How Do Airports Prepare for a Plane Crash? Go Inside JFK’s Disaster Drill.

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:01 am

Gabe Castro-Root and Lexi Parra (via The New York Times - Region)

U.S. airports are required to hold a full-scale disaster drill every three years. Go inside a simulated plane crash at Kennedy Airport last weekend.

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Airlines and Airplanes, Airports, Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Fires and Firefighters, Rescues, Emergency Medical Treatment, Disasters and Emergencies, Police, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Kennedy International Airport (Queens, NY), Federal Aviation Administration, Fire Department (NYC), Police Department (NYC), Transportation Security Administration