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  "response": {
    "Key": "NYC-CL",
    "orig": {
      "code": "NYC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "New York City",
      "fullCity": "New York City, New York",
      "airport": "John F Kennedy Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CL",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Chile"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Chile can I fly to from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City you can fly non-stop to Santiago, the main gateway. One-stop flights also serve Punta Arenas in Patagonia, Easter Island via Santiago, and regional cities like Puerto Montt or Calama for the Atacama Desert. Most travelers start in Santiago and then take domestic flights south or north."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from New York City to Chile?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from New York City to Santiago take about 10 to 11 hours southbound and roughly 10 hours on the return. One-stop routes to other Chilean cities like Punta Arenas or Antofagasta typically range from 14 to 18 hours including the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from New York City to Chile?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from New York City to Chile. The most common one-stop routings connect through Santiago (SCL) via hubs like Miami, Atlanta, Panama City, or Lima. Total travel time typically ranges from 12 to 16 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from New York City to Chile?",
        "answer": "From NYC to Chile you can fly LATAM nonstop. One-stop options include Avianca via Bogotá, Copa via Panama City, and American via Miami."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from New York City to Chile?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from New York City to Santiago are August, September, and October, with August being the lowest. Midday departures tend to offer the best fares, and Monday is typically the cheapest day of the week to fly. Booking about 7 to 10 weeks ahead usually yields the lowest prices, while peak summer months like December and the winter holiday season are notably more expensive.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from New York City to Chile?",
        "answer": "For flights from New York City to Santiago, Chile, the optimal booking window is 7 to 10 weeks before departure, when fares average around $754.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Chile?",
        "answer": "In Chile, most travelers begin in Santiago for its culture and nearby wine valleys. From there, a short flight reaches the Atacama Desert around San Pedro de Atacama for otherworldly landscapes. In Patagonia, fly to Punta Arenas to access Torres del Paine National Park. The coast offers Valparaíso with its colorful hills and street art, reachable by bus from Santiago."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Chile are best to fly into from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City to Chile, Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is the primary long-haul gateway with the most direct options and connections to domestic flights and buses. For the Atacama Desert, consider flying into Calama, and for Patagonia, Punta Arenas works well, though both require a connection in Santiago."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Chile?",
        "answer": "For Chile, October to December and March to April offer mild weather and fewer crowds than the peak summer months of January and February, especially in Santiago and the Lake District."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to John F Kennedy Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From Manhattan to JFK, the AirTrain combined with the subway or Long Island Rail Road is the most popular and often most reliable public transit option, taking about 50–75 minutes at a moderate cost. Licensed yellow taxis offer a flat fare to the airport and are a convenient door-to-door choice, while ride‑share services like Uber and Lyft provide similar convenience with variable pricing that can be cheaper or more expensive depending on demand. Shared shuttle vans and the new Uber Shuttle are lower‑cost alternatives, though travel time can be longer with multiple stops. Driving yourself is possible but less common due to heavy traffic and high on‑airport parking rates; the fastest option during off‑peak hours is typically a taxi or ride‑share, which can reach JFK in 30–45 minutes.",
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          {
            "url": "http://jfkairport.com/transportation",
            "title": "Transportation Options - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-12-23T18:54:39Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://jfkairport.com/transportation/ride-share-services",
            "title": "Ride Share Information - JFK Airport",
            "favicon": "https://jfkairport.com/images/shared/favicon/jfk_favicon.ico",
            "time_published": "2025-11-07T16:18:43Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97218&diff=1343981798&oldid=1343041901&title=John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport: Difference between revisions",
            "time_published": "2026-03-17T15:31:18Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20F.%20Kennedy%20International%20Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-30T21:30:04Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://portfolio.panynj.gov/2015/12/15/jfk-five-things-ok-technically-six-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/",
            "title": "JFK: Five Things (OK, Technically Six Things) You Probably Didn’t Know About John F. Kennedy International Airport |",
            "time_published": "2015-12-15T15:00:57Z"
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        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}