As a hub of
commercial aviation, Long Island is home to two of the nation's and
New York metropolitan area's busiest airports,
JFK International Airport and
LaGuardia Airport. Also located on Long Island are
Long Island MacArthur Airport and two major
air traffic control radar facilities,
New York TRACON and New York ARTCC. Long Island has nine major bridges and thirteen traffic tunnels, which connect Brooklyn and Queens to the three other boroughs of New York City.
Ferries connect Suffolk County northward across
Long Island Sound to
Connecticut.
Long Island Rail Road is the
busiest commuter railroad in North America and operates continuously.