Airports / New York / ISP
Long Island MacArthur Airport
KISP / ISPIslip, New YorkELEV 99 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 68% of the 206 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Republic Airport (FRG) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP / ISP) sits in Islip, New York, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 99 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Executive Fliteways and Liberty Jet base aircraft at ISP. Useful alternates include Republic Airport (FRG, 15 nm), Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR, 22 nm), and Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN, 30 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ISP vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Islip Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ISP, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“Macarthur is a good pick for easy access and competitive fares.”
Robert5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“Parking and being dropped off or picked up was also a BREEZE……see what I did there….lol”
William Herrera5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Long Island MacArthur Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KISP
IATA
ISP
FAA / Local
ISP
Elevation
99 ft
Coordinates
40.7963° N · 73.1017° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 99 ft, ISP sits lower than 72% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmFRGRepublic AirportEast Farmingdale
- 22nmBDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial AirportBridgeport
- 30nmHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven
- 32nmHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains
- 32nmJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York
- 35nmLGALaGuardia AirportNew York
Location
Open the full mapKISP · Long Island MacArthur Airport · Islip, NY
From the ramp
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