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Macarthur Airport is located on Long Island in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County, New York. It is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. It is also referred to as Long Island Macarthur Airport, (and some people call it merely "Islip Airport") it is the only airport in Suffolk or Nassau County with scheduled service on major airlines. It serves over 2 million passengers a year.

Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport History

The airport began in 1942 as three paved runways built by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (predecessor of the Federal Aviation Administration) during World War II. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation built the first hangar at the airport in 1944. The Town of Islip built a terminal in 1949, after taking the airport back from the Army Air Corps at the end of the war. Through the 1950s, Macarthur was used by Sperry Corporation for aviation research. Allegheny Airlines was its first commercial airline in 1960, offering flights to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. The Douglas Macarthur terminal was completed in 1968 and American Airlines began operating non-stop flights to Chicago in 1971.

Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport Present

Currently Long Island Islip airport is the most convenient airport in the New York area. The reason for this is that when you come to Islip airport you do not need to worry about long lines and delays. Islip airport also known as Long Island Macarthur Airport is serviced by Southwest Airlines which has one of its main hubs at the Islip Airport. Southwest Airlines and U.S. Airways are two of the main airlines that serve Long Island Islip Macarthur Airport. One of the most convenient ways to get to/from Long Island Islip Macarthur Airport and New York City is via a transportation company or limousine company such as one of the companies listed on the Macarthur Islip Airport Transportation page

Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport Information

Long Island Islip Macarthur Airport (LIMA) is owned and operated by the Town of Islip under the Town of Islip's Department of Aviation and Transportation

Size/Area: Approximately 1,310 acres

2004 Growth: A total of 114,000 sq. ft were added to the passenger service area of Macarthur Airport with the completion of the Veterans Memorial Concourse. This $60 million expansion hosts four passenger gates, a new aircraft parking apron and additional security screening areas. The Veterans Memorial Concourse also includes elevators and escalators, administrative offices, public restrooms, one newspaper/gift shop and four restaurants. Phase II of the project, expected to be completed in mid-2006, includes the addition of four more passenger gates and a link the Macarthur Airport Main Terminal.

Passenger Volume: Over 2.1 million passengers passed through the Airport in 2005, an average of more than 5,800 per day. It is projected that 2.2 million will travel through the Airport in 2006.

Number of Flights: 92 flights per day.

Major Air Carriers: Continental Express, Delta Connections, Southwest Airlines and USAirways Express serve destinations across the United States with 12 direct routes and connections to most major cities. Aviation Services: Fuel, hangars, tie-downs, flight school, aircraft service and repair. Two major Fixed Base Operators are located at the Airport, along with other air service businesses accommodating general commercial aviation, corporate aviation, charter flights, flight schools and private aviators

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