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LaGuardia Airport

March 22, 2023

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LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) /ləˈɡwɑːrdiə/ is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering 680 acres (280 ha) as of January 1, 2023,[2] the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939. It is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport in 2014
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
ServesNew York metropolitan area
LocationEast Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
OpenedDecember 2, 1939; 83 years ago (1939-12-02)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates40°46′30″N 73°52′30″W / 40.775°N 73.875°W / 40.775; -73.875Coordinates: 40°46′30″N 73°52′30″W / 40.775°N 73.875°W / 40.775; -73.875
Websitelaguardiaairport.com
Maps

FAA diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 7,001 2,134 Asphalt/concrete
13/31 7,003 2,135 Asphalt/concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Asphalt
H2 60 18 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations346,414
Passengers29,040,963

The airport primarily accommodates airline service to domestic (and limited international) destinations. As of 2019, it was the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area, behind Kennedy and Newark airports, and the twenty-first busiest in the United States by passenger volume.[3] The airport is located directly to the north of the Grand Central Parkway, the airport's primary access highway. While the airport is a hub for both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, commercial service is strictly governed by unique regulations including a curfew, a slot system, and a "perimeter rule" prohibiting most non-stop flights to or from destinations greater than 1,500 mi (2,400 km).[4]

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, LaGuardia was notable for having obsolete and dirty facilities, inefficient air operations, and poor customer service metrics.[5][6] Responding to these criticisms, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) in 2015 announced a multibillion-dollar reconstruction of the airport's passenger infrastructure, which is expected to be complete by 2025.[7]

History

Original site

 
Coastline of northwest Queens, circa 1866.

Prior to human development, the coastlines of Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay converged at a natural point that comprised the eventual northern shoreline of Newtown, Queens. By 1857 the area partially contained the estate of Benjamin Pike Jr., which was soon purchased and consolidated with other property by William Steinway.[8] In June 1886, Steinway opened a summer resort development known as Bowery Bay Beach on the peninsula. Originally featuring a bathing pavilion, beach, lawns, and boathouse, the resort was renamed North Beach and later expanded with the addition of Gala Amusement Park.[9][10] By the turn of the century, North Beach's German-influenced development drew comparisons to Brooklyn's Coney Island. Its fortunes would soon turn, however, as Prohibition in the United States and war-related anti-German sentiment presented significant challenges to the resort's profitability. These factors, combined with increased industrialization and pollution of the Queens waterfront, made the area untenable as a leisure destination, and it was abandoned at some point in the 1920s.

North Beach Airport

In April 1929, New York Air Terminals, Inc., announced plans to open a private seaplane base at North Beach later that summer.[11] The 200-acre (81 ha) facility was christened on June 15 and initially featured a 2-acre (0.81 ha) concrete plateau connected to the water by a 400 ft (120 m) amphibious aircraft ramp, with the former resort converted to a passenger terminal. Opening-day festivities for the new airport were attended by a crowd of 5,000, and included Air Races with Curtiss Seagulls and Sikorsky flying boats, a dedication address by Borough President George U. Harvey, and the commencement of airline service to Albany and Atlantic City by Coastal Airways and Curtiss Flying Service.[12] One month later, service to Boston was launched using Savoia-Marchetti S.55 aircraft operated by Airvia.[13]

Glenn H. Curtiss Airport

By 1930, the airport had been improved with hangars and night-illuminated runways,[14] and it housed seaplanes of the recently reorganized New York City Police Department Aviation Unit.[15][16] On September 23, the site was renamed Glenn H. Curtiss Airport in honor of the New York aviation pioneer who had died one month earlier (not to be confused with the preexisting Curtiss Field in nearby Garden City, nor a similarly renamed airport in Valley Stream). In a ceremony that same day, representatives from the forerunner to Trans World Airlines announced their bid to establish the nation's first transcontinental airmail route to the airport using Ford Trimotors; in attendance were Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Lindbergh.[17]

On August 27, 1931, the airport welcomed the arrival of the world's then-largest airplane, the Dornier Do X, after a 10-month transatlantic journey.[18] Over 18,000 people visited the huge flying boat on its first day of static display,[19] and it remained in the city for nine months.[20] While the Do X was ultimately a commercial failure, its presence demonstrated the viability of long-distance air travel terminating a mere 20-minute drive from Manhattan. Likewise, this centralized location also enabled the airport to host hourly air taxi services between Newark and Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field that September.[21]

While Curtiss Field was quickly becoming a magnet of aviation, Newark Airport remained the primary terminal for New York City-bound passengers and mail. The city's lack of its own central airport lingered as the 1930s wore on—especially as discussion grew regarding the commercial viability of privately operated fields.[22]

Municipal Airport 2

 
Works Progress Administration poster advertising the newly built air terminals of New York City.

