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Long Island MacArthur Airport
Long Island MacArthur Airport’s terminal in 2018
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Town of Islip
Serves Long Island
Location100 Arrival Avenue
Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S.
Time zone EST ( UTC−05:00)
 • Summer ( DST)EDT ( UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL99 ft / 30 m
Coordinates 40°47′43″N 073°06′01″W / 40.79528°N 73.10028°W / 40.79528; -73.10028
Website flymacarthur.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram as of 2017
FAA airport diagram as of 2017
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 7,006 2,135 Asphalt
15L/33R 3,175 968 Asphalt
15R/33L 5,186 1,581 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Asphalt
H2 50 15 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)161,519
Based aircraft (2022)273
Departing passengers (12 months ending Sept. 2018)851,000
MacArthur Airport welcome sign in 2022

Long Island MacArthur Airport ( IATA: ISP, ICAO: KISP, FAA LID: ISP), formerly known as Islip Airport, is a public airport in Ronkonkoma, in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States. Covering 1,311 acres (531 ha), the airport was established in 1942 and began serving as a commercial airport in 1960. It has three runways and two helipads. [1] [3]

Owned and operated by the Town of Islip, MacArthur Airport serves Nassau and Suffolk counties as an alternative to John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports – both of which are located in the Borough of Queens in New York City. [4] Shuttle buses connect the airport to the Long Island Rail Road's Ronkonkoma station.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated LIMA an Official Metro Airport in early 2011, [5] meaning it is now grouped with LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Newark in travel and informational searches for New York airports, thus providing better exposure. MacArthur Airport does not share the congested airspace of the city-centric airports, and it has an exceptional record of on-time performance. In 2009, 83.6% of flights arrived on time and 85.6% of flights departed on time. [6]

In 2016, it had 124,154 aircraft operations, an average of 340 per day; 84% general aviation; 7% scheduled airline; 6% air taxi and 2% military. In 2017, the airport served more than 1.29 million airline passengers. [6] In July 2018, 247 aircraft were based at Islip: 141 single-engine, 30 multi-engine, 36 jets, 31 helicopters, and 9 military. [1] The town-owned Foreign Trade Zone is next to the airport property.

History

Early years

In April 1942, the Town of Islip contracted with the federal government to build an airfield on town-owned land for military use. [7] Within months the Civil Aeronautics Administration (the predecessor to today's Federal Aviation Administration) funded construction of three paved runways. Originally named Islip Airport, at the suggestion of Charles H. Duryea – a local elected official, the airport was renamed MacArthur Airport after U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur, whose dramatic escape from the Philippines during World War II had captured the attention of the world. [7]

In 1944, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation built the first hangar at the airport. Five years later, the Town of Islip built the airport's first terminal building, in preparation for airline flights. Through the 1950s, the Sperry Corporation conducted aerospace research at the airport.

In 1947, the Town of Islip offered the airport to the Port of New York Authority (which is today the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey). The offer was rejected because of the airport's location outside of the port region. [8]

Commercial service era

In 1960, Allegheny Airlines was the first scheduled passenger airline at Islip, flying to Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The March 1961 Official Airline Guide lists five weekday Convair 440 departures: a nonstop to Washington National, one to Baltimore, and three flights direct to Boston via several stops. The General Douglas MacArthur Terminal was completed in 1966. In 1967 Mohawk Airlines began two Fairchild Hiller FH-227 flights a day, to Bridgeport and Albany and beyond with one flight continuing to Toronto. By 1969 Mohawk was flying BAC One-Elevens nonstop to Syracuse. [9] In 1972 Mohawk had nonstops to Albany with direct service to Buffalo and Rochester. [10] Mohawk would soon be merged into Allegheny Airlines.

