Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors
We were being vectored for a visual 22L into JFK. Just after crossing the shore of Long Island at 4000 ft heading 040; speed 250 KIAS about 2-4 miles southwest of FRG airport; [the First Officer] and I were both heads up because of all the VFR traffic surrounding the airport. It was a beautiful day. That's when something caught my eye passing off the left side of the aircraft. It was only visible for about 3 seconds before it passed about 100-200 ft below us; but it was quite clearly a drone. It was white and shaped like a box. Looked like one of those phantom quadcopters or larger. The First Officer did not see it. I reported it to the Approach Controller and then called to give a more detailed report after we parked at the gate.
CRJ-200 Captain reported a NMAC with a UAV on a visual approach to JFK Runway 22L.