The 1934 election of mayor Fiorello La Guardia ushered in a new era of public investment in New York City's airports. Mayor LaGuardia had been a long-time aviation advocate; in a 1927 editorial penned while serving as a US Representative of New York, he criticized both the federal and state governments' slow progress in establishing municipal airports in the city. Although several potential sites had been identified, LaGuardia mainly pushed for the transformation of Governors Island into a combined airport and seaplane base. "No greater monument to the life and activity of the Republic can be imagined," he wrote, painting it as a teeming transportation hub at the extreme center of the city.[23] Military and shipping concerns eventually shut down the proposal,[24][25] but LaGuardia and industry leaders maintained consensus that New York City needed a central "express" airport to complement the farther-flung Floyd Bennett Field, which it completed in 1930.[26][27]

While the Governors Island proposal was being litigated, LaGuardia also saw development potential in Curtiss Airport. Under his administration, the City entered a 5-year contract with its owners, agreeing to lease the field for $1 per year, with an option to purchase the property for $1,500,000 (equivalent to $29,291,367 in 2021).[28] The airport was officially dedicated Municipal Airport 2 on January 5, 1935. At a key ceremony that day, LaGuardia also received a signed lease from TWA for hangar space at Floyd Bennett Field—making it the first major US airline to serve New York City directly.[29] While it would still be years before TWA arrived at North Beach, LaGuardia had begun fulfilling one of his ultimate goals: extracting New York City from "the humiliating position of seeing all its passengers and mail traffic go to a nearby state."[28]

LaGuardia Airport

The initiative to develop the airport for commercial flights began with an outburst by New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia (in office from 1934 to 1945) upon the arrival of his TWA flight at Newark Airport – the only commercial airport serving the New York City region at the time – as his ticket said "New York". He demanded to be taken to New York, and ordered the plane to be flown to Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, giving an impromptu press conference to reporters along the way. He urged New Yorkers to support a new airport within their city.[30]

American Airlines accepted LaGuardia's offer to start a trial program of scheduled flights to Floyd Bennett, although the program failed after several months because Newark's airport was closer to Manhattan. La Guardia went as far as to offer police escorts to airport limousines in an attempt to get American Airlines to continue operating the trial program.

 
Sign at runway 13 warning pilots to check compass

During the Floyd Bennett experiment, LaGuardia and American executives began an alternative plan to build a new airport in Queens, where it could take advantage of the new Queens–Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan. The existing North Beach Airport was an obvious location, but much too small for the sort of airport that was being planned. With backing and assistance from the Works Progress Administration, construction began in 1937, it is on the waterfront of Flushing and Bowery Bays in East Elmhurst and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria and Jackson Heights.[31] Building on the site required moving landfill from Rikers Island, then a garbage dump, onto a metal reinforcing framework. The framework below the airport still causes magnetic interference on the compasses of outgoing aircraft: signs on the airfield warn pilots about the problem.[32]

Because of American's pivotal role in the development of the airport, LaGuardia gave the airline extra real estate during the airport's first year of operation, including four hangars, which was an unprecedented amount of space at the time.[33] American opened its first Admirals Club (and the first private airline club in the world) at the airport in 1939.[34] The club took over a large office space that had previously been reserved for the mayor, but he offered it for lease following criticism from the press, and American vice president Red Mosier immediately accepted the offer.[35]

 
Eleanor Roosevelt at LaGuardia, 1960

The airport was dedicated on October 15, 1939, as the New York Municipal Airport,[36][37] and opened for business on December 2 of that year.[30] It cost New York City $23 million to turn the tiny North Beach Airport into a 550-acre (220 ha) modern facility. Not everyone was as enthusiastic as La Guardia about the project; some critics regarded it as a $40 million boondoggle. But the public was fascinated by the very idea of air travel, and thousands traveled to the airport, paid the dime fee, and watched the airliners take off and land. Two years later these fees and their associated parking had already provided $285,000, and other non-travel related incomes (food, etc.) were another $650,000 a year. The airport was soon a financial success. A smaller airport in nearby Jackson Heights, Holmes Airport, was unable to prevent the expansion of the larger airport and closed in 1940.[citation needed]

Newark Airport began renovations, but could not keep up with the new Queens airport, which TIME called "the most pretentious land and seaplane base in the world". Even before the project was completed LaGuardia had won commitments from the five largest airlines (Pan American Airways, American, United, Eastern Air Lines and Transcontinental and Western Air) to begin using the new field as soon as it opened.[38] Pan Am's transatlantic Boeing 314 flying boats moved to La Guardia from Port Washington in 1940. During World War II the airport was used to train aviation technicians and as a logistics field. Transatlantic landplane airline flights started in late 1945; some continued after Idlewild (now John F. Kennedy International) opened in July 1948, but the last ones shifted to Idlewild in April 1951.