In 1971, American Airlines began flying nonstop Boeing 727-100s to Chicago O'Hare Airport. By 1974 Allegheny had started BAC One-Elevens and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s nonstop to Albany and Washington National Airport, and direct jets to Burlington, VT, Cincinnati and Detroit. Allegheny continued operating Convair 580s nonstop to Albany, Boston, Bridgeport, and Washington, D.C., in addition to direct Convair 580s to Buffalo and Rochester. [11] Allegheny would be renamed USAir, which then became US Airways, with these respective airlines operating service into the airport for many years before US Airways was merged into American.

The Official Airline Guide (OAG) shows the following passenger jets to Long Island MacArthur nonstop from the following at various times from the late 1960s to the late 1990s, with types: [12] [9]

Southwest Airlines arrived at Islip in 1999 with nonstop Boeing 737-700s to Baltimore, Chicago Midway Airport, Nashville, and Tampa. [15] [16]

Most of the above airlines ceased serving Long Island MacArthur, but between 1999 and 2009 passenger traffic grew with the airport, and now serves about two million passengers a year on three airlines: Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Breeze Airways.

A number of commuter and regional airlines served the airport from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, including Allegheny Commuter, Altair Airlines, Atlantic Coast Airlines operating as United Express, Business Express Airlines operating as Delta Connection, Continental Express, Empire Airlines (1976-1985), Mall Airways, Metro Airlines Northeast operating as Trans World Express, Mohawk Airlines (a later commuter air carrier version), NewAir and its predecessor New Haven Airways, Piedmont Regional Airlines operating on behalf of Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989), Pilgrim Airlines, Precision Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink, Ransome Airlines and USAir Express and its successor US Airways Express. [17] According to the OAG, prop types operated by these smaller airlines to the airport included the ATR-42, Beechcraft 99, Beechcraft 1900C, BAe Jetstream 31, de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7, de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8, Dornier 228, Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Nord 262, Piper Navajo, Saab 340, Short 330, Short 360 and Swearingen Metro.

In 1989, construction of two small, four-gate concourses connected to the existing terminal building commenced. The project was completed in 1990; the two concourses included the first jet bridges at MacArthur Airport. [18]

In 1994, Continental Express was operating ATR-42s nonstop between the airport and the Continental Airlines hub at Newark Airport. [19] By 1999 Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) flying as Delta Connection was operating Canadair CRJ-200s nonstop to the Delta Air Lines hub in Atlanta while Comair, also flying as Delta Connection, was operating Canadair CRJ-200s nonstop to Delta's hub in Cincinnati. Also in 1999, Continental Express was flying Embraer ERJ-145s nonstop to the Continental Airlines hub in Cleveland. [15]

In later years Continental Express continued to serve the airport with nonstop regional jets to Cleveland while Continental Connection scheduled nonstop turboprops to Albany, New York; both services ended in 2005. Spirit Airlines scheduled flights to several Florida cities and Detroit, before moving to LaGuardia Airport in 2001; in May 2008 the airline resumed service to Fort Lauderdale from MacArthur, dropping it soon after. [20] [21] Delta Express, which had nonstops to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, dropped MacArthur Airport in 2003 after a decline in traffic. Delta Connection regional jet service to Atlanta flown by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) on behalf of Delta Air Lines ended on May 1, 2008, following a mid-April announcement that Delta and Northwest Airlines were planning to merge – a move that led to changes for the merged airline.

As of December 2022, Southwest operated year-round, non-stop service to Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Nashville, and West Palm Beach. Allegiant Air previously operated two weekly flights on a seasonal basis to Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, FL. using McDonnell Douglas MD-80s but no longer serves the airport. PenAir began operating two daily nonstop flights to Boston in July 2013, but stopped flying to MacArthur a year later. The last legacy carrier to serve Islip was American Airlines with Embraer ERJ-145 code share flights operated by its American Eagle Airlines regional affiliate Piedmont Airlines to Philadelphia. Service to Washington–National ended on July 2, 2014, after the merger between US Airways and American. The newly merged airline had to cut service to 17 cities from Washington–National because of an antitrust lawsuit preventing the airline from monopolizing slots at National Airport. American Airlines reapplied for nonstop service between MacArthur Airport and Washington–National when two slots opened up, but in early 2015 the airline lost the bid for these two slots. [22] In September 2022, American Airlines ended service to Islip citing a regional pilot shortage as the main reason behind the cut. [23]

