JFK Weekly Flight Highlights

August 1 – August 8, 2026 · Rare, Government, VIP, Livery & General Aviation Movements Only

The week's standout was the Qatar Amiri Flight A320 ACJ Prestige, which made two separate Government + Rare rotations through JFK on both August 1st and August 2nd. Israir Airlines launched brand-new JFK–Tel Aviv service on August 1st, tagged New Airline + Inaugural. General aviation rarities were everywhere, headlined by an FAA Beech King Air 300 (Very Rare) on August 5th, plus a Beech 36 Bonanza, a Cirrus G2 Vision Jet, and a Socata TBM-700 all logging Rare appearances. Business jet traffic included a Rare Jet Aviation BBJ and a Rare Gulfstream IV, while Delta's Airbus A330 arrived from Athens wearing a Team USA livery. Cargolux's Boeing 747 turned up in a special "Car50lux" 50th-anniversary scheme on August 3rd, and Emirates ran both its Skywards and Dest. Dubai special liveries during the week. Two irregular operations closed out the period on August 8th: an Air France A330 diverted from EWR (Diversion + Rare) and a Cargolux 747 that declared an emergency diversion inbound from Luxembourg.

August 1, 2026

Cargo

Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF)

N395CM [ATN3345] • Air Transport International • ILN → JFK • 2:24 AM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare
Special Livery

Airbus A380-861

A6-EUE [UAE8ER] • Emirates • DXB → JFK • 8:12 AM EDT • Runway 22L • A388 + Skywards Livery
Special Livery

Airbus A380-861

A6-EUE [UAE5V] • Emirates • JFK → DXB • 11:36 AM EDT • Runway 22R • A388 + Skywards Livery
Cargo

Boeing 747-412F

4X-IAB [ICL981] • Challenge Airlines Israel • TLV → JFK • 11:53 AM EDT • Runway 22L • B744(F) + Blocked
Government

Airbus A320-232 ACJ Prestige

A7-MBK [A7MBK] • Qatar Amiri Flight • SNN → JFK • 1:03 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Government + Rare
Charter

Airbus A330-243

4X-BAK [ISR996] • Israir Airlines • JFK → TLV • 10:44 PM EDT • Runway 22R • New Airline + Inaugural

August 2, 2026

Cargo

Boeing 747-412F

4X-IAB [ICL982] • Challenge Airlines Israel • JFK → TLV • 6:40 AM EDT • Runway 22R • B744(F) + Blocked
Cargo

Boeing 767-383(ER)(BDSF)

N226CY [ABX305] • ABX Air • CVG → JFK • 12:36 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Uncommon
Cargo

Boeing 777-FDZ

17-BFD [QTR8247] • Qatar Cargo • BRU → JFK • 12:58 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Uncommon
Government

Airbus A320-232 ACJ Prestige

A7-MBK [A7MBK] • Qatar Amiri Flight • JFK → LBG • 2:25 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Government + Rare
Special Livery

Airbus A380-861

A6-EOT [UAE4PV] • Emirates • MXP → JFK • 7:02 PM EDT • Runway 22L • A388 + Dest. Dubai Livery

August 3, 2026

Special Livery

Boeing 747-8R7F

LX-VCC [CLX226] • Cargolux • JFK → LUX • 3:33 AM EDT • Runway 22R • Car50lux 50th-Anniversary Livery
Cargo

Boeing 767-383(ER)(BDSF)

N226CY [ABX480] • ABX Air • CVG → JFK • 8:08 PM EDT • Runway 31R • Uncommon

August 4, 2026

General Aviation

Cirrus SR22

N256BV [HPK56] • Hopscotch Air • CDW → JFK • 10:26 AM EDT • Runway 31L • General Aviation

August 5, 2026

Government

Beech King Air 300

N75 [FLC75] • Federal Aviation Administration • ACY → JFK • 1:19 AM EDT • Runway 22L • Very Rare + General Aviation
Government

Beech King Air 300

N75 [FLC75] • Federal Aviation Administration • JFK → MMU • 1:19 AM EDT • Runway 22L • Very Rare + General Aviation
Cargo

