HISTORY OF NEW YORK’S BIG 3

HISTORY OF NEW YORK’S BIG

LAGUARDIA-LGA

Opened in 1939, LaGuardia Airport was built on the site of the old Gala Amusement Park at a cost of $40 million. The airport sits on 680 acres, has two 7,000 ft main runways and four terminal buildings that house up to 72 aircraft gates. Today, LaGuardia Airport’s 4 terminals handle millions of passengers, millions of tons of cargo and is an important economic engine for the New York-New Jersey region.

JOHN F. KENNEDY-JFK

Initial plans were for a modest 1,000-acre airport, but by the time construction was complete Idlewild Airport had grown to five times that size. Commercial flights began in July 1948. Today, JFK is the nation’s leading international gateway, • American Airlines • Cargo Buildings 77 & 75 • Perishables with more than 80 airlines operating from its gates. JFK has six operating airline terminals, surrounded by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways. More than 125

aircraft gates serve the terminals. • British • Terminal 4 • Runways, taxiways

NEWARK-EWR

Opening in 1928, it is the nation’s oldest airfield and home to the nation’s first commercial airline terminal. The airport was built on 68 acres of marshland by the City of Newark and quickly became the world’s busiest commercial airport. In fact, in 1935, Amelia Earhart led the dedication of this landmark terminal building. Newark Liberty has three major terminals: A, B and C. • Newark, NEC Granite Halmar Project