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1956
1956 - 0196.PDF
194 -LIGHT, IFebruary 1956 Idlewild's passenger buildings are temporary, but the 165ft control tower which overlooks them will survive as part of the permanent terminal. IDLEWILD Today and Tomorrow POPULARLY known as Idlewild, New York InternationalAirport is one of four terminals operated by the Port ofNew York Authority; the others are La Guardia, Newark and Teterboro. Between them, the four airports handle more than 600,000 aircraft movements and some 10 million passengers annually. In terms of traffic volume, La Guardia is the busiest of the four, dealing with more traffic in a year than all United Kingdom airports combined. As its name implies, however, New York International handles the bulk of overwater traffic, together with a considerable number of long-haul domestic services, and its total area of just over 5,000 acres is nine times that of La Guardia. With its five active runways, ranging in length from 6,000 to 9,500ft, and its selection of large and expensive maintenance buildings, Idlewild is reasonably well equipped to meet most of Like the heading photograph, the second view (below) of the terminal area at New York International Airport was secured from a P.N.Y.A. helicopter. The artist's impression above shows the proposed layout of the permanent terminal, for more than 8m passengers annually.
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