal 4 ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/369 "2024-06-22T22:13:46Z")
Some updates from the main terminal developments. Lots of working happening at T1’s departures curb/roadway slab, pictured below. The building certainly has quite a presence from this angle. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/386ee3cda2750ff35163167e1fecfd10dec1656f.jpeg) The second photo details work on the first spans of the departures bridge linking the curb to the terminal. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3ae9cbb0adec34922f39e66830b695e243f58809.jpeg) Over at T6, the front curtain wall is already done! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/0/504326c3ecde1cdc385e7f68c01478548b5ef06a.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/e/3e636c6f13ebfcbf399c50ed5845c95d15d5409b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/370 "2024-06-25T03:12:44Z")
A render I spotted of the landside walkway from the T5 skybridge to T6. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/0/20fcd34b80e40c75342aa6953c5e813793bcf87f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/371 "2024-06-28T20:01:37Z")
Should be free, but better than the ridiculous amount they charge now. > **[AirTrain to JFK will be half price this summer to cut down traffic](https://gothamist.com/news/airtrain-to-jfk-will-be-half-price-this-summer-to-cut-down-traffic)** > > The Port Authority is preparing for major construction. ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/372 "2024-06-29T03:41:32Z")
Great news, if only it were permanent. In other news, Cathay Pacific is moving from T8 to T6 and opening their own 10,000 sq ft lounge, a very interesting move which seems to end future hopes of Oneworld consolidation. Also concerning airline updates, SAS will be staying in T1. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d82e034cb6bcea3cd7d191887202b886cca268c1.jpeg) > **[Cathay Pacific to make Terminal 6 its new home at JFK](https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-to-make-terminal-6-its-new-home-at-jfk-88d6a2)** > > Airline will be among the first carriers to operate from the new world-class Terminal 6 beginning in 2026, bringing its world-renowned Cathay Pacific lounge to JFK Airport > **[SAS to Operate Out of The New Terminal One at JFK Airport's New International...](https://metroairportnews.com/sas-to-operate-out-of-the-new-terminal-one-at-jfk-airports-new-international-terminal/)** > > New York metropolitan airport business news, employment, and aviation events. Also the T4 phase 2.5 project seems to have largely come to a close with the opening of the swanky 40,000 sq ft Delta One lounge. It looks like there’s only a bit of work left to be done, including a dedicated Delta One security checkpoint. Beyond that, I’ve recently seen documentation restating that phase 3 will begin next year, with a phase 4 expected in the early 2030s, though I don’t have further details on those scopes yet. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/f/dfbe8eb23142ea3bec6d94aee7102abc0a68d84b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/ebd1ee83f433983e63e61f576882ef985a0277db.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/f/bfffcbcb2091e78a844adc17b4e24a691cc7df80.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/8/2806ceb5c56f8aef74bc8be29e7d21f5ca599bc4.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/d/4d0b970d478f62be7db4e28bd1b1b8e7157ab6a2.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/b/db240cd521c907b6dff1e740a82c1728c07d0aab.jpeg) > **[Reviewing the new Delta One Lounge in New York, a stunning masterpiece - The...](https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-one-lounge-new-york-jfk/)** > > After years of anticipation, the day has finally come — Delta's first business-class-only lounge is ready for its big debut. ---
**Author:** ![AntonioL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/antoniol/32/139225_2.png) [@AntonioL](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/AntonioL)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/373 "2024-07-03T19:49:58Z")
![IMG_8517](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/1/212950b5710da2f4287f9f4a7dcfea8cd2c22973.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/374 "2024-07-13T19:36:48Z")
Snazzy T1 welcome plaza render from tmrw.inc: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/d/bd3b788b5e793f7dafa6fe938473244e8c291712.jpeg) Work on T6 progresses, with assembly of the 80 foot main oculus skylight coming along and the installation of the clerestory windows reaching completion: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/c/dc044bbed130d92dfaf8fc94a4437de04cebd130.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/3/b3fa19d76703cdc74be3023a8bc3c8358742e3cf.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/8/f88f4e24c611693c979921f811e44eab14e06291.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/375 "2024-07-18T01:32:55Z")
![IMG_8786](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/2/12e7a27522766f7abdc677ca7db6693da6bcda76.jpeg) ![IMG_8787](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/8/280e44f298595ff2362cf392bfa0613e43af4d33.jpeg) ![IMG_8790](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/b/5b5df29ad288a9251625996516b75ea58133f0fd.jpeg) ![IMG_8792](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/6/36d5e2281ed47e973383c02e81977a30a9d9ed6f.jpeg) ![IMG_8793](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/d/7d551a08e59a4a37c074e487f196e569ef21413a.jpeg) ![IMG_8794](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/3/b38376b5aaf2b921ea9a387aaac673e463ed4fe8.jpeg) ![IMG_8795](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/f/af66b5af09fd97ca23638295440631a1c3a11614.jpeg) ![IMG_8796](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/4/447ca3cb975764c8b4ae6309bcf34131421f8539.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/376 "2024-07-21T05:45:19Z")