Frontier Airlines began serving MacArthur Airport in 2017, and Breeze Airways began service to and from the airport in 2022. [24] [25] [26]

Passenger boardings and operations

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, MacArthur Airport saw a 25% decrease in passenger traffic. Passenger traffic later increased, but they decreased again in 2006. Charts depicting annual operations and passenger boardings are in Appendix C and D. In 2005 MacArthur Airport had 173,135 total operations; during this year 1,055,832 passenger were enplaned, 7.07% more than 2004. In 2006 MacArthur had 189,390 total operations with 1,138,061 passenger boardings. The year 2007 brought total operations at MacArthur down to 184,760 but passenger boardings increased to 1,167,515, MacArthur's highest boardings in the last 6 years. In 2008, total operations at MacArthur were 179,230 and passenger boardings were down to 1,048,768; in 2009, 159,736 total operations and 929,902 passenger boardings. From 2005 to 2009 almost every category of MacArthur's operations has declined: airline, military, air taxi, and general aviation. A recent figure was released citing a 46.4% decrease from 2007 to 2012, the most loss in any small hub airport. [27]

Growth in the 21st century

Arrival Avenue in front of the terminal building at MacArthur Airport in February 2023
Construction of the new control tower on the left started in 2008 and was completed in 2010, replacing the tower on the right, which was built in 1962. [28]
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 departing on Runway 24

Established about midway through the 20th century, by the end of the century MacArthur Airport had been transformed. Growth and expansion continued in the early years of the 21st century, but by 2014 the airport was experiencing financial difficulties. [29]

In 2004 MacArthur Airport embarked on an expansion that included a new, Gensler-designed Southwest Airlines terminal built by the airline at a cost of $65 million. [30] [31] [32] [33] Phase one of the expansion included four gates to be used by Southwest, as well as space for shops and restaurants. Phase two, completed in November 2006, added four more gates for a total of eight new gates. Prior to the expansion project, passengers had to pass back through the ticketing area of the airport to reach the baggage claim area. With the completion of Phase two, the new concourse provided a more convenient exit point to baggage claim, ground transportation, and the airport's roadway exit. Nevertheless, the location of the baggage claim area still requires most travelers using the airport's long-term parking lots to pass back through the ticketing area of the airport to reach their vehicles.

A major proponent of the airport's 2004–2006 expansion projects was Peter J. McGowan, then the Islip Town Supervisor; the new concourse was named after McGowan. The terminal was renamed Veterans Memorial Concourse in homage to Long Island's distinction as home to more military veterans than almost any other community in the United States.[ citation needed]

The 2004 expansion was built without state approvals and in violation of fire and safety codes, which resulted in a scandal. [31] [34]

In late September 2007, Ryanair, an ultra-low cost airline based in Ireland, proposed to fly between MacArthur Airport and its hub in Dublin, Ireland. [35] [36] [37] The proposal was ultimately called off. [37]

A new control tower was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011 to replace the tower built in the early sixties. [38] [39] [40] In, 2010 MacArthur Airport also saw the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Fuel Farm, which would increase the airport's jet fuel supply. The airport soon thereafter reconfigured the roadway in front of the terminal; another taxiway was also constructed along with other projects using FAA airport improvement program funds. Development of the West Side, home to a thriving general aviation sector, was to be underway in late 2010.

While the airport continues to expand it has added numerous amenities, including free courtesy cell phone parking (located in the rear of Lot 6B). In November 2009 MacArthur Airport became the only airport in the tri-state region to offer free wireless Internet service in the entire terminal and in the courtesy cell phone parking lot. [41] In addition, the airport launched several tools designed to provide up-to-date information to travelers, including its first official website, flyLIMA.com. [42] All passenger food catering within the airport terminal is provided by HMSHost, which operates five restaurants at the airport.

