The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport’s (New York JFK) Terminal 6, has formally marked 1 year since breaking ground on the $4.2bn terminal with a sneak peek of the facility through a new animated rendering from terminal frontage to gate.
Construction of the terminal is on schedule, with the last beams of steel expected to be erected this summer and the first gates to open in 2026.
Throughout construction, the project is expected to create more than 4,000 jobs, including 1,800 union construction jobs and direct wages of $1.9 billion. Through the end of January 2024, JMP has already awarded more than $450 million in contracts to minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) and more than $170 million in contracts to Queens-based firms helping to build the 1.2 million square-foot, state-of-the-art facility. This includes over 180 MWBEs who are currently working on the project. The new terminal is part of the Port Authority’s historic $19 billion redevelopment that will transform JFK International Airport into a 21st century global gateway set to rival the best airports in the world from curb to gate.
“We’ve had a busy, truly successful first year building T6,” said Steve Thody, interim CEO of JFK Millennium Partners. “In partnership with our design-build team at AECOM Hunt and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, we’ve assembled a strong, local workforce that is committed to achieving our 2024 milestones and building with the highest levels of quality and safety. We look forward to continued progress as we build a world-class terminal that international travelers will love, and all New Yorkers can soon call home.”
JMP is developing Terminal 6 in two phases, with the first five gates opening in early 2026 and construction completion expected by 2028. Lufthansa Group has announced it will move to the new terminal, operating flights to several European gateways and creating a world-class lounge experience for guests travelling on its group of airlines that includes Lufthansa, SWISS International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines. Advanced discussions with other air carriers are underway.
“Watching the steel frame of a new Terminal 6 taking shape is a tangible sign that JFK’s transformation into a world-class global gateway is well underway,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton.
“This magnificent new international terminal is a key component of the Port Authority’s $19bn reimagining of John F. Kennedy International Airport, and it will bring unprecedented economic opportunities to the communities near the airport.”
“To see our hard-working, talented team and partners develop the new JFK Terminal 6 from the ground up is tremendously exciting. With each construction milestone and this one-year mark, we’re closer to welcoming passengers to an extraordinary new airport facility that will provide tremendous benefits to the local community, city, and state that Terminal 6 will proudly serve,” said George Casey, JFK Millennium Partners chairman and the chair and CEO of Vantage Airport Group, which leads Terminal 6 development.
