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Jul 21, 2011 | 7:44 pm

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Originally Posted by gfunkdave

The train stopped at each terminal for about 6 minutes. By the time we got to Terminal 4 (I needed AA on Terminal 8) I knew I wouldn't make it because it was about 5:30. I got off the train and tried to get a cab to the terminal but there was a long line. I thought maybe I could run there, but didn't realize how big JFK was. The map made it look like you just walk across the parking lot from T4 to T8, but that didn't work.

The inter-terminal AirTrain wasn't running? Even during regular ops, it's usually faster to get off at T1 and take the inter-terminal train one stop to T8 (it runs in the opposite direction).

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