Everything about Long Island Macarthur Airport totally explained
Long Island MacArthur Airport is a public
airport located on
Long Island, in
Ronkonkoma,
Suffolk County,
New York,
United States. It is seven miles (11
km) northeast of the
central business district of the
Town of Islip, which owns and operates the airport. Currently, Delta and US Airways operate short distance shuttles out of the old B concourse, featuring only one jetway and other gates that board from the tarmac, however only one jetway is really necessary due to light traffic.
Delta Express, which offered non-stops to
Orlando and
Ft. Lauderdale pulled out of Islip in the summer of 2003, after experiencing a decline in passenger traffic, dramatically decreasing passenger traffic at the airport. The airline then ceased operations in November of 2003 after it was replaced by
Song Airlines.
Delta has previously added service to and from Atlanta on
Delta Connection, but that service ended on May 1, 2008.
Southwest Airlines has established service to Florida, Baltimore, Chicago and Las Vegas.
In late September 2007,
Ryanair, an Ireland-based airline, proposed to fly between MacArthur Airport and Dublin, Ireland. This will force the airport to build a customs and immigration area and will make MacArthur Airport the second airport in the state of New York having scheduled flights to another continent, the first being
John F. Kennedy International Airport in
New York City. As of right now, Ryanair has pulled their offer until they get aircraft with long enough range.
On May 1, 2008,
Spirit Airlines returned to MacArthur Airport. They previously discontinued service into ISP during the early part of 2001. They now provide nonstop service to
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, competing with Southwest Airlines in the Miami Area. These flights also serve as connecting flights to many Caribbean destinations.
2004 Expansion and Corruption Scandal
The airport embarked on an expansion in 2004 that included a $65 million
Southwest Airlines terminal which was constructed and approved per all state regulations and codes. During the expansion construction period investigators discovered that the Islip town officials made modifications to the existing town-owned airport (not the Southwest expansion project) while ignoring state regulations for fire detection and suppression.
A major proponent of the expansion was
Peter J. McGowan, the former Islip town supervisor and one of the most influential Republicans on Long Island. McGowan saw his name emblazoned on the new terminal. It was removed after he resigned in disgrace in March 2006 under felony indictments of grand larceny, tampering with a witness, bribe receiving, and filing a false instrument. He was jailed for 56 days for taking kickbacks and misusing more than $30,000 in campaign donations. The new terminal was renamed
Veterans Concourse to honor Islip's servicemen and women.
The Phase I expansion area consists of an Irish pub, A&W Restaurant, an Italian eatery, a Rapidos sandwich shop, a
CNBC store, and four new gates. Phase II consisting of four new Southwest gates opened in November 2006, giving them a total of eight gates. The new gate area is also the exit point of the terminal to the baggage claim, when before passengers would have to pass back through the ticketing area of the airport. All food in the Airport is run by
HMSHost after taking over from
Anton Airfood.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents
On
April 4th,
1955,
United Airlines test flight crashed shortly after take off at MacArthur. The flight killed everyone onboard which included three crew members. The
New York - LaGuardia bound flight lost control soon after take off.
Ground transportation
Ground transportation includes shuttles that connect the airport with the nearby
Long Island Rail Road station at
Ronkonkoma.
Taxi and
limousine service are readily available. Many hotels in the surrounding area also provide shuttle service to and from the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Long Island Mac Arthur Airport covers an area of 1,311
acres (531
ha) which contains four
runways and two
helipads.
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