What is the primary difference between JFK Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York City?
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Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger
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They are in different locations. LOL Research: "LaGuardia is the smallest... LaGuardia is popular due to its central location and proximity to Manhattan. ... In 2008, the airport handled 23.1 million passengers; JFK handled 47.8 million.
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La guardia is much smaller and handles domestic flights. JFK (formerly Idlewild) is much larger and handles both international and domestic flights. Most pilots dislike La Guardia--it is known for short runways and steep descent/ascent angles due to noise abatement procedures.
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JFK is a Primary airport or "Main Hub". However, by itself JFK cannot handle the full demand for air access to New York and the sourrounding area. LaGuardia (and Newark) are whats known as a reliever airports. They supplement JFK in handeling the massive amount of traffic to NY. LaGuardia is also capable handling international flights, but JFK serves better for connections (Main Hub), so relief from LaGuardia comes in the form of handeling shorter domestic flights with smaller aircraft.
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Location and traffic.
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LGA has only Domestic/Canadian flights whereas JFK is a very dominant International Gateway airport.
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