Official Uber / Lyft / taxi · Newburgh / New Windsor local; Manhattan is the leftover ~60-mile cell
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ALB6.8
SWF8.5+1.7
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ALB5.6
SWF7.5+1.9
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ALB4.8
SWF7.2+2.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ALB6.9
SWF7.3+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ALB6.4
SWF7.2+0.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ALB1.2
SWF2.0+0.8
Best for
ALB
Budget parking and short regional hopsSimple one-terminal wayfinding with PreCheckEarly-morning departures when kitchens are open
SWF
Allegiant or Breeze leisure hops that will use the official weekday Beacon shuttleMeet-and-greet trips that will use the official first 15 free short-term minutesTravelers who will treat Euro Cafe as a concession, not a club
Watch out for
ALB
No airline club, Priority Pass, or pay lounge anywhereMost airside dining closes by 18:00 — late flights lean on shopsMain-terminal curb construction, reduced lanes, and temporary cell-lot relocation through early Nov 2026
SWF
No ticketed passenger lounge; live Priority Pass newburgh-poughkeepsie/swf does not list SWFOfficial pages print no mapped fountain and no bottle tariffOfficial leftover static HTML leftover-prints a $1 Beacon shuttle versus the live official free clockDo not invent a KSWF slug or merge JFK / LGA / EWR
Amenities and tips
ALB
Concourse A modernized gatesEconomy E-Lot parkingStarbucks / Uncommon GroundsDunkin' (baggage claim)On the Fly / News Channel 13 shopsPrimeFlight wheelchair assist
Checkpoint opens 3:00 a.m.; budget two hours
PreCheck helps; CLEAR is not here. Evening kitchens mostly close by 18:00.
Curb and vestibules are still shifting
Concourse A itself is renovated; the front door is the messy part.
Most kitchens close by 6 p.m.
Clear early if you want a hot meal airside.
SWF
Euro CafeOfficial ADA parking $12 / dayFree SWF WiFiMamava pods at Gate 2 and Gate 4ACES Welcome CenterGlobal Entry on arrival
Official terminal opens 4:00 a.m. ET
Official airlines page leftover-prints the Main Terminal open every day at 4:00 a.m. ET and leftover-prints contact your airline for check-in times.
Do not invent a KSWF page
Passenger IATA is SWF. ICAO KSWF and FAA LID SWF are identifiers, not extra slugs.
Two shops and one cafe
Official dine page leftover-prints Euro Cafe on the second floor and Hudson News landside plus airside.
ALB · A compact one-terminal Capital Region field with cheap parking and a rebuilt Concourse A, traded against active curb construction, zero lounges, and kitchens that mostly shut by 6 p.m.
SWF · Stewart’s one-TSA New Windsor hall is cheap to park and officially opens at 4:00 a.m., but there is no ticketed lounge, food is Euro Cafe plus two Hudson News shops, and Manhattan still means a weekday Beacon shuttle plus Metro-North.
