---
iata: ISP
name: Long Island MacArthur Airport
city: Islip
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-13'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/'
sources:
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/our-story'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/airlines'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/flight-info/'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/terminal-info'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/tsa-security-check-info'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/amenities'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/parking'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/ground-transportation'
  - 'https://www.flymacarthur.com/contacts'
  - 'https://www.islipny.gov/departments/long-island-macarthur-airport'
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KISP'
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm'
  - 'https://escapelounges.com/us/airport-lounges/'
  - 'https://sctbus.org/System-Information'
  - 'https://sctbus.org/portals/32/Schedules/Route%206.pdf'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Town of Islip leftover (~1.6 million commercial passengers a year) and
    Wikipedia leftover **1,580,000** total passengers in 2025 sit next to FAA
    prelim CY 2025 enplanements **790,218** (+15.73% vs **682,804**). The
    790,218 figure is boardings only — do not mix it with a total-passenger
    leftover. Official our-story leftover still prints **1.2 million** /
    **2023** / **1,600** people a day — leftover vs the 2025 cells. islipny.gov
    leftover **5,000** people a day is leftover vs the same our-story 1,600
    leftover.
  - >-
    Owner / operator **Town of Islip** (Department of Aviation). Live
    Commissioner of Aviation and Transportation / AirNav manager **Robert A.
    Schneider** (AirNav **ROBERT A. SCHNEIDER**; town card **ROB SCHNEIDER**),
    **100 Arrival Ave, Suite 100, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779**. Town Supervisor
    leftover **Angie M. Carpenter**, Town Hall **655 Main Street, Islip, NY
    11751**. Switchboard **(631) 467-3300**. General information **(631)
    467-3210**. Emergency / ADA leftover **(631) 467-3315**. Noise complaint
    hotline **(631) 224-5306**. TSA checkpoint leftover **(631) 580-6748**.
    Official our-story leftover: no local tax dollars. Civil one-terminal campus
    in Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County. Historical Islip Airport /
    MacArthur Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **ISP**.
    **Do not create KISP as a second page.** **Do not merge JFK, LGA, EWR, FRG,
    HWV, or Bayport Aerodrome (23N).** The 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation
    Regiment (NY Army National Guard) is a campus tenant — this is not an
    airbase or cargo-only page. The new Midway Crossing / north-side terminal
    and Amtrak-to-Ronkonkoma leftover are **not open**.
  - >-
    One civil passenger building branded the **Veterans Memorial Concourse**,
    with leftover **Concourse A** and **Concourse B** after screening. Live FIDS
    on 13 Sep 2026 printed gates **A1–A8** plus Cape Air **B15**. Official pages
    **do not print** a standing airline-to-gate map — read FIDS. Main Terminal
    **24/7**. Official TSA page leftover checkpoint **0400–2100** and **closes
    following the last scheduled departure**; terminal-info leftover **3:45
    a.m.–9:00 p.m.** Official clock **2 hours**. Live official airlines page (13
    Sep 2026), **six** names: **Avelo, Breeze, Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue,
    Southwest**. Official flight-info dest leftover, **16** nonstops: **BWI,
    BOS, CHS, USA (Charlotte/Concord), FLL, RSW, MYR, ORF, MCO, PBI, RDU, RIC,
    SRQ, TPA, VRB, ILM**, plus **BreezeThru MSY** (one stop, no plane change).
    Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. Our-story leftover **four**
    carriers / **10+** dests, Avelo **LAL**, and the flight-info
    **Jacksonville** heading are leftover. islipny leftover Frontier **ATL** and
    Southwest **BNA / FLL** are leftover. **Do not invent American, Delta,
    United, Spirit, Allegiant, or a live international passenger airline.**
  - >-
    **No passenger lounge.** Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA pages have
    no club. Live Escape US list has **no ISP**. Aggregator **The Club ISP /
    Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP / Admirals Club ISP / Sky Club ISP** is
    fiction. Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.**
    Sheltair / ExcelAire FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs.
  - >-
    `lib/airports.json`: IATA **ISP**, ICAO **KISP**, 40.794022, −73.100026,
    America/New_York. AirNav elev **98.7 ft / 30.1 m**, **40 miles E** of New
    York; ZIP **11779**. Wikipedia leftover **99 ft**. AirNav RWY **6/24
    7,006×150**, **15R/33L 5,186×150**, **15L/33R 3,175×75** (not for scheduled
    Part 121 with more than 9 seats; closed to fixed-wing at night). Two
    **50×50** helipads. ARFF Index **C**. ATCT **0600–2400**. Customs leftover:
    AirNav **landing-rights**; official dest table has **no scheduled
    international passenger airline**. Official our-story leftover **1,311
    acres**, three runways, two helipads.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: Official leftover is 2 hours — TSA page prints 0400–2100
    detail: >-
      Terminal-info leftover opens the checkpoint at 3:45 a.m. Official leftover
      also says TSA closes after the last scheduled departure. Official pages do
      not print a standing numeric wait tile. averageSecurityMinutes 12 on the
      score card is editorial unpublished, not a live TSA tile. CLEAR and
