Where Was Idlewild Airport, and Why Wa…. Idlewild was a developer's name for a resort and later golf club on Jamaica Bay. It provided the unofficial name for the airport being planned in the 1940s, while the City Council and Mayor LaGuardia argued on what to call it. There was no debate when the airport.
Where Was Idlewild Airport, and Why Wa… from www.airporthistory.org
Despite the board’s objections, New York International Airport at Idlewild carried on for 15 years, with most people referring to it.
