Have you considered having your father take the AirTrain to the Long Island
Railroad to KFRG? The entire trip will be around 45 mins and cost $11.50. If
you park your bird at Atlantic Aviation or Long Island Jet Center, they
usually can pick up your father at the LIRR train station 5 mins away. You
may spend 45 minutes (or close to it) just negotiating the taxiways. The
AirTrain stops at every terminal and it's really easy to find.
Remember, you will also have to negotiate your way from GA parking at JFK to
his terminal too. I believe it's Signature at JFK. If it is, add $30-$45 for
their ramp fee.
Marco Leon
"Peter R." wrote in message
...
My father will be traveling via JetBlue in a couple of weeks. His
itinerary contains a four hour layover at JFK airport. Rather than let
him
sit there for the four hours on a Tuesday evening, I am considering flying
my Bonanza into JFK to pick him up.
Does anyone have any GA advice or experience to share regarding GA flights
into and out of JFK? Specifically, I am interested in whether there are
significant ATC delays imposed on GA aircraft getting into or out of the
airport during the evening push (disregarding low cigs/visibility and
thunderstorms), as well as any unusual pitfalls.
I do have several flights of experience flying into Boston Logan and
Baltimore Washington, but JFK certainly has a much more complex taxiway
system than either of those airports and perhaps is busier, too.
Nevertheless, the challenge of flying into JFK does appeal to me.
Additionally, I am aware of the $100 surcharge to fly into JFK between
3:00p and 10:00p (my relative is arriving around 7:30p). In comparison, a
cab at rush hour to take my father to the class C airport about 19 miles
east of JFK would probably cost close to that surcharge and add more than
an hour to his trip, perhaps negating the advantage of me picking him up.
Thanks in advance.
--
Peter
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