Newspaper accounts alternately referred to the airfield as New York Municipal Airport and LaGuardia Field until the modern name was officially applied when the airport moved to Port of New York Authority control under a lease with New York City on June 1, 1947.

LaGuardia opened with four runways at 45-degree angles to each other,[39] the longest (13/31) being 6,000 ft (1,800 m). Runway 18/36 was closed soon after a United DC-4 ran off the south end in 1947; runway 9/27 (4,500 ft) was closed around 1958, allowing LaGuardia's terminal to expand northward after 1960. Circa 1961 runway 13/31 was shifted northeastward to allow construction of a parallel taxiway (such amenities being unknown when LGA was built) and in 1965–66 both remaining runways were extended to their present 7,000 ft (2,100 m).

The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 283 weekday fixed-wing departures from LaGuardia: 126 American, 49 Eastern, 33 Northeast, 31 TWA, 29 Capital and 15 United. American's flights included 26 nonstops to Boston and 27 to Washington National (mostly Convair 240s).[40] Jet flights (United 727s to Cleveland and Chicago) started on June 1, 1964.

 
LaGuardia Airport as seen from a taxiway in 2010. Note both the new and old control towers.

Although LaGuardia was a large airport for the era in which it was built, it soon became too small. Starting in 1968 general aviation aircraft were charged heavy fees to operate from LaGuardia during peak hours, driving many LGA operators to airports such as Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. The increase in traffic at LaGuardia and safety concerns prompted the closure of nearby Flushing Airport in 1984. Also in 1984, to further combat overcrowding at LGA, the Port Authority instituted a Sunday-thru-Friday "perimeter rule" banning nonstop flights from LaGuardia to cities more than 1,500 mi (2,400 km) away; at the time, Denver was the only such city with nonstop flights, and it became the only exception to the rule. (In 1986 Western Airlines hoped to fly 737-300s nonstop to Salt Lake City and unsuccessfully challenged the rule in federal court.) Later, the Port Authority also moved to connect JFK and Newark Airport to regional rail networks with the AirTrain Newark and AirTrain JFK, in an attempt to make these more distant airports competitive with LaGuardia.[41] In addition to these local regulations, the FAA also limited the number of flights and types of aircraft that could operate at LaGuardia.

LaGuardia's traffic continued to grow. By 2000, the airport routinely experienced overcrowding delays, many more than an hour long. That year, Congress passed legislation to revoke the federal traffic limits on LaGuardia by 2007. The reduced demand for air travel following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City quickly slowed LaGuardia's traffic growth, helping to mitigate the airport's delays. Ongoing Port Authority investments to renovate the Central Terminal Building and improve the airfield layout have also made the airport's operations more efficient in recent years.

 
Aircraft on Final Approach to LGA Runway 31 over Flushing.

FAA approved Instrument Departure Procedure "Whitestone Climb" and the "Expressway Visual Approach to Runway 31".[when?] When adopting the Expressway Approach, when the aircraft crosses the intersection of I-278 and the Long Island Expressway in Long Island City, it turns northeast on 85° and follows the Long Island Expressway, after reaching Flushing Meadow Park, the aircraft executes a 135° left turn over the Flushing Bay and joins the final approach to the Runway 31. When adopting Whitestone Climb, aircraft will circle over Flushing and head to Whitestone Bridge on the North upon takeoff from Runway 13. Such patterns aim to reduce the noise,[42] avoid the traffic of the JFK Airport and maximize the air traffic capacity in the New York TRACON.[43][44]

In late 2006, construction began to replace the Wallace Harrison designed air traffic control tower built in 1962 with a more modern one. The tower began operations on October 9, 2010.[45]

On August 12, 2009, Delta Air Lines and US Airways announced a landing slot and terminal swap in separate press releases. Under the swap plan, US Airways would have given Delta 125 operating slot pairs at LaGuardia. US Airways, in return, would have received 42 operating slot pairs at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., and be granted the authority to begin service from the US to São Paulo, Brazil, and Tokyo, Japan. When the swap plan was complete, Delta Shuttle operations would have moved from the Marine Air Terminal to Terminal C (the present US Airways terminal), and Terminals C and D would have been connected together. US Airways Shuttle flights would have moved to the Marine Air Terminal, and mainline US Airways flights would have moved to Terminal D (the present Delta terminal).[46][47]

