Three major airports and two small airports serve the New York City. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey runs these airports.
The three significant airports in New York City serving are the John. F. Kennedy International Airport that is an hour’s drive from midtown Manhattan approximately 15 miles,
La Guardia Airport is also located in Queens and takes 30 minutes from Midtown approximately 8 miles and Newark Liberty International Airport located near New Jersey taking 45 minutes from Midtown and is approximately 16 miles. Check for the airline rates as the prices between airports vary greatly depending on the competition.
John F. Kennedy International Airport
This New York City airport is sited in Queens at the Van Wyck Expressway about 15 miles from midtown Manhattan. Car ride takes 30-45 minutes and is accessible by Airtrain.
This is the biggest airports in New York City with 119 gates offering service to over 80 airlines. It has aviation terminal for private planes, corporate jets and numerous cargo terminals. It has parallel runways and take offs are 443,000 on an average.
The easiest way of getting to JFK airport is the AirTrain operating 24/7. This train halts at all airline terminals, rental car areas, parking lots and hotel shuttle pickup spots. They run from Howard beach station or Jamaica within every 7 to 10 minutes at day times and from 8pm to 4am in every 15 minutes.
JFK airport has 8 terminals and offers services of car rentals of major car rentals such as Avis, Dollar, Hertz, Budget and National. JFK Medical services are available in Blidg.22. Walk-in treatment is given, yet appointments fixed are preferred.
Hotels such as Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Ramada Queens and Sheraton are adjacent to this airport in New York City. The services commonly available are newsstands, book shops, gift shops, phones, duty-free shops, restrooms, travel insurance, car rental counters, ATMs and hotel reservations.
La Guardia Airport
La Guardia Airport is located enveloping the Flushing and Bowery Bay. It is 9 miles from midtown Manhattan and can be accessed by the local highways, the Grand Central Parkway, a ferry from Manhattan and also by helicopter and seaplane. La Guardia serves domestic destinations mostly, Canada and the Caribbean.
This airport has individual terminals for Delta Airlines and US Airways. There are 4 terminals, a marine air terminal, two main runways and 73 gates.
The upper level of the central terminal building is for departure and the lower for arrival. All the features such as currency exchange, customs, ground transportation, medical office, parking and many more are available.
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark International airport is located on Newark Bay close to Manhattan-nearly16 miles southwest. It can be accessed from the New Jersey Turnpike Exits and U.S. Routes.
There are 3 large terminals serving 47 airlines and offers good public transportation. It takes 450,000 takeoffs and landings annually. This airport also features all the facilities identical to the other two airports.
