The bar chart illustrates the number of travellers who used three major airports in New York City between 1995 and 2000. The airports shown are John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport. The figures are given in millions of passengers per year.
Overall, the number of passengers increased at all three airports over the period. In addition, LaGuardia handled the highest number of travellers by the end of the period.
In 1995, around 35 million passengers used LaGuardia, compared with about 27 million at John F. Kennedy Airport and only 16 million at Newark. By 1997, traffic at JFK rose significantly to approximately 47 million, making it the busiest airport that year, while LaGuardia and Newark served around 43 million and 38 million travellers respectively.
After 1997, the number of passengers at JFK decreased slightly to about 32 million in 1999 before rising again to 44 million in 2000. In contrast, LaGuardia experienced steady growth throughout the period, reaching roughly 69 million travellers in 2000. Meanwhile, Newark also showed a gradual increase, finishing at about 43 million passengers.
