The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s commercial airports served approximately 11.7 million passengers in September. The authority operates Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and New York Stewart International Airport.
Passenger volume for the Port Authority’s four commercial airports dropped 2.4 percent when compared to September 2024, the agency’s busiest September on record. The decline was attributed to severe weather events, and Federal Aviation Administration operational and staffing challenges at Newark Liberty.
Passenger volume dropped 0.9 percent at LaGuardia Airport, 2.1 percent at Newark Liberty and 3.4 percent at JFK.
For the first nine months of the year, approximately 107.1 million passengers flew through the agency’s commercial airports, 2.2 percent less than in 2024.
Comparatively, PATH commuter rail had its second-busiest month since February 2020, reaching 5.5 million passengers, a 6.9 percent increase from September 2024. Passenger volume was 79 percent of pre-pandemic September 2019’s passenger total. Average weekday ridership was 217,831 riders.
For the first nine months of 2025, ridership grew 7.3 percent compared to the same period of 2024, serving approximately 41.9 million passengers.
The agency’s six vehicular crossings recorded 10.2 million eastbound vehicles in September, a 0.2 percent increase from September 2024.