      ConfirmID $45 are not on official ISP pages.
    summary: >-
      Official TSA leftover — arrive 2 hours before scheduled departure.
      Checkpoint card 0400–2100; phone (631) 580-6748.
    category: timing
  - label: Layout
    title: One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story
    detail: >-
      IATA is ISP. Do not look for KISP, JFK, LGA, EWR, FRG, or a live Midway
      Crossing north terminal. Cape Air leftover sits at B15. The GTC is a
      covered walk from the Main Terminal, not a second departure hall. Bayport
      Aerodrome is a separate Town of Islip grass field.
    summary: >-
      Commercial passengers use one ticketed-pax building. Official leftover
      Veterans Memorial Concourse with Concourse A / B. Official pages do not
      print a live gate-to-airline map — read FIDS.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: Eat after TSA — Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel print 4 a.m.–8 p.m.
    detail: >-
      Official amenities leftover Point Blue Pub & Provisions, Nathan’s Famous
      in the Food Court, and unnamed salad/sandwich counters at the terminal
      entrance and near the gates. Official pages do not print Point Blue or
      Nathan’s clock hours. Four official bottle fillers are mapped.
    summary: >-
      Official dining — Dunkin’ and Great American Bagel 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
      daily. Point Blue and Nathan’s share the airside story without printed
      hours.
    category: food
  - label: Live checks
    title: Six airlines; no lounge; Long-Term $19.84
    detail: >-
      Live unique dest leftover 16 U.S. cities plus BreezeThru MSY. Parking
      rate-card leftover $1.93 / $28.65 Short-Term vs body leftover $1.75 / $26.
      Official pages name Uber and Lyft from the GTC canopy. Official leftover
      LIRR is a TNC/taxi hop, not a walk-up platform. Official pages do not
      print Sixt.
    summary: >-
      Live official carriers are Avelo, Breeze, Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue, and
      Southwest. Official pages have no ticketed-pax lounge. Long-Term rate card
      $19.84 per 24 hours.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: refill
    name: Official bottle fillers at Gates A2–A3 and A6–A7
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Official mapped airside fillers. Free filtered water. Best value if you
      already cleared screening.
    location: >-
      Official amenities card — filtered fillers between Gates A2–A3 and between
      Gates A6–A7 after TSA
    terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside Veterans Memorial Concourse'
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: refill
    name: Official filler as you exit the Veterans Memorial Concourse
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Official mapped filler on the secure side of screening. Official pages do
      not print a bottle price next to it.
    location: >-
      Official amenities card — filler as you exit the Veterans Memorial
      Concourse past the TSA checkpoint
    terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside just past TSA'
  - kind: refill
    name: Official filler in the Ground Transportation Center
    zone: landside
    summary: >-
      Official mapped landside filler before you ride or after you land. Not a
      lounge.
    location: >-
      Official amenities card — filtered filler inside the GTC, reached by the
      covered walkway from the Main Terminal
    terminal: Ground Transportation Center
  - kind: purchase
    name: Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel bottled water
    zone: airside
    price: posted register price
    summary: >-
      Official printed 4 a.m. kitchens. Official pages do not print a bottle
      price. Use the posted register price.
    location: >-
      Official dining leftover — Dunkin’ and Great American Bagel, daily 4:00
      a.m.–8:00 p.m., plus Point Blue / Nathan’s on the same airside story
    terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside dining'
    isBestQuality: true
airportistScore: 7.2
slug: isp
region: North America
---
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# Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)
Islip, United States · North America
ISP is a one-hall Long Island alternative to the city airports — 2-hour leftover, $19.84 Long-Term across from the door, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat LIRR as a GTC taxi hop, not a walk-up platform.
## Airportist Score

**7.2 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 7.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 1,580,000
- Terminals: 1
- Typical security: 12 min
- On-time: 73%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Nassau / Suffolk origin and destination trips that can skip JFK and LGA
- Drivers who will use the $19.84 Long-Term lot across from the terminal
- Leisure itineraries on Avelo, Breeze, Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue, or Southwest

## Watch out for

- TSA leftover close 2100 / after the last scheduled departure
- No ticketed-pax lounge and no Priority Pass room
- LIRR Ronkonkoma is a TNC/taxi hop from the GTC, not a walk-up platform
- Official dest table is U.S. only

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/isp/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/isp/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/isp/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/isp/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/isp/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/isp/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/isp/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/isp/reviews.md) (free)