In March 2017, plans were announced to build a U.S. Customs Station at MacArthur Airport by the end of 2019 with help from financial assistance from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo – an attempt at making MacArthur an international destination and at enticing airlines to add MacArthur to their destinations. Beginning in late March, a marketing campaign was to be undertaken by the Town of Islip to announce the revival of the airport, including through advertisements on public transportation, digital marketing, and radio spots. In years past, previous campaigns have targeted airlines. This time, the $180 million campaign focus is on potential passengers and commuters. Additionally, a new logo and slogan were unveiled. The thought process is that by attracting more passengers, the airport will attract more airlines, including international flights.

On July 17, 2017, Frontier Airlines announced service to 10 new cities using aircraft as large as the Airbus A321, which approaches the Boeing 757 in range and passenger capacity – a first for the airport in that past decade. [24] [25]

In September 2022, American Airlines ended service to MacArthur from Philadelphia due to pilot shortages. [23] [43] [44] [45] Also taking place in 2022 was the opening of a new ground transportation center at the airport. This state-of-the-art facility houses all of the rental car agencies present on-site at the airport. [46]

In February 2023, the airport property was designated as a superfund site due to chemicals being detected in the soil and groundwater; negotiations between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Town of Islip soon started, with both parties working to ensure the site's cleanup. [47]

Also taking place in February 2023 was the construction of a major, $26 million terminal renovation project commencing. [48] [49] That June, MacArthur Airport received an additional $2.7 million in federal funds for additional terminal renovations. [49]

Airlines and destinations

Concourse A in February 2023

MacArthur Airport currently has two concourses in one main terminal. Concourse A has nine gates, while Concourse B has two gates with jetways and multiple gates that board from the ramp.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Breeze Airways Charleston (SC), Norfolk
Seasonal: Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Vero Beach
[50]
Frontier Airlines Atlanta (resumes May 16, 2024), [51] Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh/Durham
[52]
Southwest Airlines Baltimore, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Seasonal: Fort Lauderdale
[53]

Statistics

Passenger numbers

Annual passenger traffic at ISP airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual traffic [54]
Year Passengers
2016 1,194,266
2017 1,297,186
2018 1,618,000
2019 1,545,000
2020 524,000
2021 1,105,000
2022 1,348,000

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from ISP (February 2022 - January 2023) [54]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Orlando, Florida 175,590 Frontier, Southwest
2 Baltimore, Maryland 136,010 Southwest
3 West Palm Beach, Florida 77,050 Frontier, Southwest
4 Tampa, Florida 67,910 Frontier, Southwest
5 Nashville, Tennessee 33,530 Southwest
6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 32,130 Frontier, Southwest
7 Atlanta, Georgia 23,920 Frontier
8 Fort Myers, Florida 15,360 Frontier
9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,160 American
10 Charleston, South Carolina 10,110 Breeze

Carrier shares

Carrier shares (October 2022 - September 2023) [6]

   Southwest, 604,000 (50.46%)
   Frontier, 529,000 (44.24%)
   Breeze, 63,370 (5.30%)
Airline Market Shares (October 2022 - September 2023)
Rank Airline Passengers Market Share
1 Southwest 604,000 50.46%
2 Frontier 529,000 44.24%
3 Breeze 63,370 5.30%

Administration

The airport's crash response trucks

Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. [55] The Department of Aviation is led by the Commissioner of Aviation and Transportation, which works closely with the Town Board to manage and steward the airport. Departments include Airport Operations, Custodial, Fire Rescue, Law Enforcement, Maintenance, Construction, and Administration.

Tenants

A Heritage Flight Academy Cessna 172 Skyhawk returning from a training flight

Long Island MacArthur Airport's houses numerous general aviation tenants, including three fixed based operators: Sheltair Aviation, ExcelAire, and Mid Island Air, which offers a full range of general aviation services. There are numerous flight schools based on the field, including ATP Flight School, Heritage Flight Academy, and Mid Island Air Service. [56]

The Suffolk County Police (SCPD) Aviation Section has a law enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter based at MacArthur Airport. The base is staffed 24 hours a day by police pilots, as well as flight paramedics employed by the Stony Brook University Medical Center.

