I've probably been on the AirTrain 1000 times, but i've never really gotten a chance to really look at the JFK scene. When I arrive at JFK and jump on the airtrain, my ritual is to find my keys and check my cellphone messages.

This time was different. Delta lost my bags and they gave me a voucher so a taxi would pick me up and bring me to the airport to get them! I came early in the morning and the airport was dead. It was also a pleasant day with good visibility.

Before taking the cab back home with my bags, I decided to take a ride on the Airtrain and record the experience. As you can see in the video, the AirTrain doesn't have a driver. It just comes and goes by itself, completely automated. By and large, it's pretty efficient and usually on time. The AirTrain is a quick and easy way to shuttle between the terminals of JFK!
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Some information about the JFK AirTrain from Wikipedia:

AirTrain JFK is a 3-line, 8.1 miles (13.0 km)-long people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is operated by Bombardier Transportation under contract to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates the airport and AirTrain Newark.

AirTrain connects the airport terminals and parking areas with Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and New York City Subway lines in Queens. The system consists of three overlapping routes:

Before separating for their final destinations, the Howard Beach and Jamaica routes stop at Federal Circle for car rental companies and shuttle buses to hotels and the airport's cargo areas. Both routes make a counterclockwise loop through the airport and stop at each terminal.

The Howard Beach route ends at Howard Beach -- JFK Airport, adjacent to the IND Rockaway Line (A train). It also stops at Lefferts Boulevard for shuttle bus service to long term parking lots A and B and the airport employee parking lot as well as the B15 bus to Brooklyn.

The Jamaica Station route ends at Jamaica, adjacent to the Long Island Rail Road with a connection available to Sutphin Boulevard -- Archer Avenue -- JFK Airport on the Archer Avenue Line (E J Z trains). The AirTrain and LIRR stations are connected to the subway station by an elevator bank.

The All Terminals loop is an airport terminal circulator serving the six terminal stations (Terminal 1, Terminals 2 / 3, Terminal 4, Terminal 5, Terminal 7, and Terminal 8), but operates in the opposite direction, making a clockwise loop. Connections to the Q3, Q10 and B15 Local Buses are available at Terminal 4.

All AirTrain JFK stations are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and wheelchair accessible.