The United States Department of Transportation announced that they would approve the Delta/US Airways transaction under the condition that they sell slots to other airlines. Delta and US Airways dropped the slot swap deal in early July 2010 and both airlines filed a court appeal.[48] In May 2011, both airlines announced that they would resubmit their proposal of the slot swap to the US DOT. It was tentatively approved by the US DOT on July 21, 2011.[49] The slot swap received final approval from the US DOT on October 10, 2011.[50]

On December 16, 2011, Delta Air Lines announced plans to open a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport. The investment was the largest single expansion by any carrier at LaGuardia in decades, with flights increasing by more than 60 percent, and destinations by more than 75 percent. By summer 2013, Delta increased operations to 264 daily flights between LaGuardia and more than 60 cities, more than any other airline at LaGuardia.[51]

In November 2019, Southwest Airlines ended service to Newark primarily due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings, poor performance, and inadequate facilities, and consolidated its New York–area operations to LaGuardia and Islip.[52]

Reconstruction

 
The reconstructed Terminal B at LaGuardia in 2021

In April 2010, Port Authority director Christopher Ward announced that the agency had hired consultants to explore a full demolition and rebuilding of LaGuardia's Central Terminal. The project would create a unified, modern, and efficient plan for the airport, currently an amalgam of decades of additions and modifications. The project, expected to cost $2.4 billion, will include the demolition of the existing central terminal building and its four concourses, garage, Hangar 1, and frontage roads; building temporary facilities, and designing and building a new central terminal building.[53] The rebuilding would be staged in phases in order to maintain operations throughout the project.[54]

Proposals were due on January 31, 2012. Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, said, "It's got a quaint, nostalgic but unacceptable kind of the 1940s, 1950s feel that's just not acceptable."[55] The Port Authority was seeking a private company to develop and operate the replacement terminal with private funds, similar to how Delta operates the other terminals at the airport. However, in January 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan for the state to oversee the construction of the long-stalled new terminal project instead of the proposed public-private partnership.[56]

 
Construction at Terminal B, seen in April 2018

On July 27, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined by then-Vice President Joe Biden, announced a $4 billion plan to rebuild the terminals as one contiguous building with terminal bridges connecting buildings. Airport officials and planners had concluded that the airport essentially had to be torn down and rebuilt.[57]

Under the airport reconstruction plan disclosed in 2015, a single terminal building is to be constructed in stages, with a people mover, retail space and a new hotel. Some 2 mi (3.2 km) of additional taxiways are to be built. A people mover is to connect the new terminal sections, the Grand Central Parkway is to be reconfigured, and AirTrain LaGuardia, previously announced, will connect the airport to the Mets–Willets Point subway station and the Mets–Willets Point LIRR station. A proposed high-speed ferry, if introduced, will service the Marine Air Terminal, a national historic landmark, which will remain intact. An onsite tram has also been proposed to move passengers more quickly within the central terminal.[58] The new airport is to be eco-friendly and contain accommodations such as a hotel of approximately 200 rooms[58] and a business/conference center.[59] The entire airport will move 600 ft (180 m) closer to the Grand Central Parkway.[60][61] New parking garages replaced parking facilities between the existing terminals and Grand Central Parkway, creating space for the new facilities. By locating the terminals closer to the Grand Central Parkway, additional space for aircraft taxiways and hold areas was created, reducing ground delays. The runways themselves were not reconfigured.[59][62]

Construction of the project's first phase started in spring of 2016, once final plans were approved by the Port Authority board, with the entire redevelopment scheduled to be completed by late 2022.[63] Terminal B will be demolished, and Delta will rebuild its terminals C and D in coordination with the plan. The new airport will feature an island gate system, with passengers connecting between the terminal building and the gates via bridges that will be high enough for aircraft to taxi under.[59][64] In late March 2016, the comprehensive plans for the redevelopment were approved unanimously between the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey, and LaGuardia Gateway Partners for the Terminal B Project.[65][66] Construction costs were estimated to range from $4 billion to $5.3 billion.[67] In August 2017, Magic Johnson Enterprises and Loop Capital created a joint venture named JLC Capital to invest in Phase 2 of LaGuardia Airport's reconstruction.[68] The same month, Delta broke ground on the last phase of the airport's reconstruction.[69][70] On December 9, 2017, six airlines moved at LGA in anticipation of the new terminals. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue moved to the Marine Air Terminal. American consolidated in Terminal B. Frontier and Spirit depart from Terminal C and arrive at Terminal D.[71] Since the move, there have been further changes with Alaska Airlines ending service to LaGuardia, JetBlue moving all but Boston flights to Terminal B, and Spirit consolidating its operations in Terminal A.[72]

LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which manages the construction of Terminal B, has completed most of the complex.[73] The first half of the seven-level West Parking Garage opened in February 2018, with 1,600 of 3,100 parking spaces being made available, and the rest of the garage was opened later that year.[74][61] Eleven new gates at Terminal B opened on December 1, 2018, and were used by Air Canada, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines. Five additional gates opened on June 2, 2019, when United relocated most of its operations to the new concourse.[75][76][77] The new space included a concourse with a 55 ft-tall (17 m) ceiling, food concessions, an FAO Schwarz toy store, and an indoor play area.[77] The new headhouse at Terminal B opened on June 13, 2020, along with the new connector to the Eastern Concourse. On August 5, 2020, American opened the first seven gates of the Western Concourse, with ten additional gates and the bridge connector scheduled to open at the end of 2021.[78][79] The second bridge connecting to Terminal B was later completed and opened to the public on January 27, 2022.[80]

On the east side of the airport, Delta is consolidating its two terminals, Terminal C and D, into a centralized Terminal C headhouse, which is located on the former Terminal D parking site. In addition, Delta is rebuilding its airside facilities into four "finger" concourses.[81] The first concourse to open was Concourse G on the eastern end of the airport, which opened on October 29, 2019.[82][83] Delta Shuttle flights moved to the Concourse G on November 16, 2019.[84] On June 4, 2022, Delta unveiled its new Terminal C headhouse to the public in tandem with concourse E, which boasts 10 narrow body gates.[85] The Terminal C headhouse consolidates the former Terminal C and D's security checkpoint into 11 lanes which, if necessary, can be expanded to 16 lanes. Other features include a dedicated drop-off area for carry-on-only passengers, biometric scanning technology, a sensory room designed for those with autism, and Delta's largest Sky Club to date.[86]

As of June 2022, Delta is in the process of replacing Terminal D's gates and will start construction of Concourse D.[87] Delta is fast-tracking its remaining projects at Terminal C due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed the airline to use the decrease in passage traffic to speed up construction by two years.[88][89]

Operations

While LaGuardia frequently accommodates general aviation, the airport is primarily serviced by Part 121 scheduled air carriers providing passenger service to regional, domestic, and limited international destinations. Because of its congested nature and proximity to dense urban neighborhoods, commercial flights to and from the airport are subject to several restrictions enacted by both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). The airport almost only ever handles narrow-body aircraft and can handle Airplane Design Group (ADG) IV widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A310, however, these aircraft in this group are rarely seen at LaGuardia.

Service restrictions

International flights

The airport does not have U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities. As such, international arrivals are only possible from airports serviced by United States border preclearance. Passengers and crewmembers on these flights clear customs at their departure airport and—for immigration purposes—are considered to be on the US territory during their entire journey, allowing them to exit LaGuardia in the same manner as domestic travelers.[90]

Curfew and Perimeter Rule

To mitigate the impact of aircraft noise pollution and facilitate airfield maintenance, a seasonal curfew traditionally exists between the hours of 12 am and 6 am during the warm months of the year.[91] Additionally, a 1984 "Perimeter Rule" implemented by PANYNJ bars airline flights to and from points farther than 1,500 mi (2,400 km), except on Saturdays or to Denver, Colorado.[92] With long haul operations generally requiring heavier fuel loads and larger aircraft, the regulation aims to eliminate excess perceived noise generated by such flights. Changes to the Perimeter Rule were considered as recently as 2015,[93] but a New York State Senate bill was introduced in 2021 with the intent of codifying the rule into law.[94]

Slot system

As one of the United States' most-dense and congested Class B airports, LaGuardia's IFR operations are governed by an FAA slot system.[95][96] Operators are granted time-sensitive individual takeoff and landing rights in accordance with the International Air Transport Association's Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG).[97] In 2020, the FAA responded to drastic reductions in air traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by suspending the expiration of unused slots at several US airports including LaGuardia.[98]

Facilities

Terminals

LaGuardia has three active terminals (A, B, and C) with 72 gates.[99][100] The terminals are all connected by buses and walkways. Signage throughout the terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar.[101] As with the other Port Authority airports, some terminals at LaGuardia are managed and maintained by airlines themselves. Terminal B was under direct Port Authority operation; however, in 2016, operation of Terminal B was transferred to a private company, LaGuardia Gateway Partners.

LaGuardia is undergoing a multi-billion dollar redesign that resulted in a new Terminal B and a new Terminal C (encompassing the old Terminals C and D). Terminal A remains unchanged except for minor updates. The new layout will consist of new gate concourses as well. The new Terminal B has two gate concourses referred to as the Western Concourse (Gates 11–31) and Eastern Concourse (Gates 40–59). The new Terminal C has four gate concourses (numbered 61–69, 71–79, 82–89, and 92–98).

