Flights to New York City: which airport should you fly into?
Flying to New York City means choosing among 5 airports, and the choice matters more than a fare screen suggests: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) alone reaches 202 nonstop routes, while the others trade reach for proximity or price. The comparison below says what each gateway is actually for, and every airport opens its own route list and, where 2LNR tracks the carrier, upgrade and award space by date.
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Which New York City airport should you use?
Ordered by how many destinations each one reaches nonstop. Open a gateway for its full route list, then a route to see departures date by date with confirmed upgrade and award space.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Newark Liberty, a major United hub across the Hudson with wide long-haul reach that counts as New York on most itineraries.
202 nonstop routes in active service
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
New York's principal long-haul international gateway, where most transatlantic and transpacific premium cabins depart.
200 nonstop routes in active service
LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
the closest airport to Manhattan and mostly a domestic field, since a long-standing perimeter rule keeps most of its nonstops within about 1,500 miles.
93 nonstop routes in active service
Westchester County Airport (HPN)
Westchester County, north of the city, a small field with mostly short-haul domestic service.
22 nonstop routes in active service
Stewart International Airport (SWF)
New York Stewart in the Hudson Valley, well north of Manhattan, with a small and mostly leisure schedule.
5 nonstop routes in active service
Confirmed upgrade & award space on flights into New York City
2LNR tracks confirmed upgrade inventory on American, Delta and Alaska, and award seats across more than 20 airlines. Every New York City gateway carries its full nonstop schedule flight by flight and date by date, and where 2LNR reads inventory for the carrier, what you see is space that exists right now rather than a forecast.
Compare airports on the same dates
Every gateway opens the same calendar view, so you can tell whether the seat you want sits at one New York City airport and not another.
Watch the route you would fly
Premium space into New York City appears and disappears without warning. Watch a route and 2LNR tells you the moment an upgrade or award seat shows up.
Check the city, not one airport
The interactive map draws every nonstop into each New York City gateway, so a second airport or a nearby connection is easy to spot.
Frequently asked questions about flights to New York City
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Never miss upgrade or award space to New York City
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