Bananaboy From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 1558 posts, RR: 26 Posted (8 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3422 times:
Saw this on another thread....( Your 5 Favourites (by SRQKEF Jul 23 2012 in Aviation Polls) )
Quoting Rwy04LGA (Reply 44): My 2 peeves....that EWR is a NYC airport(it's NOT)...
I'm aware that many of the cities / boroughs / counties in the area have very strong identities and people are very proud, even patriotic to be from a certain locale.
Is this the real reason why many don't, or simply won't consider EWR to be a New York airport? IATA's city code "NYC" specifically includes EWR with JFK and LGA.
I appreciate that it isn't in New York city or even state, but I don't really buy that as a reason given that:
LGW is not within the boundaries of Greater London
CDG is not within the boundaries of Paris (as far as I can tell - please correct me if I'm wrong)
YYZ is not within the boundaries of Toronto (again, please correct me if I'm wrong)
EWR is closer to New York City than any of the above three examples but yet the opinion above persists.
Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this conflict of opinion?
Mark
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planeguy727 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1066 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (8 months 3 weeks ago) and read 3400 times:
In some ways you answered your own question with these two bits:
1) opinion - people form beliefs from a variety of sources, facts are not required
2) states - pick any two neighboring states and people near the boundaries will tell you stories about folks from the other state. This is long established and traces roots back to the founding of the country (and before).
As one who lives in NYC (Manhattan) I consider EWR to be a NYC-area airport, just as I feel about IAD being a Washington, DC area airport (DCA is not in DC either). This is, of course, my opinion. I still don't fly to/from EWR (or JFK) all that often as it is easier to get to LGA from where I live (uptown), I don't mind connecting flights, and prices are often similar.
One last thing - when Fiorello LaGuardia was mayor of NYC he famously refused to leave a plane on arrival at EWR as he paid for a ticket to New York City and wanted to be flown to NYC. At the time Floyd Bennett field did not have commercial service.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3375 times:
I fly into the New York City area 3-4 times a month and most certainly consider EWR to be a New York City airport. Using mass transit, it takes me as long to get to Midtown from EWR as it does JFK or LGA.
It's not convenient for people out on Long Island, but JFK isn't convenient at all for my family out in New Jersey.
Braniff747SP From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 2624 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3366 times:
For all intents and purposes, yes.
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PacNWjet From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 839 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3339 times:
Do the people who consider EWR not a New York City airport also consider that CVG is not a Cincinnati airport? CVG is certainly not in Cincinnati. It's not even in Ohio. It's across the river in Kentucky. To be consistent, anyone who does not consider EWR a New York City airport must not consider CVG to be a Cincinnati airport. It's only fair.
Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52 Reply 6, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3298 times:
Newark is more New York than LGA or JFK. So, the answer to the question is, yes, Newark is a New York Airport.
Soren
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 7, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3293 times:
If the FAA considers EWR a NYC airport, then that's what we should go by.
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Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52 Reply 10, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 3130 times:
Quoting Mir (Reply 9): You've got some explaining to do on that one.
At least from Manhattan, EWR is the most convenient and closest airport, by far. This is my opinion at least.
But now that they are planning that Central Park airport, things might change.
Soren
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planeguy727 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1066 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 3117 times:
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 10): At least from Manhattan, EWR is the most convenient and closest airport, by far. This is my opinion at least.
Depends on where you are in Manhattan. It's a long skinny island. I live and work north of Central Park and that puts LGA notably closer than EWR.
Rwy04LGA From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2147 posts, RR: 7 Reply 16, posted (8 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 2866 times:
Argue all you want, EWR is not and will not ever be a NYC airport. It's a NYC 'area' airport. It serves NYC, but it's not actually in NYC. Yes, S.I. is closer to EWR than either LGA or JFK, but who wants to be from there, anyway? An airport in Central Park? It'll never happen. As to LHR and LGW (&LCY), The L in each of those names means LONDON. However, when non-reving, EWR is close enough to NYC to be a viable option to get home(and taking a shower ASAP). Which reminds me, they should use EWW instead of EWR.
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