Terminal A

Main article: Marine Air Terminal
 
Marine Air Terminal in 1974

Terminal A, known as the Marine Air Terminal (MAT), was the airport's original terminal for overseas flights. The waterfront terminal was designed to serve the fleet of flying boats, or Clippers, of Pan American Airways, America's main international airline throughout the 1930s and 1940s. When a Clipper landed in Long Island Sound, it taxied to a dock where passengers could disembark into the terminal. During World War II, new four-engine land planes were developed, and flying boats stopped carrying scheduled passengers out of New York after 1947. The last Pan American flight left the terminal in February 1952, bound for Bermuda.

Inside the terminal hangs Flight, a mural measuring 12 ft (3.7 m) in height and 237 ft (72 m) in length; it was the largest mural created as part of the Great Depression–era Works Progress Administration (WPA).[102] Completed by James Brooks in 1942, Flight depicts the history of humanity's involvement with flight. The mural was painted over without explanation by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the 1950s, possibly because some saw left-wing symbolism in it.[103] After an extensive restoration project headed by aviation historian Geoffrey Arend, the mural was rededicated in 1980.[104]

In 1986, Pan Am restarted flights at the MAT with the purchase of New York Air's shuttle service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C. In 1991, Delta Air Lines bought the Pan Am Shuttle and subsequently started service from the MAT on September 1. In 1995, the MAT was designated as a historic landmark. A $7 million restoration was completed in time for the airport's 65th anniversary of commercial flights on December 2, 2004. On December 9, 2017, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines relocated to the MAT, while Delta consolidated all Delta Shuttle flights to Terminal C.[105] On October 27, 2018, Alaska Airlines ended all service from LaGuardia Airport, leaving JetBlue as the terminal's only tenant. On April 28, 2021, Spirit Airlines started operating its Fort Lauderdale-bound flights from Terminal A.[106] On July 20, 2021, JetBlue announced that they will be relocating from the MAT to Terminal B, a move they completed on July 9, 2022, with the relocation of Boston flights to Terminal B.[107][108][109] On March 29, 2022, all flights operated by Spirit Airlines now operate out of the MAT. On September 13 of that year, Frontier Airlines moved all of its flights to Terminal A.[110]

Terminal B

 
Newly reconstructed Terminal B, opened in 2020
 
Bridge connecting the headhouse and concourse. The area under the bridge is a taxiway that will increase the traffic capacity on the ramp.[111]

Terminal B serves many airlines, and it functions as a large hub for American Airlines. In 2017, work started on the first of two new concourses, which replaced the old A, B, C, and D concourses. The new terminal was designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum.[112]

In 2020, the new Terminal B headhouse opened with a bridge connecting it to the completed Eastern Concourse. On January 27, 2022, a second bridge was completed, connecting Terminal B's headhouse to the Western Concourse.[80] In 2022, the old Terminal B was demolished.

On October 31, 2021, JetBlue moved to Terminal B (except for flights to Boston), as the airline wanted to make connections easier with American Airlines due to the "Northeast Alliance" between them.[113] JetBlue's Boston flights moved to Terminal B on July 9, 2022.[108][109]

Headhouse Floorplans:

4F Bridges to/from Concourses
3F Departures Passenger drop-off, Ticketing and Check-in, Security, Parking
2F Arrivals Baggage Claim, Car Services, Parking, Passenger pick-up, Taxis
1F Public Transit Welcome Center, Hotel shuttles and Buses

Western Concourse (Gates 11–31)
In 2020, 8 gates at Terminal B's new Western Concourse opened (24–31). An additional 4 gates (19, 20, 22, and 23) were opened on December 15, 2021, along with a new American Airlines Admirals Lounge. With the opening of these new gates, the old concourse D, the last of the old Terminal B gates, was closed to traffic. An additional 2 gates (17 and 18) were opened on April 18, 2022. Another gate, Gate 11, came online as of May 17, 2022, and on June 8, 2022, two more gates, Gate 12 and Gate 14, were opened. On July 9, 2022, the final two new gates, Gate 15 and Gate 16, opened. However, Gate 23 has been taken out of service to move its jetway to the new Gate 16. American Airlines now operates all flights in this concourse.

Eastern Concourse (Gates 40–59)
On December 1, 2018, eleven gates at Terminal B's new Eastern Concourse opened. Five additional gates opened on June 2, 2019, allowing United Airlines to move all of its operations at LaGuardia to the new concourse. On May 20, 2022, the jetway from Gate 49 was moved to Western Concourse Gate 14 for installation.

