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Long Island MacArthur Airport

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

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Long Island MacArthur Airport

Islip, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
2 h
before departure
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
55-90 min to Manhattan
Uber / Lyft / taxi
Cheapest to city
Suffolk County Transit Route 6
$ · 20 min to Central Islip LIRR
On time
73%
of departures
Terminals
1

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Long Island MacArthur Airport

Islip, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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8 photos

Landside hall of Long Island MacArthur Airport’s passenger terminal on 20 February 2023, looking toward ticketing and the screening story.

Airside side of the TSA checkpoint at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023, just after screening.

Concourse A at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023, approaching the escalators to Concourse B under a Fire Island mural.

Gate A7 holdroom and jet bridge at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023.

Concourse B holdroom at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023.

Western airside-to-landside exit and TSA checkpoint at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023.

Ground Transportation Center at Long Island MacArthur Airport on 20 February 2023, seen from the passenger terminal.

Baggage claim hall inside Long Island MacArthur Airport on the evening of 30 December 2023.

ISPGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Official leftover is 2 hours — TSA page prints 0400–2100

Official TSA leftover — arrive 2 hours before scheduled departure. Checkpoint card 0400–2100; phone (631) 580-6748.

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.

Layout

One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story

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.

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.

Food

Eat after TSA — Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel print 4 a.m.–8 p.m.

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.

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.

Live checks

Six airlines; no lounge; Long-Term $19.84

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.

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.

Live conditions

Right now at ISP

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

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

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.8

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.2

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

2.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

1,580,000

Terminals

On-time departures

73%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for ISP.

Updated Sep 13, 2026

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.

17 official sources

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Long Island MacArthur Airport

Islip, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.4
Ground access7.8
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
2 h
before departure
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
55-90 min to Manhattan
Uber / Lyft / taxi
Cheapest to city
Suffolk County Transit Route 6
$ · 20 min to Central Islip LIRR
On time
73%
of departures
Terminals
1

ISPGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Official leftover is 2 hours — TSA page prints 0400–2100

Official TSA leftover — arrive 2 hours before scheduled departure. Checkpoint card 0400–2100; phone (631) 580-6748.

Layout

One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story

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.

Food

Eat after TSA — Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel print 4 a.m.–8 p.m.

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.

Live checks

Six airlines; no lounge; Long-Term $19.84

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.

Live conditions

Right now at ISP

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

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

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.8

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.2

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for ISP.

Updated Sep 13, 2026

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.

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Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Getting There
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Uber / Lyft / taxiCheapest: Suffolk County Transit Route 6
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Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

No passenger lounge. Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA / dining cards have no club. Live Escape US list has no ISP. Aggregator The Club ISP / Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP is fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. /airports/isp/lounge/the-club-isp and /escape-lounge should stay Lounge not found.
Sheltair / ExcelAire / Heritage Flight Academy rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs. WRCN-FM leftover studios inside the terminal are a radio shop, not a lounge.

ISPGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Official leftover is 2 hours — TSA page prints 0400–2100

Official TSA leftover — arrive 2 hours before scheduled departure. Checkpoint card 0400–2100; phone (631) 580-6748.

Layout

One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story

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.

Food

Eat after TSA — Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel print 4 a.m.–8 p.m.

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.

Live checks

Six airlines; no lounge; Long-Term $19.84

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.

Live conditions

Right now at ISP

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 05:14 EDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 14, 09:15 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

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

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.8

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.2

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

2.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

1,580,000

Terminals

On-time departures

73%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for ISP.

Updated Sep 13, 2026

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.

17 official sources

Full guide

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Each section answers one trip question in depth.

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Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

No passenger lounge. Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA / dining cards have no club. Live Escape US list has no ISP. Aggregator The Club ISP / Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP is fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. /airports/isp/lounge/the-club-isp and /escape-lounge should stay Lounge not found.
Sheltair / ExcelAire / Heritage Flight Academy rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs. WRCN-FM leftover studios inside the terminal are a radio shop, not a lounge.

Dining — trust the live amenities card: Dunkin’ and Great American Bagel 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. daily. Point Blue Pub & Provisions leftover for craft beer and hot meals overlooking the runways — no printed clock. Nathan’s Famous leftover in the Food Court — no printed clock. Unnamed salad/sandwich leftover at the terminal entrance and near the gates. Official pages do not print a bottle price.

Shopping leftover: Paradies across Gate A5; CNBC Store before TSA; East End Getaway in the atrium (Long Island gifts / local wines — liquids over 3.4 oz in checked bags).

Mothers’ Room leftover: free, past TSA, top of the escalators/elevators. Pet relief leftover: outdoor enclosure beyond bag claim. One ATM leftover across from Dunkin’.

ISPGuide

Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

No passenger lounge. Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA / dining cards have no club. Live Escape US list has no ISP. Aggregator The Club ISP / Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP is fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. /airports/isp/lounge/the-club-isp and /escape-lounge should stay Lounge not found.
Sheltair / ExcelAire / Heritage Flight Academy rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs. WRCN-FM leftover studios inside the terminal are a radio shop, not a lounge.

ISPGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Official leftover is 2 hours — TSA page prints 0400–2100

Official TSA leftover — arrive 2 hours before scheduled departure. Checkpoint card 0400–2100; phone (631) 580-6748.

Layout

One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story

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.

Food

Eat after TSA — Dunkin’ / Great American Bagel print 4 a.m.–8 p.m.

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.

Live checks

Six airlines; no lounge; Long-Term $19.84

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.

Live conditions

Right now at ISP

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 05:14 EDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 14, 09:15 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

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

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.8

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.2

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for ISP.

Updated Sep 13, 2026

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.

Full guide

Explore the ISP guide

Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Getting There
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Uber / Lyft / taxiCheapest: Suffolk County Transit Route 6
View Getting There

ISPGuide

Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

No passenger lounge. Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA / dining cards have no club. Live Escape US list has no ISP. Aggregator The Club ISP / Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP is fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. /airports/isp/lounge/the-club-isp and /escape-lounge should stay Lounge not found.
Sheltair / ExcelAire / Heritage Flight Academy rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs. WRCN-FM leftover studios inside the terminal are a radio shop, not a lounge.

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

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

1,580,000

Terminals

On-time departures

73%

Typical security

12 min

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.

Lounges

No passenger lounge. Official amenities / terminal-info / TSA / dining cards have no club. Live Escape US list has no ISP. Aggregator The Club ISP / Escape ISP / Priority Pass ISP is fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. /airports/isp/lounge/the-club-isp and /escape-lounge should stay Lounge not found.

Shopping leftover: Paradies across Gate A5; CNBC Store before TSA; East End Getaway in the atrium (Long Island gifts / local wines — liquids over 3.4 oz in checked bags).

Mothers’ Room leftover: free, past TSA, top of the escalators/elevators. Pet relief leftover: outdoor enclosure beyond bag claim. One ATM leftover across from Dunkin’.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 05:14 EDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 14, 09:15 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 05:14 EDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 14, 09:15 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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