Stewart International Airport

I had no bad experiences with this airport very clean fast security, and Helpful and nice staff. I usually fly allegiant air to Tampa, Florida. It’s a really easy airport.

Small, nice and very clean airport. Very friendly staff (including TSA), and really relaxed environment.

Super small airport; my first time traveling and I would definitely return if they flew to more places. Practically no lines, and the staff were so friendly which is hard to come by, especially when you’re used to JFK or LGA.

Very nice airport. I would definitely fly into Stewart if I’m traveling to this location. The airport was not busy, baggage was quick there is TSA here and a few shops inside. Great little nugget.

Quick and easy departure/​arrival and baggage claim. I can wait outside to pick up someone up without having hundreds of drivers honk at me. I love the convenience. It’s never terribly busy. I prefer this airport over airports like LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark.

I may never fly LGA or JFK again. Parked a few steps from the terminal door. Free candy at Delta check in. No one in line at check-​in or security. Only lounge /​restaurant is also the convenience store and the pilot’s lounge and craft beer in solo cups. Eat before you arrive. Only option is Quizno’s before security.

This airport is a disgrace, but not surprising since it’s managed by the ny/​nj port authority. Broken escalator, indecipherable PA system, lack of flight info monitors at the gates, inadequate gate seating etc. At least I got a good laugh at what they call the «Euro-​café» which sells lunchables, chocolate frosted donuts and pre-​cooked egg sandwiches. To be fair they did have a few stale croissants. Outrageous and embarassing! All i wanted was the NY times which they don’t carry– the excuse being that they cost more to stock than there are profits. My only option for a paper was USA today which for me doesn’t even deserve to be called a newspaper. Next time I fly out of Albany which puts this place to shame.

TSA always super nice and helpful.
Gate 4 — ladies room: 1 out of 5 sinks working, 2 out of 3 soap dispensers have soap, neither hand dryer works well. Kinda unacceptable!

Great little airport. Clean, Calm and so much less stressful then the average airport. No lines at TSA Parking is so much cheaper. Too bad there aren’t more flights

Stewart is a tiny little international airport with many pros n cons. Pros it’s 10 mins from my house, there are about 20 other people in the building max, no security lines, and you can see from one end of the airport to the other at all times. Cons minimal to no direct flights, no food court, and I have always experienced ‘too much air traffic’ to leave on time which makes making your connecting light a little stressful.

Only a few flights per day. Easy in and out. Pick up your rental while waiting for your luggage. Planes are smaller but flight was good and easy.

Stewart is small, personal and friendly. Not to mention it is much easier to get to than Albany, JFK, or LGA. The gate is the smallest ive ever been to, but it gets you in quick to the Hudson Valley! Alot of people complain about the lack of flights into and out of here but if they frequented the minimal flights they have the flights would increase. Supply and demand.

I’ve flown out of Stewart only twice despite taking numerous trips per year and living 3 miles from the airport. Why? There just isn’t the flight availability to get you where you want to go without spending the day or overnighting in some connecting purgatory. If you’re trying to get to a destination west of NY you’ll be shuttled thru Philly often taking the last flight out of SWF and then having to overnight before resuming your journey westward. Or you could fly to Detroit — and let’s be honest who doesn’t want to fly to this tourist mecca? Either way you’ll be spending time sitting around for unacceptable hours for a price that is much, much more than flying out of JFK, LGA, EWR or ALB (Albany).
For my last two trips I’ve driven to Albany (about 1.5 hours), parked at their long term parking ($ 5 per day and shuttle to the airport) and flown Southwest at half the price of departing from SWF. I tried to fly back to SWF from Portland Oregon and one of the travel booking sites tried to route me thru Canada for a 27 hour trip!
I’ve given stars for the cleanliness and ease of parking but unless you’re getting a cheap direct flight to Florida I wouldn’t consider this airport.

This is a small airport compared to the city ‘s airports, but I love this airport because there are never, ever, ever lines for check-​in or TSA screening. Don’t let size fool you, because there are international flights out of here and many direct flights to major hubs. There are rental car companies available, there is a Quiznos, two stand stores, a food stand on the waiting area and taxi service but I’m not sure about public transportation. There are eight gates available, but some of the gates you have to walk down the stairs to board the plane. The airport is very, very clean and you are able to actually listen to the music from the speakers. There are charging stations and plugs to charge your electronics. One downside is that it is not open 24 hrs as most major airports are.

Stewart is my Go-​To airport for east coast flights. The airport is very small. for some flights a bit over priced but you are paying for the convince of a fast check in and not a lot of people at the airport or the flight
stewart Airport flys direct to a good amount of east coast airports and flys to all the main connector HUB airports. If you are flying to the west coast you will have a connector flight. Most of the jets out of here are 50 seaters. It is great to fly out of here if you want to fly direct to FL jetblue flys 3 times a week to Fl around 10am.
I picked my friends sister up here from west virginia she was on spring break and flew from morgantown. she had to stop in phili before landing at stewart. she got in around midnight so some of the flights i wish could be direct.
The location is great, there is a military base on the back end of stewart. the big military planes have left but you can still hear alot of military aircraft at night.
the run was is the second longest on the east coast. It is the backup landing for the Space shuttle.
The staff has been fine. we had to ship our dog down south. In order for a dog to fly you have to have a trained certified person at the airport for boarding the dog. we called the airport before hand they told us the certified person was in today. We booked the flight. When we got to the airport stewart told us we have to come back tomorrow when that person gets in. I was very annoyed. my brother had to drive the dog to newark airport because of there mistake.
the airport is small you can see the whole airport it is 1 building. as far as the food goes there is a sub shop. one of my friends who works there told me they were talking about a subway and a wendys being put in the airport. If you are the kind of person that cant go without food def bring a snack with you.
I will continue to fly out of this airport. I do with they had more options direct to FL. overall $ 130 each way to FL isnt bad. flying to some airports are really overpriced out of stewart. sometimes i go to westchester or newark because it is still cheaper to drive the 45 mins to catch a flight than to pay locally. overall i will be flying back here for florida. spring training and to ATL
PROS:
— Location
— direct flights to florida
CONS:
–overpriced for some locations
— the DOG thing

