NEW WINDSOR, N.Y.—New York City has three big airports—John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and New Jersey’s Newark International. Stewart Airfield here in Orange County wants to join the club, but for that to happen development is needed.
“Certainly Stewart is our diamond, but it’s still very much in the rough,” says Maureen Hallahan, president of Orange County Partnership. Her agency works with companies seeking to establish a presence in the county.
Although some say the airport can expand both passenger and cargo operations, cargo business seems to be the present direction. Hallahan says it’s a chicken-and-egg thing. What comes first: passenger traffic or cargo?
“I think that there’s been push right now to start to get some cargo out there,” Hallahan said. “It is an international airport, and there are opportunities to move a lot of product.”
