JFK Connection Times

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Anonymous wrote:It should be enough if your dca -jfk flight doesn’t get delayed. You basically go through security and recheck bags at JFK, so this is why you need your flight to arrive 2-3 hours before (it’s like you would arrive at any airport 2-3 hours before an international flight). In a way, JFK treats it as two separate flights rather than just a connection.

NP here. Even after domestic flights? I thought you only had to do that after arriving on an international flight.

Yes, that was my experience flying some years back. I got my bags from the domestic flight ant the carousel and then schlepped to the international terminal to the check-in counters (this was on a one ticket with JFK connecting). Never transferred through JFK again after that.

If it’s the same itinerary they should move your checked bags for you, right?

JFK sucks in this respect though. There is not just a domestic terminal and an international terminal.

There are NINE terminals. And most (or all) have domestic and international flights.

Yay America.

It was one ticket: dca to final destination. I still had to get my bags from the domestic flight and then move to terminal, stand in line and get my international flight boarding. The domestic flight was basically an Uber to the JFK from DC.

That will not be the case with OPs itinerary. American operates within a single terminal at JFK. They will not have to exit the secure area, and their bags will be checked to their final destination, because it's all on the same ticket and same airline.

Whoops, just noted OP said carry-on only, so no issue with checked bags (although they would go to final destination in this situation). When getting off plane at JFK, just check monitors for next flight and walk to appropriate gate. Will all be in Terminal 8, American's terminal there.

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And they’re called 1, 4, 5, 7, 8.

Cute.

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DP. We find that international flights from NYC often are much lower cost (sometimes save a few thousand $) than out of WAS. This is to either Europe or Asia/Pacific.

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If you’re flying American you will most likely just be in terminal 8 for both your arrival and departure so you’ll have more than enough time. If you have to switch terminals it might take 30 mins at the most but I really don’t think you’ll need even close to your 3 hours.