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So Cal -
NY Region Comparison
A comparison of airport capacity and distribution
in the SCAG region of Southern California and the
New
York - New Jersey Metropolitan region.
| REGION (click links at right for details) | SCAG | NY-NJ METRO |
| Population (2001 census estimate) | 16.8 million | 16.8 million |
| Commercial air passengers (2000 MAP) | 88.5 |
92.4 |
| Commercial air passengers (2005 MAP) | 88.3 | 99.8 |
| Major airports |
LAX, SNA, BUR, ONT, LGB |
JFK, EWR, LGA |
| Land area (square miles) (1) | 38,129 | 3,888 |
(1) The SCAG region includes large inland areas in North Los
Angeles,
Riverside, San Bernadino, and Imperial Counties. More than half of the
total
land is in San Bernadino County.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates Newark, Kennedy, and LaGuardia airports. Macarthur, Islip Airport provides 2 MAP of service in outlying Suffolk County.