Taxi Dispatches at New York and New Jersey Airports, 2002 Onward

Beginning in 2002, this dataset provides monthly counts of medallion taxi dispatches from three major airports: John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty International. It is produced quarterly by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and aggregated by data.ny.gov. The data tracks the volume of taxi trips transporting passengers from these airports to their destinations.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal passenger traffic patterns using Month and Year columns.
• Compare taxi dispatch volumes between Airport locations over time.
• Model airport ground transportation demand using the Taxi Dispatched count as a key metric.
• Forecast future taxi dispatch trends using the time-series structure of Year and Month.

Strengths

• Long-term temporal coverage beginning in 2002.
• Data is produced quarterly by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, suggesting an official source.
• Covers three major airports (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark) in a key metropolitan region.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, aggregated by data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Quarterly production of taxi dispatch counts from airport records.

Time Range

Beginning 2002.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 21:25:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area.