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Just stating the obvious: JFK Airport is owned by the City of New York. From that, draw your own conclusions...

That would be too simple. It's owned by Port Authority of NY and NJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and...

So this ranks high on Google:

https://airportllc.com/who-owns-jfk-airport/

> JFK Airport is owned by the City of New York and is managed and operated by the Port Authority which got the lease from New York City in 1947 to build an airport in Queens borough to serve the large NYC Metropolitan area

Looks like NYC is now paid $150m/year for the land lease: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-extends-jfk-airpo...

No, it is not owned by the City of New York. It's owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is controlled by those two states.

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