Flights are scheduled on Saturdays only in the spring and the fall depending on funding.
 

Also check flights through the national website, www.honorflight.org 

 (631) 702-2423.

 Sample Itinerary based on a 9:30 am departure flight from MacArthur and an 8:30 pm return flight from Baltimore Washington International Airport:

 

Our group will muster at Long Island MacArthur Airport two hours before departure to issue boarding passes and souvenir T-shirts, take a few pictures, and get through security. The flight is a quick hour to Baltimore Washington International Airport where a waiting motor coach takes us on the 50-minute drive to Washington DC and the WWII Memorial. We eat lunch on the bus and watch a great video about how the WWII Memorial came to be.

 

We spend about 2 hours at the WWII memorial, frequently among Honor Flight groups from other parts of the country. Often Senator Robert Dole is there to greet and take photos with our Vets.

 

We also visit the Iwo Jima Memorial and depending on weather and timing we might visit Arlington National Cemetery, the Navy Memorial, the Airforce Memorial, or other area hightpoints.

 

On our way back to the airport we stop for a buffet dinner and take time to relax and enjoy our group. The return flight is a quick hour, then we're home.

 

The only thing the veterans are responsible for is getting themselves to and home from the airport. Sometimes we can help with that so if there's a real problem getting a ride, call Vee Bennett, 631 702-2423.

 

 

 For anyone driving a long distance, there are reasonable hotels near the airport.