Boeing 747-867F

B-LJI [CPA085] • Cathay Cargo • JFK → YYZ • 2:04 AM EDT • Runway 13L • Rare Dept. Runway + B748(F)
Cargo

Boeing 767-338(ER)(BDSF)

N313AZ [ATN3345] • Amazon Air • JFK → YYZ • 2:05 AM EDT • Runway 13L • Rare Dept. Runway
VIP Charter

Dassault Falcon 7X

N950X [N950X] • TP Aviation II LLC • YQA → JFK • 2:24 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Private
VIP Charter

Dassault Falcon 900DX EASy

N400TH [N400TH] • Duke Vacation LLC • CXO → JFK • 2:24 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Private
VIP Charter

Mitsubishi Challenger 850

N788CG [N788CG] • Corning Inc. • ELM → JFK • 4:24 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Private
Cargo

Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF)

N395CM [ATN3327] • Air Transport International • CVG → JFK • 4:41 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare
Special Livery

Airbus A330-941

N411DX [DAL203] • Delta Air Lines • ATH → JFK • 4:55 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Team USA Livery
General Aviation

Pilatus PC-12 NGX

N131AF [HTO-JFK] • PlaneSense • HTO → JFK • 7:16 PM EDT • Runway 22L • General Aviation
VIP Charter

Boeing 737-7ZX (BBJ)

9H-GGG [JML100] • Jet Aviation Flight Services • GVA → JFK • 8:09 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare + BBJ
Cargo

Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF)

N395CM [ATN3306] • Air Transport International • JFK → RFD • 9:06 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Rare

August 6, 2026

Cargo

Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF)

N321CM [ATN3345] • Air Transport International • ILN → JFK • 2:27 AM EDT • Runway 22L • Uncommon
General Aviation

Beech 36 Bonanza

N361BC [GTX248] • GTA Air • JFK → IAD • 2:48 AM EDT • Runway 22R • Rare + General Aviation
General Aviation

Cirrus G2 Vision Jet

N116PB [N116PB] • Lafferty Daniel II LLC • TTN → JFK • 9:27 AM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare + General Aviation
General Aviation

Tecnam P2012 Traveller

N995CA [KAP5483] • Cape Air • SLK → JFK • 11:54 AM EDT • Runway 22L • P212 + General Aviation
General Aviation

Socata TBM-700

N967CA [N967CA] • N967CA LLC • FWQ → JFK • 12:19 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Rare + General Aviation
VIP Charter

Gulfstream IV

N972MS [N972MS] • Sands Aviation • TEB → JFK • 2:09 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Rare + Private
Cargo

Boeing 747-412F

4X-ICK [ICL991] • Challenge Airlines Israel • LGG → JFK • 2:44 PM EDT • Runway 22L • B744(F) + Blocked
Cargo

Boeing 747-412F

4X-ICK [ICL984] • Challenge Airlines Israel • JFK → TLV • 7:26 PM EDT • Runway 22R • B744(F) + Blocked

August 7, 2026

VIP Charter

Hawker 800

N/A [FFL1210] • ForeFlight • PWK → JFK • 12:36 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Private ICAO
VIP Charter

Gulfstream G500

OE-IDZ [LDX69C] • Sparfell Luftfahrt • ZRH → JFK • 4:44 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Private
Cargo

Boeing 777-FFG

HZ-AK71 [SVA903] • Saudia Cargo • LGG → JFK • 6:23 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare
Cargo

Boeing 777-FFG

HZ-AK71 [SVA902] • Saudia Cargo • JFK → LGG • 10:54 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare

August 8, 2026

Charter

Airbus A330-203

F-GZCM [AFR062] • Air France • CDG-EWR (Diverted to JFK) • 3:49 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Diversion + Rare
Cargo

Boeing 747-4HAF(ER)

LX-MCL [CLX6686] • Cargolux • LUX-NLU (Diverted to JFK) • 5:48 PM EDT • Runway 31L • B744(F) + Emergency
Cargo

Boeing 777-F

VP-BAU [AZG4881] • Silk Way West Airlines • ORD → JFK • 9:18 PM EDT • Runway 22L • B77L(F) + Rare