all of the rental car agencies present on-site at the airport. Airlines and destinations MacArthur Airport currently has two concourses in one main terminal. Concourse A has nine gates, while Concourse B has two gates with jetways and multiple gates that board from the ramp. Passenger Statistics Passenger numbers Top destinations Carrier shares Administration Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. The Department of Aviation is led by the Commissioner of Aviation and Transportation, which works closely with the Town Board to manage and steward the airport. Departments include Airport Operations, Custodial, Fire Rescue, Law Enforcement, Maintenance, Construction, and Administration. Tenants Long Island MacArthur Airport's houses numerous general aviation tenants, including three fixed based operators: Sheltair Aviation, ExcelAire, and Mid Island Air, which offers a full range of general aviation services. There are numerous flight schools based on the field, including ATP Flight School, Heritage Flight Academy, and Mid Island Air Service. The Suffolk County Police (SCPD) Aviation Section has a law enforcement and MEDEVAC helicopter based at MacArthur Airport. The base is staffed 24 hours a day by police pilots, as well as flight paramedics employed by the Stony Brook University Medical Center. Until the early 1990s, the 2nd Battalion (Attack), 142nd Aviation Regiment of the N.Y. Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Aviation Brigade, was based at MacArthur Airport, equipped with Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra (F model) gunships. In 2006, the 3rd Battalion (Assault), 142nd Aviation Regiment moved its headquarters from Latham, N.Y. to Long Island MacArthur Airport, bringing its Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. In May 2007, following yet another reorganization in which the battalion was re-configured, the unit received its mobilization alert order to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over the course of their deployment, the unit – which came to be known as Task Force Jester – flew more than 15,000 flight hours. The last of the battalion's troops returned home to Long Island MacArthur Airport in May 2009. It is also home to Civil Air Patrol's Long Island Group's Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10. Radio station WRCN-FM (Broadcasting as LI News) maintains its offices and studios within the airport. Additionally, the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZNY) – known as an ARTCC for short – is located at the airport. Accidents and incidents On April 4, 1955, a Douglas DC-6 of United Airlines operating on a pilot