Terminal C

 
LGA Terminal C Security Checkpoint as of June 6, 2022

The new Terminal C, designed by Corgan,[114] opened on June 4, 2022, and connects to four concourses serving Delta Air Lines and WestJet (D, E, F, and G). Two of these concourses are new (E and G) and two (D and F) are part of the original Terminal C and D and will be used while new concourses are completed. While the old Terminal C and Terminal D buildings remain while its concourses are still active, the ticketing and baggage operations of these gates have been consolidated into the new Terminal C. When completed, the new Terminal C will include access to 37 gates in its four concourses. The new Terminal C also has a Delta Sky Club, the airline's largest.

As of June 4, 2022, these renumbered gates are active:[115][116]

  • Gates 60A, 60B, and 62–69, the original portion of Terminal C, are used for Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, and WestJet flights. The gates were formerly numbered C1-C41. The replacement concourse, Concourse D, will use the numbers 61–69 for its gates when it is built.
  • Gates 70, 72–79, in the new Concourse E, opened in 2022, are reserved for Delta Air Lines. Concourse E is on the site where the eastern half of the original Terminal C was.
  • Gates 81–84, 85A, 85B, and 89, in the original portion of Terminal D, are used for Delta Air Lines flights. The gates were formally numbered D1-D11. The Delta Sky Club in the old Terminal D near Gate 81 is still open. There is a temporary passageway to Concourse G that will allow passengers to enter the new Terminal C until the new Concourse F is completed. It will use Gates 80–89.
  • Gates 92–98, in the new Concourse G, opened in 2019, are used for Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection flights.

Former Terminals

Terminal B (1964—2022)

The Central Terminal Building (CTB) was originally six blocks long, and consisted of a four-story central section, two three-story wings, and four concourses (A, B, C, and D) with 40 aircraft gates. The $36 million facilities designed by Harrison and Abramovitz was dedicated on April 17, 1964.[117] Delta and US Airways left the CTB in 1983 and 1992 respectively for their own dedicated terminals on the east side of the airport. The Port Authority and various airlines carried out a $340 million improvement project in the 1990s to expand and renovate the existing space.[77] The terminal was replaced by the new Terminal B, with the final gates (Concourse D) and terminal already demolished in early 2022.

Terminal C (1992—2022)

 
Terminal C
 
An April 2018 photograph of the Eastern Portion of Terminal C, now demolished

The original Terminal C (formerly known as the East End Terminal and USAir Terminal) was a 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) facility that opened September 12, 1992, at a cost of $250 million. Designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates Architects and Planners, it housed part of Delta's operations at LaGuardia. On June 4, 2022, Terminal C's check-in and baggage claim areas were closed.

The building was initially conceived in a 1989 agreement between the Port Authority and Texas Air Corporation (then-owner of Continental Airlines and Eastern Air Lines).[118] When Eastern was forcibly bankrupted by Texas Air, its assets—including the new terminal's leases—were transferred to Continental. Continental never moved in, and in turn, sold the leases (along with most of its LaGuardia slots) to US Airways as part of a bankruptcy restructuring.[119] Trump Shuttle, successor to the Eastern Air Shuttle, also occupied the terminal before becoming US Airways Shuttle.

As a result of a slot-swap deal between Delta and US Airways, as of July 2012, Delta occupied the majority of the terminal (gates C15–C44). American (the former US Airways flights) operated some flights from gates C35–C44 until December 9, 2017. The eastern concourse connected to Terminal C has been closed and demolished (Gates C15-C24), and the construction of the new Concourse E has been completed. The new concourse opened to the public on June 4, 2022. This new concourse is numbered 70–79 for its gates.

 
A March 2021 photograph of the new Concourse E, eventually to be connected to the new Delta Terminal C, at LaGuardia Airport

Terminal D (1983—2022)

 
Exterior of Terminal D in 2012, now demolished
 
Pre-Renovation Terminal D baggage area in 2019

Terminal D opened on June 19, 1983, at a cost of approximately $90 million, and was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates Architects to accommodate Delta's new Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft.[120] This terminal also housed Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink from its opening in 1983 until the merger into Delta in 2009.

As of January 8, 2020, Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection operate out of the new Concourse G that was connected to Terminal D.[105] Terminal D was connected to Terminal C by a 600-foot walkway, which opened in early 2013 as part of Delta's effort to build a hub at LaGuardia. As of September 1, 2020, the walkway between Terminals C and D were demolished, and the construction of the new Concourse F is currently underway.

As of June 4, 2022, Terminal D's check-in and baggage claim areas were closed. During the week of September 12–18, 2022, the central and eastern sections of Terminal D were demolished. The West end of Terminal D with a Delta Sky Club and gates 81–85 remain standing and are still in use. This section is connected to the new Terminal C via a walkway bridge. The remaining gates will stay in operation until the new Concourse F is complete which will use gate numbers 82–89.

