Cape Air To Celebrate Inaugural Flight Between Boston And Long Island MacArthur Airport

RONKONKOMA, NY — Cape Air is celebrating its inaugural flight from Long Island MacArthur Airport to Boston, MA, in early July and officials are inviting the public to join in the festivities.

Community members are welcome to join airport officials on Thursday, July 3, at Central Terminal Gate B15 for various festivities including a water cannon salute, giveaways, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, photo opportunities and more. Guests should arrive at 6:45 a.m. to clear TSA and the aircraft is slated to depart at 7:30 a.m.

In May, the officials announced that the commuter airline would start flying between MacArthur Airport and Boston Logan International four times daily, with fares as low as $249 one way in July.

The New England regional airline will use gate B15 in the central terminal at the airport for "exceptional convenience," and will fly the new Tecnam P2012 Traveller on the route, offering passengers "a modern, stylish, and highly-capable twin-engine aircraft perfect for connecting short hops to Boston," according to a news release.

The Hyannis, MA-based airline has been one of the largest commuter airlines in the United States, serving 34 cities in the US and the Caribbean since 1989. It has grown from three flights a day between Provincetown and Boston in 1989 to a fleet of 98 aircraft, offering more than 300 flights a day, and carrying around 400,000 passengers annually.

Cape Air's presence at MacArthur follows several other new and recent flight additions out of the airport on both Breeze and JetBlue.

In October 2024, Breeze began flying round-trip between Fort Myers and MacArthur.

Also in October, JetBlue launched daily flights between Islip and Orlando, and flights between Islip and Fort Lauderdale and Islip and Palm Beach, both four times a week.

In November, Breeze started flying directly from Islip to Sarasota, FL.

In early 2025, New York State committed to invest a "transformational" $150 million to connect the Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed $40 million North Terminal at MacArthur Airport, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

Anyone interested in attending the Cape Air celebration may RSVP to Eileen Frappied at efrappied@islipny.gov with name, DOB and gender by June 30 for the issuance of gate passes. A REAL ID or valid passport is required.