# Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP / KISP) **Long Island MacArthur Airport** (IATA: ISP, ICAO: KISP) is a medium airport in Islip, New York, United States. It opened in May 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,006 ft (2,135 m). It is operated by Islip. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ISP / KISP - FAA: ISP - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Islip - Serves: Islip, New York, United States - Opened: May 1943 - Elevation: 99 ft / 30 m - Coordinates: 40.7963, -73.1017 - Runways: 3 - Helipads: 2 - Longest runway: 7,006 ft / 2,135 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 1 departure, 3 arrivals - Passengers: 1,594,808 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.macarthurairport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_MacArthur_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937590 - Weather station: KISP · WMO 72505 - Ident: KISP ## Timeline - May 1943: Long Island MacArthur Airport opens. - 4 Apr 1955: 1955 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash. 3 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 7,006 ft / 2,135 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes | | 15R/33L | 5,186 ft / 1,581 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes | | 15L/33R | 3,175 ft / 968 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | | - Also 2 helipads. - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00948AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,294,000 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,219,964 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 1,204,070 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,309,154 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 1,646,041 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,560,358 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 534,392 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 1,113,982 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 1,239,597 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,288,350 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,373,012 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,594,808 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 15 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (12) - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 153 mi / 246 km · Cape Air - [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 317 mi / 510 km · Breeze Airways - [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 459 mi / 738 km · Breeze Airways - [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 522 mi / 840 km · Breeze Airways - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 944 km · Breeze Airways - [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 667 mi / 1,073 km · Breeze Airways - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 972 mi / 1,565 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways - [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 999 mi / 1,607 km · Breeze Airways - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,035 mi / 1,665 km · Breeze Airways - [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,054 mi / 1,696 km · JetBlue Airways - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,095 mi / 1,762 km · JetBlue Airways - [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,102 mi / 1,774 km · Breeze Airways ### Seasonal (7) - [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 321 mi / 516 km · Breeze Airways - [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · United States · 557 mi / 897 km · Avelo Airlines - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 944 km · Frontier Airlines - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,035 mi / 1,665 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways - [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,054 mi / 1,696 km · Frontier Airlines - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,071 mi / 1,723 km · Breeze Airways - [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,102 mi / 1,774 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ISP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 10 - F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 5 - B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 5 - XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - 9K [Cape Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cape-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #654 of 3,974 | #158 in North America | #112 in US | | Longest runway | 7,006 ft / 2,135 m | #3,450 of 29,858 | #799 in North America | #602 in US | | Elevation | 99 ft / 30 m | =36,953 of 43,403 | =16,760 in North America | =14,020 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | NEW YORK APP/DEP | 118.000 | | ATIS | ATIS | 120.725 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.850 | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.300 | | GND | GND | 135.300 | | OPS | GUARD OPS | 45.000 | | RDO | NEW YORK RDO | 122.600 | | TWR | TWR | 119.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [FRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfrg.md) Republic Airport · 17 mi / 27 km - [BDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdr.md) Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · 25 mi / 41 km - [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · 34 mi / 55 km - [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · 37 mi / 59 km - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · 37 mi / 60 km - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · 40 mi / 65 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Long Island MacArthur Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Island_MacArthur_Airport&oldid=1376904002), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp/data