The bar chart illustrates the annual passenger volume at the three major New York City airports – John F. Kennedy (JFK), LaGuardia, and Newark – over a six-year period, from 1995 to 2000.
Overall, the total number of travelers using all three facilities experienced a substantial increase throughout the period. LaGuardia Airport consistently handled the highest number of passengers, while JFK and Newark experienced more fluctuating, though generally upward, trends.
Focusing on the individual data,
LaGuardia Airport consistently maintained its position as the most popular choice, showing a steady, upward trend across the six years. In 1995, it began with approximately 35 million passengers, rising steadily to peak at just over 50 million travellers by the end of the period. Although John F. Kennedy temporarily surpassed LaGuardia by approximately 2 million passengers in 1997, LaGuardia quickly resumed its dominance in the subsequent years.
In contrast, passenger numbers at JFK and Newark were more volatile. JFK had an initial increase from 25 million in 1995 to its peak of around 42 million in 1997, before dropping sharply over the next two years. During this dip, Newark briefly overtook JFK, reaching its highest figure of roughly 38 million in 1999. However, JFK recovered sharply in 2000 to approximately 40 million, once again handling more passengers than Newark.