 long island macarthur airport (formerly islip airport)  is a public airport on long island, in ronkonkoma, town of islip, suffolk county, new york. it is about two miles (3&nbsp;km) south of lake ronkonkoma and shuttles connect the airport to the ronkonkoma railroad station. long island macarthur airport (lima) covers 1,311 acres (531 ha) and has four runways and two helipads. the town owns and operates the airport, which serves about two million commercial passengers a year, as well as general aviation. thumb|right|enterance sign to the airport located between montauk point  to the east and manhattan  to the west, macarthur airport serves the three million residents of nassau and suffolk counties and travelers who want an alternative to the congestion at jfk and laguardia airports â both in queens.newsday, january 10, 2010, "the little airport that could" the faa designated lima an official metro airport in early 2011,{{cite web|url=h
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