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[VIDEO] How New York City's Airports Handle More Than 3,000 Flights Per Day

2026-02-09T12:00:00-05:00

New York's three closest airports move 140 million people in and out of the most visited place in the United States. But these three travel hubs were not designed to handle this growing number of visitors. Here’s how New York's airports are evolving to handle one of the most complex airspaces on Earth.

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[VIDEO] New York JFK's $19 Billion Airport Rebuild

2025-07-25T12:00:00-04:00

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is undergoing a $19 billion transformation to reclaim its status as a world-class gateway. With aging terminals, confusing layouts, and mounting delays, the airport has struggled to keep up with increasing demand. The redevelopment includes massive upgrades to four major terminals, adding over 4 million square feet of space. Key highlights include the $10 billion New Terminal One, designed for international travel with cutting-edge technology, green energy systems, and luxury amenities. Terminal 4 and Terminal 6 are also being modernized to accommodate larger aircraft, improve passenger flow, and enhance the travel experience. Funded primarily through private investment, the project aims to meet future travel demands while boosting New York City’s economy. Despite concerns over rising costs and transit connections, JFK’s transformation is set to reshape air travel for decades to come.

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[VIDEO] The $8BN Plan to Save LaGuardia Airport

2025-06-18T12:00:00-04:00

0:00 The $8BN Plan to Save LaGuardia Airport
0:53 How LaGuardia Started
2:44 LaGuardia's Expansion
6:20 LaGuardia Before the Upgrades
9:14 Fixing LaGuardia
12:55 Problems

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[REPOST] The $19BN Plan to Save New York's Worst Airport

2025-05-03T12:00:00-04:00

ORIGINALLY called Idlewild Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) was built to relieve congestion at LaGuardia in 1948. It opened with six runways and five distinct architecturally stunning terminals. By the next decade, the airport was handling the largest amount of international air traffic in the world and was the first place to serve passenger jets. But JFK’s world renowned status soon took a nosedive. With increased demand and a terminal layout designed from a pre-jet age, it simply couldn't keep up.

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[VIDEO] The $19BN Plan to Save New York's Worst Airport

2025-01-03T12:00:00-05:00

ORIGINALLY called Idlewild Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) was built to relieve congestion at LaGuardia in 1948. It opened with six runways and five distinct architecturally stunning terminals. By the next decade, the airport was handling the largest amount of international air traffic in the world and was the first place to serve passenger jets. But JFK’s world renowned status soon took a nosedive. With increased demand and a terminal layout designed from a pre-jet age, it simply couldn't keep up.

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[WATCH] The Race to Save New York's Crumbling Infrastructure

2024-05-06T12:00:00-04:00

From Penn Station to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), these are some of New York City's most pressing multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects.

0:00 - Intro
00:33 - LaGuardia Airport
09:02 - Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE)
18:00 - Hudson Tunnel Project
25:59 - Penn Station
36:47 - Second Avenue Subway
45:31 - Interborough Express

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[SHORT] New York City’s Manhattan Island Rooftop Airport

2023-10-22T12:00:00-04:00

New York City considered building a 990 acre airport, covering Manhattan island. Proposed in 1946, the airport would have stretched 144 blocks from 24th to 71st street, and 9th Avenue to the Hudson River, standing 200 feet tall and costing 3 billion dollars. The space below would have contained restaurants, businesses and piers for ships to anchor. While it would have allowed for quick air transport directly into the heart of Manhattan, this project would have cost a ton, displaced thousands, and been a major eye sore.

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[WATCH] How New York City's Airports Handle More Than 3,000 Flights Per Day

2023-05-27T12:00:00-04:00

New York's three closest airports move 140 million people in and out of the most visited place in the United States. But these three travel hubs were not designed to handle this growing number of visitors. Here’s how New York's airports are evolving to handle one of the most complex airspaces on Earth.

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[VIDEO] Why the JFK AirTrain Sucks So Bad

2023-03-17T12:00:00-04:00

I hate the AirTrain to JFK, but it didn't HAVE to be this bad.

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[VIDEO] The $8BN Plan to Save New York City's Most Hated Airport

2022-07-16T12:00:00-04:00

Can LaGuardia really be turned around? […] While it's still unclear whether the $8BN investment will 'fix' LaGuardia — there's only so much one can do in the light of the various problems with the site and configuration — the results so far are pretty impressive.

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