Small, stress free airport.
It took less than 10 minutes from the time I parked my car to the time I was sitting, waiting at the gate. I parked in the long term parking lot which is right in front of the terminal and very large. Parking cost me $ 25 for 3 days, Friday through Sunday. I’m not sure what the exact rates are, it didn’t say on the receipt.
The security line is a single line but there were no other flights other than my JetBlue flight to FLL going out so it was very quick with only two people in front of me. They participate in TSA precheck. I have it through Global Entry so they announce how great you are that you don’t need to take off your shoes or jacket. I wish there were more people in line to enviously admire my elite Precheck status.
Regarding food, there is a Quiznos before security and a café thing immediately after. That’s all. I’m a fan of Quizno’s food but not their prices. However given the usual crazy airport food prices, I’d give it a try here if I was hungry.
This is a small terminal with only about 7 gates. You can’t get lost. Stewart is an active military base so the runway accommodates large aircraft. There was no wait to take off. Returning here I didn’t have any checked bags but the ground crew was outside waiting as we pulled up. I saw them offloading bags as I entered the terminal so I can imagine the baggage claim is quick.
I definitely prefer to fly out of Stewart whenever possible from now on.

This is a cute, little airport — as long as you don’t plan on flying out of here.
I recently needed a rental car for a long-​distance drive and used Avis, located inside the terminal. I used the airport long-​term parking to leave my personal vehicle while I used the rental car. I was able to park close to Avis and walk there. It was especially convenient because the long-​term parking lot was nearly empty since Stewart doesn’t do much business because of the insanely high prices and chasing away all of the major airline carriers.
I give it 3 stars because the place is very clean. I’ve picked up people from the airport in the past and every time, the floors, seating areas, etc. are all immaculate. Although, when you have no customers, it’s probably much easier to keep it clean.
I’ve shopped for flights out of Stewart Airport and the prices are insanely high (usually double the prices elsewhere). They advertise round-​trip flights to Florida for $ 99. However, I shopped online (several months in advance) for 2 round-​trip tickets to FLL for early March, and it was $ 1200. We ended up driving down to LGA to fly to Florida.
This was not the first instance. The last 3x I flew to Florida over a several year period, I drove to NYC, despite living just 10 minutes away from Stewart. Each time, it saved me well over $ 600 by taking the drive to NYC.
Another problem with flying to Florida out of SWF are they have very few flights coming in and out. If you are coming back from a cruise or checking out of a hotel at a certain time, you could end up sitting around all day waiting for the only flight coming to SWF.
In some rare cases, SWF might have the correct flight and maybe a random reasonable price for people. But for most people, this is not the case — which is why the airport is a ghost town.

SmAll airport good for my work flights. Limited options for flights but security is fast and parking is cheap.

I flew out of the Stewart International Airport (with the airport code of SWF) in order to go to Orlando and visit Disney World before heading home to California while on vacation.
Stewart International Airport doesn’t seem very international at all and it’s actually a very quiet place at 7AM in the morning. I had no idea what the traffic would be like or how busy the airport would be, so using the «two hour» rule that we’ve become accustomed to when dealing with domestic flights out of California, I just got up and got ready, packed up my things and got on the road as quick as I could since my flight was scheduled to depart at 9AM.
Stewart-​Newburgh is 17 miles from where I was staying on the Eastern side of the Hudson River in Fishkill. Returning my rental car was a self-​service activity, so I had to find a predesignated parking space and then write in the time when I returned it, the mileage and the amount of fuel in the tank before locking it up and depositing my original paperwork and the keys into a drop box at the Hertz counter. Before entering the terminal, I found a large sign near the rental car return lot that informed me this airport opens at 4AM.
After I did that, I worked my way over to the TSA screening line across from the rental car agencies where there was no one waiting in line. Not a soul. I almost felt like I was in a one of those Twilight Zone episodes where all of the people are gone. Anyway, by the time I was done with their screening, which is exactly the same at any other airport I’ve been through, I had an hour to wait before my flight which was boarding over at Gate 7 where Jet Blue is located. I found a place to plug in my laptop and sit next to the TV.

After reading Tom D.‘s review, realized that I am not the only one who’s ever traveled through Stewart even though that’s how you may feel when you’re at the airport, it’s just that quiet. Back in the day when my dad insisted on our flying out of here instead of Newark, JFK, or LaGuardia there was only one main airline that used this place as its hub… it was Midway Airlines, probably named because it seemed like it never had a direct flight to get us where we ultimately wanted to go.
In more recent years I have flown out of here on AirTran though I don’t think they’re located at Stewart anymore either. Small business lines like Delta and USAirway connections will get you to more major hubs for getting you on the way to final destinations.
Quiet, located in the Hudson Valley just outside of NYC, and known to few that this was an emergency landing site for NASA space shuttles (a comfort if you’re a freaked flyer since my pilot dad told me that planes rarely use their breaks on the long runways as Tom also pointed out), this airport is a totally viable option for travel when you don’t want to deal with the hassles of major metro flights.