LI MacArthur Airport Nominated Best Small Airport By USA Today

ISLIP, NY — Long Island MacArthur Airport has received its fourth nomination for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Small Airports.

Voting begins today, August 26, at noon and is open through September 23 until 11:59 p.m. Voters can cast one vote daily until voting closes. The winners will be announced on October 2.

“We’re proud to be in the running as one of the top small airports in the country,” said Airport Commissioner Shelley LaRose-Arken. “The nomination comes from an independent panel of industry experts who recognize our airport as a friendlier and easier to use alternative to the hectic hustle and bustle of mega airports."

USA Today’s criterion for a 10Best Small Airport nomination is fewer than 10 million total annual passengers. A total of 20 airports were nominated.

“We are competing against airports nearly 10 times our size, so this is a challenging endeavor,” said Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter. “We believe in Long Island’s commitment to and history of voting each day to help us rank highly for this popular nationwide honor.

The airport was voted as one of the 10Best Small Airports in 2020, 2021 and 2023. No contest was held in 2022.

“In addition to securing JetBlue as our fourth air carrier this year, we have many other success stories that we think show well on behalf of MacArthur Airport and all of Long Island in 2024,” Carpenter said. “Our airlines have added many new destinations this year. Breeze added Vero Beach, Sarasota, and Fort Myers as year-round destinations; Frontier is flying to Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham and five other nonstop destinations; and Southwest added nonstop service to Miami beginning in November."

Long Island MacArthur Airport has doubled the number of direct destinations available to travelers since 2011 and has also upgraded the airport and airfield.