LaGuardia Airport

     LaGuardia Airport is an airport in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens. The airport is on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst.

     The New York City metropolitan area's JFK International, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty International airports combine to create the largest airport system in the United States.The airport is a domestic hub for Delta Air Lines and a focus city for American Airlines and regional affiliate American Eagle.

     The airport was originally named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport after aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss then renamed North Beach Airport,The official name after New York City's takeover and reconstruction was New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field, then in 1953 named solely "LaGuardia Airport" for Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York when the airport was built.

John F. Kennedy International Airport

     The John F. Kennedy International Airport or better known as the JFK Airport opened it's gates to the public in 1948. Dedicated as New York International Airport in 1948, the airport was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport until 1963, when it was renamed after John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. To date, it is considered as one of the most occupied airports worldwide. Almost 30 million individuals fly in and out of the airport on an annual basis.
     The Airport is located in the borough of Queens owned by the City of New York and leased to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan. In 2011 it was the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America. It is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments. In 2011, the airport handled 47,809,910 passengers, making it the 17th busiest airport in the world and sixth busiest in the United States in terms of passenger traffic.