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It’s shorter for landings, but it’s still long enough for Europe runs. The runway is nearly 12,000 feet long.With this information, why on Earth does Norwegian think this is a good place from which to launch Transatlantic service? I can think of three things it has going for it. The Hudson line goes right into Grand Central in Manhattan, but it not only takes an hour and a half, it’s a 20 minute taxi ride (or longer bus ride) to get from Stewart to the station. The Port Jervis line goes down to Hoboken, just across from Manhattan, but a) Hoboken is NOT Manhattan (neither is Secaucus right before it) and b) you still need to take a cab for a few miles to get from Stewart to the station. There are a couple of Metro-North lines that run sort-of-close to the airport. From Manhattan, it’s over 60 miles away, and that involves tolls and bridges.Īs if that’s not bad enough, there’s the public transit problem. The primary catchment is likely to be northern New Jersey, parts of New York north of New York City, and likely some of Connecticut, but it’s the first choice for very few people. It lies just to the west of the Hudson River, near the intersection of Interstates 84 and 87. This very limited amount of service is probably because it’s really not located very well. (It also runs Atlantic City and Teterboro, in case you were interested.) The airport itself has very little service today with American running three a day to Philly, Delta sending two a day to Detroit, JetBlue putting one a day each into Ft Lauderdale and Orlando, and Allegiant throwing a couple airplanes a week down south as well. Stewart has been run by the Port Authority for the last decade, the group that (tries) to run JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Looking at this landscape, Norwegian has apparently decided that Stewart is the answer. Westchester up to the north is in a fantastic spot to serve the wealthy Westchester County area, but it’s highly-restricted with a relatively short runway. Southwest gave that airport a brief renaissance, but the airline cut back as it gained access to the main airports in town. So where is an airline with grand plans supposed to go? There is Islip way out east on Long Island (and not on this map). But as we all know, these are overcrowded airports and there’s not much room for new entry. They surround Manhattan well and serve New Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island respectively. Of course you know the big 3 airports in the region – Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK. For those not familiar with the geography, Manhattan is that piece of land just to the left of LaGuardia, wedged between the Hudson and East Rivers. Chances are you’ve never heard of Stewart, because for 99 percent of the people flying to/from New York City, that’s not even in the consideration set.Īt right, you can see a map of most the airports that try to serve New York City. It appears that the first base for this operation in the US will be Stewart International Airport. In the middle of next year, it gets its first 737MAX aircraft, and those airplanes will be able to quite capably fly from the Northeast US over to Western Europe. On the heels of Norwegian getting its Irish subsidiary approved, it has decided the time is ripe to expand in the US. (It’s also planning the same alternate airport strategy in Boston, likely with Providence.) You might assume I’d be skeptical that this would work. Norwegian is making a risky bet that it can serve New York via a little-used airport more than 60 miles north of Manhattan. Oh sure, there’s the hare-brained scheme to start flying within Argentina, but today I want to talk about something closer to home. The airline seems to be throwing darts all over a world map, hoping something is going to stick.
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Are you watching what Norwegian is up to these days? You should be.