Stewart International Airport—now branded New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) —is in Orange County, New York, in the Hudson Valley region, about 60 miles north of Manhattan.

Quick location facts

  • Located in the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor in Orange County, New York.
  • Roughly 60 miles (about 97 km) north of Manhattan , making it a smaller alternative to the main New York City airports.
  • Positioned west of Newburgh and southwest of Poughkeepsie in the southern Hudson Valley.

How people describe getting there

  • Commonly reached by car via Interstate 84 and Interstate 87 (New York Thruway).
  • Official address often appears as New Windsor, NY 12553 , with airport code SWF.

Mini “forum-style” scoop

“Stewart” is basically a quieter New York–area airport up the Hudson, not in NYC itself, but close enough that some travelers use it as a less hectic gateway.

TL;DR: Stewart International Airport (New York Stewart International, SWF) is a small public/military airport in Newburgh/New Windsor, Orange County, in New York’s Hudson Valley, about an hour north of New York City.

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