New York area airports set to record passengers in 2023
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday that 2023 has been the peak year for passenger traffic at the area’s three major airports.
In 2023, a total of 144 million air passengers flew through John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports, according to initial estimates. The total exceeded the previous record of 140 million passengers set in 2019 by 3%.
The extraordinary demand follows years of renovation work at the three airports, which have transformed the outdated air terminals into award-winning facilities.
This includes Newark Liberty’s new Terminal A, which recently marked its first year in operation by welcoming the terminal’s 15 millionth passenger and receiving a Prix Versailles Special Prize recognizing its distinctive exterior design.
At LaGuardia, the new world-class Terminal B opened in 2020 — and won awards as best new airport terminal in the world, including the Prix Versailles from UNESCO and honors from Skytrax, which also gave the terminal the first 5-star rating in the nation — and the new Terminal C followed in 2022.
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Extensive, once-in-a-generation redevelopment work continues at JFK and Newark for new and upgraded terminals, ground transportation enhancements and road network overhauls.
“We are driving the investment of $30 billion of redevelopment work at our airports, and the results are in: a record-shattering 144 million passengers in 2023,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole.
Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK all set new domestic travel records in 2023, serving 35.3 million, 30.6 million, and 29.1 million domestic passengers, respectively.
The surge in passenger volume was spread across the three airports
Newark Liberty recorded the most significant jump. Newark’s record 49.1 million passengers over 2023 was a 6 percent increase over its previous high set in 2019.
LaGuardia’s new high of 32.4 million passengers was a 4 percent jump from its previous record in 2019. The new Terminal B, fully opened in 2020, was built to handle more than double the capacity of its predecessor. Likewise, the new Terminal C, which opened in 2022, is 85 percent larger than the two terminals it replaced.
JFK’s 2023 volume of 62.5 million was on par with its robust 2019 performance, with a further resurgence evident by year end: December marked the first month in which JFK’s international passenger volume surpassed totals from the same month in 2019. Its 2.8 million international passenger total was a 3 percent increase over December 2019’s figures.
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