Geographically, the academy is in the Hudson Highlands, at the foot of Storm King Mountain, just west of the Hudson River and north of West Point. NYMA is approximately north of New York City, or about one hour by car. This places NYMA in the Mid-Hudson region of the Hudson Valley, which is accessible by airplane (KSWF, KEWR, KLGA, KJFK, KALB) as well as train (Amtrak and Metro-North), bus (Short Line), and automobile.