The Dutchess County Airport in nearby Wappinger services general aviation, although it once had scheduled air carrier service by Colonial Airlines in the 1950s and regional airline service by Command Airways and others in the 1960s–1980s. The nearest major airport to Poughkeepsie is Stewart International Airport about south in Newburgh. Other nearby airports include Westchester County Airport approximately 58.1 miles (93 km) south, Albany International Airport approximately north and the three major metropolitan airports for New York City: John F. Kennedy International Airport approximately south, Newark Liberty International Airport approximately south, and LaGuardia Airport approximately south.