Fly2High has recently released their rendition of Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving the population of Long Island in southeastern New York State with a yearly average of 1.6 million passengers.

Built in 1942 with financial help from the Civil Aeronautics Administration (now FAA), which funded the construction of three paved runways, it was soon renamed MacArthur Airport after General Douglas MacArthur, famous for his dramatic escape from the Philippines. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation built the first hangar only two years later, and the first terminal came in 1949. 

Commercial service began in 1960 with Allegheny Airlines, offering flights to Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. A bigger passenger terminal was completed six years later, further expanding the airport’s passenger handling capabilities. By the end of the 1960s, Allegheny and Mohawk Airlines offered several flights a day. The 1970s brought American Airlines and Delta Air Lines onboard.

Expansion work started in 2004, with the construction of a brand new Southwest Terminal for $65 million, adding four new gates and space for restaurants and shops. Two years later, they built another four new gates. The expansion was made without state approval and violated fire and safety codes, causing a fair share of drama. 

MacArthur Airport is currently served by three airlines: Breeze Airways (Charleston), Frontier Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach), and Southwest Airlines (Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach). 

The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with high-detail models of the airport terminals, hangars, buildings, and other facilities, with terminal interiors, custom animated jetways, up-to-date taxiways and stands, custom lighting, and animated humans.

It’s available on SimMarket for roughly $21.00, requiring at least 1.57 GB of free hard disk space to install.

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