Not sure if these were posted here but the [JFK New T1 site](https://www.anewjfk.com/projects/the-new-terminal-one/) has a bunch of renderings on the home page. Some of them were shared here, but I don’t recall seeing the ones I posted here. The terminal is going to be a fantastic asset to this airport. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/6/36f9e2dbb004d0fd3193da545e4e7230da79f661.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/0/9025980b63a0c86beb3eecadb965210524a9e5f7.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/575c44358684b357ab935b0a58a5df814d273756.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/c/5c87c316c4a2046cedae78713dc0a7d8ff653a9d.jpeg) Artists were also selected for T6 art installations. > **[18 New York Artists Tapped to Create Works for JFK’s New Terminal](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-york-artists-reate-works-jfk-new-terminal-1234712124/)** > > 18 artists hailing from seven countries have been tapped to create installations for the airport’s new Terminal 6, set to open in 2026. ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/377 "2024-07-28T14:40:37Z")
Maybe they’re charging for the views? ![BCS_2024-07-25_001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/f/3f3a9c77651e2111607ea5e1d6ca3a5c99a21960.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/378 "2024-07-28T14:43:46Z")
![BCS_2024-07-25_001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/9/a95786af672230d083b8633af88ecff6a036ae29.jpeg) ![BCS_2024-07-25_002](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/0/c09d09e291ff4703e65d967df83ed930686db8b9.jpeg) ![BCS_2024-07-25_003](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/383ad3d4ff3cf792febad39f4b501cf3b43be996.jpeg) ![BCS_2024-07-25_004](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/4/240622e125597aa93ac34c7b8f3bfe0a83661836.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/379 "2024-07-28T21:49:51Z")
Went to JFK today, this time remembering to post my photos! T1 continues to progress, with more work on the roadway. Looks like they’re starting to prepare the overhang to be clad, and around back they have some aluminum panels up, though I didn’t get a pic. ![IMG_3292](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/6/d62086658bf3d9f10288b63274c2631fb78eb915.jpeg) ![IMG_3301](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/8/2842609127701f5cd7a4ee02ac91795acc47f746.jpeg) ![IMG_3302](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/4/741abfe03808b9e66f88b35a3b67eb90062e7347.jpeg) ![IMG_3322](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/2/0284f3e8fe4f8679a2f33dabd9b34712172a1340.jpeg) T6 is also progressing, with noticeable work on the roadways as well as the rerouted T5 exit road. Got some great views from the Airtrain bridge, I didn’t realize you can actually see inside to the future path toward the departures hall! Looks like one of those concrete structures is corroding? If anyone can explain that I’d be very interested to know what’s going on there. ![IMG_3307](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/b/7befba879d47db48ceac64e68fa0dc3095e2f081.jpeg) ![IMG_3310](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/10a69dd324833486b4ec7ab076dbc3e761482432.jpeg) ![IMG_3311](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/7/b74d3c0149ffef96c86bdb43c747dd49cbdf2906.jpeg) ![IMG_3317](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/6/26650fab9ee39ff8e08cadb5a0482a1f2ee702aa.jpeg) ![IMG_3318](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/b/3b5a61920ad48cfd0e28b440d42081caf2cf4648.jpeg) ![IMG_3295](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/4/9450ac9d3fc9af3114a2becfca129d4a9264c862.jpeg) ![IMG_3296](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/6/a6a939ecd42f6d6c78785bf205cfb19bf22ffde4.jpeg) ![IMG_3299](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/2/a225a8d63623fa3d2225732b21fb44e643a69012.jpeg) In general, I think for both terminals a lot of work has moved airside/toward interior systems. I’d guess by end of year cladding on the land side will start to wrap and progress may become a bit less visible. ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/380 "2024-07-28T22:10:56Z")
> [@BA178](#): > > Looks like one of those concrete structures is corroding? If anyone can explain that I’d be very interested to know what’s going on there. Concrete doesn’t necessarily corrode more so than the rebar inside of it does causing chunks of the concrete to come loose and crack off, but that doesn’t appear to be what is happening here since the rebar would not have corroded quickly enough for this to happen (this process takes a while to happen). This also doesn’t look like it would happen since epoxy covered rebar was used in this application, which prevents it from rusting and then corroding. This looks like it could be one of two things: The concrete was either not vibrated enough to ensure that it filled all spaces/voids within the formwork leaving air pockets, the mixture/composition of the concrete is also a factor in this occuring or Something happened after the fact that needed the concrete to be broken up in those areas, though the former seems to be the more likely case in this instance. Thanks to everyone providing these update pictures all the time, I love seeing construction photos of this! ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/381 "2024-07-29T00:38:50Z")
In one of your images of T6 you can even see glass being installed on one of the round skylights. Lots of incredible progress going on at JFK. ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/382 "2024-07-29T02:00:17Z")
Ah, thank you for the insight! Will they need to repair the structure before the steel can be placed on top? ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298/383 "2024-07-29T02:03:43Z")
Oh yeah you’re right, it’s hard to say but it looks like they might be using glass mullions in the skylight as well, a nice little nod to the original T6’s famous headhouse [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298.md?page=18) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-jfk-airport-renovation-upgrades/1298.md?page=20)