Terminal 7 is on the northside of JFK International Airport. It's got 12 departure gates with lots of convenient facilities, including:
Check in for your flight three hours before your scheduled departure time. You can find Aer Lingus check-in desks in zones 307 and 308. Boarding gates are allocated daily, but they are all close to each other.
Customers connecting from Manchester must pick up their bags from the baggage belt and then after clearing U.S. Customs, they can drop their bags off on the transfer belt before continuing on to their connecting flight terminal. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're there, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Information for customers connecting from/to Ireland with the following airlines:
Customers connecting to a JetBlue flight will arrive in Terminal 7 and depart on their JetBlue flight from Terminal 5. Baggage will be transferred to your final destination. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're there, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Customers connecting from a JetBlue flight will arrive in Terminal 5 and depart on their Aer Lingus flight from Terminal 7. Baggage will be transferred to your final destination. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're there, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Customers connecting to an American Airlines flight will arrive in Terminal 7 and depart on their American Airlines flight from Terminal 8. Baggage will be transferred to your final destination. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're there, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Customers connecting from an American Airlines flight will arrive in Terminal 8 and depart on their Aer Lingus flight from Terminal 7. Baggage will be transferred to your final destination. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're there, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Connecting to and from other airlines:
Travelling To USA
All Aer Lingus flights will arrive into Terminal 7. If your bags are checked to your final destination, you don't need to collect your bags in New York JFK, simply follow the signs for the AirTrain and transfer to your connecting flight's terminal*. If you have separate tickets, please collect your bags and then go to the terminal. You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're at your connecting flight terminal, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
* Note - customers connecting from Manchester will need to collect their bags from the baggage belt, then drop them off on the transfer belt after clearing U.S. Customs.
Travelling to Ireland
If your bags are checked to your final destination, simply follow the signs for the AirTrain and transfer to Terminal 7. If you have separate tickets, please collect your bags and then go to Terminal 7. Aer Lingus is located at the west side of the terminal.
You can transfer between terminals for free via the AirTrain. Once you're at your connecting flight terminal, you'll need to go through TSA security before going to your next boarding gate.
Our Lounge is just five minutes from the boarding gates, making it easy to relax and enjoy a hot meal before you board.
To make your journey easier, the Aer Lingus Lounge is also relocating to Terminal 7. Just five minutes from the boarding gates, Business Class customers and Aer Club card holders can relax here before their flight. Before you fly, enjoy hot food, snacks, drinks, Wi-Fi, and TV screens. You can also avail of free access to over 7,000 digital newspapers and magazines from around the world with our pressreader app.
Busses, taxis and shuttle vans are available at the Arrivals level. However, there are lots of other transportation options.
Subway and AirTrain
Take the E, J or Z subway lines to Jamaica (Sutphin-Archer Avenue station) or the A subway line to Howard Beach station. From there, take the AirTrain to Terminal 7. The AirTrain is free unless you start or end your journey at Jamaica and Howard Beach Stations. There, the fee is $8.00 USD, payable only by MetroCard.
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
Take the Long Island Rail Road commuter rail service from Long Island and New York City to Jamaica station. From there, take the AirTrain to Terminal 7. The AirTrain is free unless you start or end your journey at Jamaica and Howard Beach Stations. There, the fee is $8.00 USD, payable only by MetroCard.
Car Rental
Located near the Van Wyck Expressway and Belt Parkway. From the terminal take the AirTrain to the Federal Circle Station.
Parking
Please park at the parking garage at Terminal 7 (the orange lot) and follow the signs for the skywalk to T7. Long-term parking is located at the Lefferts Blvd Station (AirTrain).
Kiss 'n' Fly
Skip parking costs and airport traffic. Get dropped off and picked up at the free Kiss 'n' Fly parking lot, located at the Lefferts Boulevard exit off the Van Wyck Expressway. From there, you can take the AirTrain directly to Terminal 7 for free.