MacArthur Airport parking passes now available online for Islip residents

Islip residents can now buy parking permits online for Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip Town announced Thursday when it launched a new online permit system.

The passes provide discounted airport parking for Islip residents and businesses, according to the town’s announcement. They range in price from $40 for a yearlong pass to a $60 permit that’s valid for two years. Senior passes, for those 60 and older, are $30 and $50, respectively.

The resident parking passes themselves aren’t new, but residents couldn't previously buy their permits online. The new system allows residents to sign up, pay and manage their permits digitally, according to the town’s announcement.

“Once approved, permit holders can begin using their discounted parking benefits without delay,” the town wrote Thursday.

Residents and businesses can purchase their permits on the airport’s website, flymacarthur.com. Applicants have to submit proof that they are based in Islip in order to receive the discount parking passes, Islip spokeswoman Caroline Smith told Newsday.

By Sam Kmack

sam.kmack@newsday.com

Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.