JFK Weekly Flight Highlights
July 11 – July 16, 2026 · Full List of Every Special Movement
The week opened with a pair of United Arab Emirates Air Force Airbus A330-243 MRTT tankers, a Rare + Military combo rarely seen on the civil side of JFK, followed by a Union Aviation Embraer Lineage 1000 VIP arrival. Wednesday brought heavy widebody cargo and passenger traffic from Cathay Cargo, Challenge Airlines, Hawaiian, National, and Emirates, plus a GOL Airlines Airbus A330 marking a New Airline entry from Rio. Thursday's Hyundai 737 BBJ corporate shuttle and a formation of Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys added variety, while Friday delivered two special-livery A380s — Emirates' NBA scheme and Korean Air's standard A388 — alongside a Sunwing-liveried WestJet 737 MAX and a Vista America Global 7500. The week closed with a busy Globemaster III day, as Air Force C-17As rotated through Andrews multiple times, bookended by CommuteAir Embraer E170 regional hops and a KaiserAir charter.
July 11, 2026
Military
Airbus A330-243MRTT
N/A [SKY01] • United Arab Emirates - Air Force • JFK → N/A • 8:24 AM EDT • Runway 04L • Rare + Military
Military
Airbus A330-243MRTT
1303 [SKY02] • United Arab Emirates - Air Force • JFK → TER • 8:41 AM EDT • Runway 04L • Rare + Military
VIP Charter
Embraer Lineage 1000
YL-UAG [UAG101] • Union Aviation • STN → JFK • 6:42 PM EDT • Runway 04R • Rare + Private
July 12, 2026
Charter
Airbus A330-343
N873CA [NCR331] • National Airlines • SJC → JFK • 12:48 AM EDT • Runway 04R • Rare
Cargo
Boeing 747-467F(ER)
B-LIC [CPA085] • Cathay Cargo • JFK → ANC • 1:44 AM EDT • Runway 04L • B744(F)
Charter
Airbus A330-202
9H-ALC [AIZ994] • Arkia - Hi Fly Malta • JFK → TLV • 2:19 AM EDT • Runway 04L
Cargo
Boeing 747-4EVF(ER)
OO-ACF [ICL984] • Challenge Airlines • JFK → TLV • 8:11 AM EDT • Runway 04L • B744(F)
Cargo
Boeing 777-36N(ER)(SF)
9H-CAZ [ICL981] • Challenge Airlines • TLV → JFK • 8:34 AM EDT • Runway 04R • B77WF
Cargo
Boeing 747-412(BCF)
OO-ACE [ICL986] • Challenge Airlines • JFK → TLV • 9:24 AM EDT • Runway 04L • B744(F)
Charter
Airbus A330-243
N390HA [ASA829] • Hawaiian Airlines • JFK → HNL • 9:41 AM EDT • Runway 04L
Charter
Airbus A330-343
N873CA [NCR332] • National Airlines • JFK → SJC • 10:22 AM EDT • Runway 04L • Rare
Charter
Airbus A380-861
A6-EOL [UAE69R] • Emirates • DXB → JFK • 2:46 PM EDT • Runway 22L • A388
Cargo
Boeing 747-4EVF(ER)
4X-ICA [ICL981] • Challenge Airlines • LGG → JFK • 9:41 PM EDT • Runway 22L • B744(F) + Blocked
July 13, 2026
Cargo
Boeing 747-8R7F
LX-VCJ [CLX226] • Cargolux • ANC → JFK • 1:51 AM EDT • Runway 22L • B748(F)
Charter
Airbus A330-243
EC-NBN [GLO7000] • GOL Airlines • GIG → JFK • 7:12 AM EDT • Runway 22L • New Airline
VIP Charter
Boeing 737-7GE(BBJ)
HL8290 [HL8290] • Hyundai • HPN → JFK • 3:57 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare + BBJ
July 14, 2026
Military
Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey
168284 [NH31] • United States Marine Corps • NYG → JFK • 4:07 PM EDT • Military + V22
Military
Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey
168284 [NH3] • United States Marine Corps • JFK → JRB • 6:44 PM EDT • Military + V22
Military
Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey
N/A [OSPREY] • United States Marine Corps • JFK → JRB • 6:44 PM EDT • Military + V22
Military
Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey
N/A [AE53F1] • United States Marine Corps • JFK → JRB • 6:44 PM EDT • Military + V22
July 15, 2026
Cargo
Boeing 767-319(ER)(BCF)
TF-ISP [ICE721] • Icelandair Cargo • KEF → JFK • 7:07 AM EDT • Runway 22L
Cargo
Boeing 747-4EVF(ER)
B-2422 [CSS185] • SF Airlines • ANC → JFK • 11:20 AM EDT • Runway 22L • B744(F)
Cargo
Boeing 747-4EVF(ER)
B-2422 [CSS185] • SF Airlines • ANC → JFK • 11:20 AM EDT • Runway 22L • B744(F)
VIP Charter
Embraer Legacy 450
XA-VPA [XAVPA] • Avemex • TLC → JFK • 1:22 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Private
General Aviation
Pilatus PC-12
N409FZ [N409FZ] • Flying Zebra • ACK → JFK • 3:00 PM EDT • Runway 22R • General Aviation
Special Livery
Airbus A380-861
A6-EOD [UAE69R] • Emirates • DXB → JFK • 3:37 PM EDT • Runway 22R • NBA Livery
Special Livery
Boeing 737 MAX 8
C-FTXF [WJA1860] • WestJet • YYC → JFK • 4:15 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Sunwing Livery
VIP Charter
Bombardier Global 7500
N7509 [VJA759] • Vista America • MIA → JFK • 4:30 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare + GL7T
Charter
Airbus A380-861
HL7627 [KAL081] • Korean Air • ICN → JFK • 5:12 PM EDT • Runway 31R • A388
Charter
Embraer E170LR
N780NC [UCA1500] • CommuteAir • IDA → JFK • 7:35 PM EDT • Runway 31L • Very Rare
Charter
Boeing 737-808
N778MA [KAI10] • KaiserAir • ILG → JFK • 8:56 PM EDT • Runway 22L • Rare + Charter
July 16, 2026
Military
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
89-1190 [TEDDY47] • United States Air Force • ADW → JFK • 10:40 AM EDT • Runway 31R • Military + C17
Charter
Boeing 737-808
N778MA [KAI529] • KaiserAir • JFK → BZN • 11:30 AM EDT • Runway 31L • Rare
Military
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
89-1190 [TEDDY47] • United States Air Force • ADW → JFK • 11:53 AM EDT • Runway 31L • Military + C17
Military
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
94-0070 [MYSTC13] • United States Air Force • ADW → JFK • 1:49 PM EDT • Runway 31L • Military + C17
Charter
Embraer E170LR
N780NC [UCA1500] • CommuteAir • JFK → MOT • 3:50 PM EDT • Runway 31L • Very Rare
Military
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
94-0070 [MYSTC13] • United States Air Force • JFK → WRI • 3:53 PM EDT • Runway 31L • Military + C17