JFK Weekly Flight Highlights
August 17 – August 24, 2026 · Special & Notable Movements Only
The week's headline story was a Qatari head-of-state visit: the Amiri Flight Airbus A340-211 arrived from Denver on the 22nd and didn't lift off again for Milan until the following night, tagged Government and Extremely Rare both ways. The French Air Force sent a CASA CN-235 tactical transport through on a same-day turn on the 18th, the rarest single-day showing of the week. Business aviation stayed active with Qatar Executive's Gulfstream G650ER bouncing through JFK twice, a Very Rare Global Jet Luxembourg BBJ3, a HondaJet on a rare domestic hop, and an Epic E1000 single-engine turboprop. Special liveries turned up on Emirates' "Dest. Dubai" A380 (twice), a Star Alliance-liveried Lufthansa A340, and a fresh Cargolux 747-8 scheme. Operational oddities included a Lufthansa Cargo 777 diverting off an ORD-FRA routing and a rare departure runway assignment for a Cathay Cargo 747. General aviation seaplane traffic showed up via Cessna Caravans on both the 19th and 23rd.
August 18, 2026
Military
CASA CN-235-200M "Tetuko"
64-IK [CTM2029] • French Air Force - Air Support and Projection Brigade • NAS → JFK • 12:11 PM EDT • Runway 04L • Extremely Rare + Military
VIP Charter
Boeing 737-97Y(ER) BBJ3
LX-DIO [SVW46DD] • Global Jet Luxemburg • FKB → JFK • 11:12 AM EDT • Runway 04R • BBJ + Very Rare
General Aviation
Epic E1000
N1784D [LND3] • BPR Aero LLC • HPN → JFK • 11:29 AM EDT • Runway 04R • General Aviation + Rare
Military
CASA CN-235-200M "Tetuko"
64-IK [CTM2029] • French Air Force - Air Support and Projection Brigade • JFK → N/A • 2:03 PM EDT • Runway 22R • Extremely Rare + Military
August 19, 2026
General Aviation
Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian
N382TA [FTO382] • SEAPLANE LLC • CDW → JFK • 2:39 PM EDT • Runway 22L • General Aviation + Seaplane
Special Livery
Airbus A380-861
A6-EEU [UAE69R] • Emirates • DXB → JFK • 3:30 PM EDT • Runway 22L • A388 + Dest. Dubai Livery
Special Livery
Airbus A380-861
A6-EEU [UAE8UW] • Emirates • JFK → DXB • 11:22 PM EDT • Runway 22R • A388 + Dest. Dubai Livery
August 21, 2026
Special Livery
Airbus A340-313
D-AIGP [DLH405] • Lufthansa • JFK → FRA • 1:03 AM EDT • Runway 04L • A343 + Star Alliance Livery
Cargo
Boeing 747-867F
B-LJA [CPA085] • Cathay Cargo • JFK → YYZ • 3:59 AM EDT • Runway 04R • B748(F) + Rare Dept. Runway
VIP Charter
Gulfstream G650ER
A7-CGI [QQE217] • Qatar Executive • MIA → JFK • 1:48 PM EDT • Runway 04R • Rare + Private
August 22, 2026
Government
Airbus A340-211
A7-HHK [A7HHK] • Qatar Executive / Amiri Flight • DIA → JFK • 4:13 PM EDT • Runway 22L • A342 + Government + Extremely Rare
Cargo
Boeing 777-F
D-ALFI [GEC8189] • Lufthansa Cargo • ORD-FRA (Diverted to JFK) • 10:02 PM EDT • Runway 22L • B77L(F) + Diversion + Livery
August 23, 2026
General Aviation
Cessna Grand Caravan EX
N13DQ [N13DQ] • Thaddeus Alistair LLC • GON → JFK • 12:35 PM EDT • Runway 22L • General Aviation + Seaplane
General Aviation
Cessna Grand Caravan EX
N115GK [N115GK] • Commuter Redux LLC • GON → JFK • 12:40 PM EDT • Runway 22L • General Aviation + Seaplane
VIP Charter
Honda HA-420 HondaJet
N192WS [N192WS] • Volato • GSO → JFK • 6:00 PM EDT • Runway 22L • HDJT + Rare
Government
Airbus A340-211
A7-HHK [A7HHK] • Qatar Executive / Amiri Flight • JFK → MXP • 9:05 PM EDT • Runway 22R • A342 + Government + Extremely Rare
August 24, 2026
VIP Charter
Gulfstream G650ER
A7-CGI [QQE217] • Qatar Executive • JFK → TVT • 12:31 AM EDT • Runway 22R • Private + Rare
Special Livery
Boeing 747-8R7F
LX-VCF [CLX9] • Cargolux • LUX → JFK • 11:17 PM EDT • Runway 22L • B748(F) + Livery