Originally Posted by
williambruno1975
not even remotely close to Apples to oranges. Westminster to LHR is 15.8 Miles and to LGW it’s 27.2mi, a good 72% further. it makes sense to fly the closer airport.
but in JFK’s case it’s the furthest for many parts of Manhattan. Take Goldman Sachs global HQ at 200 West Street. They’re 12.3mi to EWR, 13.6mi to LGA, and it’s either 20.5mi to JFK if u deal with the congested BQE+VanWyck, or 26.1mi if u avoid that by taking Belt Parkway.
even when u take a major midtown east point like MetLife Building on top of Grand Central Station (the old PanAm Building), the shortest path is 14.4mi to EWR and 14.7mi to JFK. JPMorgan’s global HQ of 270 Park is right next to that point.
so we’re here listening to folks tell us why these bankers and lawyers should fly from the FURTHEST airport.
And for those of us who would rather not risk sitting in a massive traffic jam, there are frequent trips from Penn Station to both JFK and EWR on the long island railroad and new jersey transit, respectively, both about 22 minutes. Then add about 10-15 minutes for the air train at JFK and about 5-10 minutes at EWR. And truth be told, from midtown its' usually about 30-35 minutes by car to EWR and at 45-60 minutes to JFK, except at rush hours.