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.
HVN8.5
ISP8.6+0.1
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
HVN7.2
ISP7.6+0.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
HVN6.8
ISP7.4+0.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
HVN7.4
ISP7.8+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
HVN7.4+0.2
ISP7.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
HVN2.0
ISP2.0
Best for
HVN
Southern Connecticut departures that would otherwise drive to BDL or LGAAvelo and Breeze nonstops to Florida, the Carolinas, and Puerto RicoTravelers who will reserve parking and skip a lounge plan
ISP
Nassau / Suffolk origin and destination trips that can skip JFK and LGADrivers who will use the $19.84 Long-Term lot across from the terminalLeisure itineraries on Avelo, Breeze, Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue, or Southwest
Watch out for
HVN
Lots A–C fill on weekends; Long Wharf leftover skips Tuesday and Wednesday entriesNo passenger lounge; Jabbrrbox leftover is a paid pod at Gate 1Official leftover East Terminal / 6,575-ft runway is not liveLive 13 Sep 2026 leftover cancelled remaining departures for flash flooding
ISP
TSA leftover close 2100 / after the last scheduled departureNo ticketed-pax lounge and no Priority Pass roomLIRR Ronkonkoma is a TNC/taxi hop from the GTC, not a walk-up platformOfficial dest table is U.S. only
Amenities and tips
HVN
G Café + Grazing Goat$25 Lot C / $17 Long WharfHVN Marketplace 24/7Free Wi-FiJabbrrbox at Gate 1No passenger lounge
Counters open 2 hours out; bags 45 minutes
Official leftover ticket counters open two hours before departure. Checked bags must be tagged 45 minutes out. Boarding leftover starts 35 minutes out and closes 15 minutes out.
Check in in the modular building, then the west hall
Official leftover: all ticketing counters are in the modular building to the left of the Departures entrance. After you check a bag, walk to the security checkpoint for drop-off.
G Café plus Grazing Goat at Gate 1
Official leftover kitchens are G Café Bakery (open for all departing flights) and The Grazing Goat at Gate 1 from 10:00 a.m. to the last departure.
ISP
Four official bottle fillersDunkin’ + Great American Bagel + Point BlueComplimentary Wi-FiMothers’ Room + pet reliefGround Transportation CenterLong-Term parking across from the door
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.
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.
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.
HVN · HVN is a one-hall west-side field three miles from downtown — modular check-in leftover, $25 Lot C / $17 Long Wharf, two U.S. names, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat the live Avelo / Breeze page as current and the East Terminal as not open.
ISP · 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.
