Long Island MacArthur Airport
Airport in Ronkonkoma, New YorkWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
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Within days of his arrest, the process of his extradition to the United States was set in motion as El Chapo attempted to organize yet another tunnel breakout that ultimately failed when he was moved to another prison and when a top prison official refused a $2 million bribe to transfer him back.
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On the 17th of January 2017, Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera was escorted to a private jet that whisked him to Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, New York, and as the plane touched down, he could be seen peering out of the porthole window with tears in his eyes.
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On the 17th of July 2019, just before he was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years, he took to the stand using his last opportunity to speak publicly to complain about his treatment in solitary confinement during which he argued he had been subjected to 24-hour psychological, emotional, and mental torture.
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His remarks were met with little sympathy by lead prosecutor, Gina Paoloveccio, who simply responded, "Throughout his criminal career, this defendant has not shown one shred of remorse for his crimes.
Gianna VolpeHOST
They ultimately were convicted on 10 counts of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and other sex crimes.
Gianna VolpeHOST
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York asks anyone who has been victimized by the Alexander brothers in any way, or who has additional information about their illegal behavior to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or reach out to Alexander-Case at FBI.gov. And finally, in a note that I did not at all find surprising, Long Island MacArthur Airport has been named the country's best small airport in 2026 by USA Today, marking the first time the town of Islip facility has secured the overall top spot, according to an announcement from town officials.
Gianna VolpeHOST
I don't think I have one negative experience to share with you
Anna TonnaGUEST
from that airport.
TonyGUEST
So that's the airport I'm flying out of.
TonyGUEST
Going out of JFK for me would be such a hassle that I would rather figure out a way to get in and out of MacArthur Airport.
TonyGUEST
So...
TonyGUEST
Normally we have flown Frontier in the past and Frontier, you can get really cheap flights.
Kwame OnwuachiGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Katie Lee BiegelHOST
'Cause there's one right next to the airport on Long Island, that Islip Airport, and it was actually really good.
Kwame OnwuachiGUEST
It's not bad food.
Katie Lee BiegelHOST
Yeah, and so inexpensive.
Rick DelgadoHOST
By the police? Yeah, they had my picture and took my fingerprints.
Rick DelgadoHOST
No, at MacArthur Airport here on Long Island, a couple of local viewers recognized me.
Rick DelgadoHOST
We were waiting for the same flight to Nashville, so that was fun.
Rick DelgadoHOST
That was Rick and Maggie from Long Island.
AlanAUDIENCE
At that point, we headed home without our luggage, which apparently enjoyed its own vacation to Florida and back without us.
AlanAUDIENCE
Desperate to salvage the trip, I discovered that a brand-new airline, Northeastern, was flying out of MacArthur Airport on Long Island, and that its inaugural flight to Florida still had seats, which by then sounded like a miracle on wings.
AlanAUDIENCE
I quickly drove to MacArthur, bought five tickets, came home, gathered the family, and turned right back around for the airport.
AlanAUDIENCE
Our luggage, unfortunately, was at Ar- JFK, in the opposite direction from MacArthur, and there was no way to retrieve it before the new flight departed, unless I had suddenly acquired a helicopter.