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    "Key": "NYC-KY",
    "orig": {
      "code": "NYC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "New York City",
      "fullCity": "New York City, New York",
      "airport": "John F Kennedy Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "KY",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Cayman Islands"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Cayman Islands can I fly to from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City you can fly non-stop to Grand Cayman, the main island, landing at Owen Roberts International Airport near George Town. There are no commercial flights to the smaller islands, so travelers take inter-island flights or ferries from Grand Cayman to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from New York City to Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from New York City to Grand Cayman normally take about 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours southbound and roughly 3½ hours northbound. One-stop connections to the smaller islands, Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, usually add 1½ to 2 hours of travel time."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from New York City to Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "Yes, you can fly non-stop from New York JFK to Grand Cayman (GCM) on Cayman Airways and JetBlue. The flight takes about 4 hours southbound and slightly longer northbound due to winds. If you are flying from LaGuardia or Newark, or if non-stops are not available on your dates, common one-stop routings connect through Miami or Charlotte, with total travel times around 6 to 8 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from New York City to Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "From New York City to the Cayman Islands you can fly Cayman Airways nonstop or connect via Miami with American Airlines."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from New York City to Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from New York City to the Cayman Islands are September, January, and October, with September typically offering the lowest fares. Midweek departures, especially on Wednesdays, tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, and evening departures often have the best prices. Booking about 13 to 16 weeks ahead usually yields the lowest fares, while peak summer and major holidays like December see noticeably higher prices.",
        "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. 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. 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."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from New York City to Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "For flights from New York City to Grand Cayman, the optimal booking window is about 13 to 16 weeks ahead, when average fares drop to around $474.",
        "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. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price. 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."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "The Cayman Islands are small, so most visitors base on Grand Cayman around the famous Seven Mile Beach, George Town for shopping and dining, and the less crowded Cayman Brac and Little Cayman for diving, accessed by short inter‑island flights."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Cayman Islands are best to fly into from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City to the Cayman Islands, Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman is the only practical gateway. It handles all long-haul flights from the U.S. and is the hub for reaching resorts, Seven Mile Beach, and connecting flights to the smaller islands."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Cayman Islands?",
        "answer": "For the Cayman Islands, March to June offers sunny skies and calmer seas with fewer visitors than the winter high season, while September to November sees lower prices but a higher chance of brief showers."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to John F Kennedy Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "To reach John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from Manhattan, the fastest and most popular option is the AirTrain combined with the LIRR from Penn Station or the subway from various points, offering a reliable trip for a moderate cost. Yellow taxis provide a flat-rate fare to JFK, while ride-share apps like Uber and Lyft offer convenient door-to-terminal service with variable pricing that can be higher during peak times. Driving is possible via the Van Wyck Expressway, with on-airport parking available at a daily rate, though traffic can make this the least predictable choice. Shared shuttle vans and the Uber Shuttle service provide a middle-ground option between cost and convenience, often at a lower price than a private car.",
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            "title": "Transportation Options - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-12-23T18:54:39Z"
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            "url": "https://jfkairport.com/transportation/ride-share-services",
            "title": "Ride Share Information - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-11-07T16:18:43Z"
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            "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"
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            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20F.%20Kennedy%20International%20Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-30T21:30:04Z"
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          {
            "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 |",
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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."
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