Annual Passenger Boardings at New York State Airports

Beginning in 1997, this dataset tracks the annual number of passengers boarding aircraft at airports across New York State. It provides a time series of enplanement figures, categorized by airport and airport group. The data supports analysis of air travel trends and infrastructure planning within the state.

Use Cases

• Analyzing passenger traffic growth trends using Year and Enplanements columns.
• Comparing airport performance across different regions using Airport Group and Airport Name.
• Forecasting future infrastructure needs by modeling Enplanements over time.
• Assessing the economic impact of specific airports by correlating Enplanements with other regional data.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series beginning in 1997.
• Data is available across multiple platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating established use.
• Includes categorical breakdowns by Airport Group and Airport Name.

Limitations

• Metadata conflicts exist: last updated dates differ between platforms (2026-04 16 vs. 2026-04-04).
• Key metadata is missing: row count, file size, license, and author are not provided.
• Column details are incomplete for the Data.gov source.

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Collection Method

Likely contains official administrative records from airport authorities.

Time Range

Beginning 1997

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026 according to Socrata.

Geography

New York State, USA