Until the early 1990s, the 2nd Battalion (Attack), 142nd Aviation Regiment of the N.Y. Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Aviation Brigade, was based at MacArthur Airport, equipped with Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra (F model) gunships. In 2006, the 3rd Battalion (Assault), 142nd Aviation Regiment moved its headquarters from Latham, N.Y. to Long Island MacArthur Airport, bringing its Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. In May 2007, following yet another reorganization in which the battalion was re-configured, the unit received its mobilization alert order to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over the course of their deployment, the unit – which came to be known as Task Force Jester – flew more than 15,000 flight hours. The last of the battalion's troops returned home to Long Island MacArthur Airport in May 2009.

It is also home to Civil Air Patrol's Long Island Group's Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10.

Radio station WRCN-FM (Broadcasting as LI News) maintains its offices and studios within the airport. [57]

Additionally, the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZNY) – known as an ARTCC for short – is located at the airport. [58]

Accidents and incidents

  • On April 4, 1955, a Douglas DC-6 of United Airlines operating on a pilot test flight bound for LaGuardia Airport lost control soon after take-off and subsequently crashed, killing all three crew members on board.
  • On November 23, 1999, a U.S. Army National Guard UH-1H "Huey" helicopter crashed in fog during an attempted landing after training exercises above eastern Long Island; two were killed and two injured. [59] [60] [61]
  • On July 25, 2008, a bomb threat was received for Southwest Airlines Flight 2622, bound for Chicago. Subsequently, Concourse A was evacuated for several hours and a thorough search of the airplane and building commenced. No dangerous items were found. [62]
  • On January 7, 2011, a Bombardier Dash 8-100 operating as Piedmont Airlines Flight 4507 on behalf of American Airlines, with service from Philadelphia, PA to New Haven, CT, had to divert to MacArthur after being struck by lightning over the Long Island Sound, causing electrical problems. The diversion was successful, and the 33 passengers were bussed to New Haven.
  • On February 3, 2022, a Pilatus PC12 collided with a Hawker 1000 on the ramp. No one was injured. The investigation is still ongoing as of December 2022.

Ground transportation

The Ground Transportation Center at the airport in February 2023

Public transportation

Bus connections
Bus transport System Route(s) Refs
Suffolk Transit 6 [63] [64]

Suffolk Transit's Route 6 bus route serves the airport, connecting it with the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station to the west, and the Patchogue LIRR station in Patchogue to the east. [64] [65] Route 6 also stops at the Central Islip LIRR station, with timed connections to Routes 4, 17, and 52A/B. At the Patchogue LIRR station, there are timed connections to Routes 2, 51, 53, 55, 66, 77, and 77Y. [64]

The Hampton Jitney's Westhampton, Montauk, and North Fork lines stop along the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) at Exit 60. It is called the Islip Airport Connection, and is a short taxicab ride away from the airport terminal.

Rail connections
System Station Line(s) Refs
Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma       Ronkonkoma Branch [66]
Long Island Rail Road Central Islip

via SCT RT 6

      Ronkonkoma Branch [63] [64]
Long Island Rail Road Patchogue

via SCT RT 6

      Montauk Branch [63] [64]

MacArthur Airport is connected with the nearby Long Island Rail Road station at Ronkonkoma by shuttle buses and taxi service. The LIRR offers passengers transportation to nearby New York City. The LIRR currently offers a discount package for airport passengers, which includes the cost of shuttle service between the train station and airport terminal.

The Central Islip and Patchogue stations are also accessible from the airport, via Suffolk County Transit's Route 6 bus route. [64]

In popular culture

Long Island MacArthur Airport has been used several times as a filming location:

See also

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