New York airports on the city map are located near Manhattan. There are three in total in the city. It takes about an hour to get from the center to any of them. If you need to make a move from one to another, it is best to use the shuttle. It should be noted that all airports in New York are capable of receiving international flights.
John F. Kennedy Airport
The main air gate not only of the city itself, but of the whole of North America, is John F. Kennedy Airport. It consists of eight terminals and is located in Queens. The distance from here to Lower Manhattan is nineteen kilometers. Flights from Russia "Aeroflot" are accepted in the first terminal, "Delta" - in the third, "Transaero" - in the fourth. After passing through control and receiving luggage, you need to choose a way to further move to the center. In this case, you can use the "Air train"-metro connection or order a taxi. In both the first and second cases, the move will take about fortyminutes.
LaGuardia Airport
Like the rest of New York's airports, LaGuardia is relatively close to Manhattan. It consists of four terminals, mainly receiving and departing flights in local traffic, as well as from other states of the American continent and the Caribbean region. In this regard, domestic and European tourists come here only in case of further travel through the United States. An interesting feature of LaGuardia is that absolutely all planes, when landing and taking off from here, fly in the immediate vicinity of Manhattan, to be more precise, at a distance of about one kilometer from it. This is an unforgettable view that other New York airports cannot provide. A taxi to the city center from here can be reached in half an hour. A little more time will be required when traveling on the bus-metro link.
Newark Airport
Newark is located 24 kilometers from Manhattan, but in the neighboring state of New Jersey. This is a domestic and international airport in New York, consisting of three passenger terminals, one cargo and one helicopter. It should be noted that one of them (“C”) is completely occupied by the American operator United, which is better known under the former name Continental. It handles international and domestic flights. There is no passport and border control in terminal "A", so American planes land and take off here.companies in domestic communication. The only exception is Air Canada aircraft. Absolutely all intercontinental flights of European airlines are accepted at Terminal B. After landing in Newark, there are several options for onward transfer to the city center, as well as when landing at other airports in New York. The simplest of them is a taxi. In addition to it, you can use the “Air Train”-electric train connection, or the “Air Train” - PATH (a subway line that connects New Jersey and Manhattan and runs under the Hudson River). In all three cases, the travel time is approximately fifty minutes.
