Taxi waiting area at JFK airport in New York City on a spring morning.
The rate of fare for trips between Manhattan and JFK International Airport, “is $52.00 plus any tolls using Rate Code 2 on the meter. A NY State Tax Surcharge of $0.50 will be added to each trip.” According to the 2014 Taxi Factbook, people traveling to and from the city’s airports represent 5 percent of all taxi trips, and about 10 percent of all passengers arriving at and departing from JFK use a taxi. Here, taxis wait in JFK’s Central Taxi Hold lot for a call to one of the terminals.