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