

The Cradle of Aviation Museum, the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, and Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings all preserve the history of aviation in the New York metro area. Kennedy International Airport opened as Idlewild Airport in 1948. LaGuardia Airport was opened in 1939, and Floyd Bennett Field was closed for general aviation two years later. It was followed by Floyd Bennett Field in 1930 New York City's first municipal airport, it built largely in response to the growth of commercial aviation after World War I. Newark Liberty International Airport opened in 1928.

Flushing Airport opened in 1927, quickly becoming the city's busiest airport it closed in 1984.

While other localities had municipal airports, New York City itself had a multitude of private airfields, and thus did not see the need for a municipal airport until the late 1920s. Teterboro Airport is the oldest operating airport in the New York metropolitan area.
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The International Air Transport Association airport code (IATA code) "NYC" is reserved to refer to these three airports. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which have been operated by the Port Authority since 1947. The metro area is served by three major airports, John F. The number increased to 117 million in 2014. In 2011, more than 104 million passengers used the airports under the auspices of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). It is also the most frequently used port of entry and departure for international flights. The New York metropolitan area has the busiest airport system in the United States and the second busiest in the world after London.

JFK is the largest entry point for international arrivals to the United States. An Air India Boeing 747-400 arrives at JFK, with El Al Israel and Swiss International jets at Terminal 4 in 2004.