General aviation

Although there is no separate terminal building for general aviation aircraft a pseudo-terminal is operated within the Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A), which is currently run by Sheltair Aviation[121] providing full FBO services to private and charter aircraft owners-pilots including 100LL and Jet A fueling, computerized weather, and flight planning as well as pilot and passenger lounges. To access the General Aviation terminal an on-airport tenant must possess a SIDA (Security Identification Display Area) badge for unescorted access, transient aircraft owners-pilots and passengers must be escorted at all times into and out of the GA Terminal and to the ramp and hangar areas by the FBO staff.

Following the events of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration changed the rules for the landing and departure of general aviation aircraft at LaGuardia. Pilots operating a non-scheduled IFR flight are now required to make a reservation via the FAA's e-CVRS[122] system no more than 72 hours prior to the flight's arrival or departure while public charter flights may make a reservation up to six months prior. Unscheduled IFR flights may only operate at LaGuardia with a reservation from the hours of 6:00 am to 9:59 pm local time Monday thru Friday and 12:00 pm to 9:59 pm local time on Sundays. Reservations for unscheduled IFR flights are not required all day on Saturdays. Aircraft without a reservation will be redirected to either Teterboro Airport or Linden Airport.

A private seaplane base, EDO (FAA LID: 4NY2), operates three waterways in Flushing Bay and the East River north of LaGuardia Airport.[123]

Ground transportation

 
Q70 "LaGuardia Link" bus operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations

As of 2021, buses are the only mode of mass transit to connect the airport with its surroundings. All terminals are served by accessible public MTA bus lines—including two Select Bus Services (SBS)—and free transfers to the New York City Subway are provided via OMNY or MetroCard payments.

The airport also features a complementary internal shuttle bus route which makes stops at all terminals.[124]

Despite many failed proposals throughout its history, LaGuardia is not served directly by rail. Nearby lines of the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), however, provides northern Queens with connections to the greater New York metropolitan area and are commonly accessed from the airport by public bus or private car services.

The airport is mainly accessible via the Grand Central Parkway and overpasses at 94th street and 102nd street.[125] Taxicabs serving LaGuardia are metered and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, and uniformed airport employees are stationed to dispatch fares.[126] For-hire-vehicles (FHV) including limousines and rideshare operators are accommodated at designated locations.[127] In 2019, PANYNJ approved the implementation of "airport access fee" surcharges on FHV and taxi trips, with the revenue earmarked to support the agency's capital programs.[128]

 
American Airlines 737 approaching Runway 4, as seen from Planeview Park

Other facilities

When New York Air was in operation, its headquarters were in Hangar 5 at LaGuardia.[129]

Law enforcement and Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) services are provided by the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD). The agency's LaGuardia Airport Command (Building 137) was completed in 2010.[130] Emergency medical services are provided by North Shore University Hospital under contract to the Port Authority.

Overlooking the approach end of runway 4 is Planeview Park, a public park operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The 1.03-acre (0.42 ha) space[131] contains park benches and lawns adjacent the Grand Central Parkway along the southern perimeter of the airport and is a prime viewing location for aircraft spotting.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson [132]
Air Canada Express Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson [132]
American Airlines Atlanta, Aruba, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston–Intercontinental, Miami, Nashville, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Washington–National
Seasonal: Columbus–Glenn, Eagle/Vail, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Jackson Hole, Montrose, Nassau (ends April 1, 2023)[133] 		[134]
American Eagle Atlanta, Asheville, Birmingham (AL) (begins May 5, 2023),[135] Buffalo (begins May 5, 2023),[135] Charlottesville (VA), Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia (SC) (begins May 5, 2023),[135] Columbus–Glenn, Dayton, Des Moines (begins June 1, 2023),[136] Detroit, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Grand Rapids (begins May 5, 2023),[135] Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg (begins May 5, 2023),[135] Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville (resumes May 5, 2023),[135] Little Rock,[137] Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal–Trudeau, Nashville, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, St. Louis, Toronto–Pearson, Tulsa,[138] Washington–National, Wilmington (NC)
Seasonal: Hilton Head, Key West, Rapid City, South Bend 		[134]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Boston, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston–Intercontinental, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, Sarasota, Tampa, Washington–National, West Palm Beach
Seasonal: Kansas City, Syracuse 		[139]
Delta Connection Albany, Asheville, Bangor, Binghamton, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Charlottesville (VA), Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus–Glenn, Dayton, Des Moines, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hartford,[140] Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Knoxville, Little Rock (begins May 8, 2023),[141] Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Montréal–Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pensacola, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, Savannah, State College, Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Traverse City, Washington–Dulles,[142] Washington–National, Wilmington (NC), Worcester
Seasonal: Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket 		[139]
Frontier Airlines Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth (begins April 18, 2023),[143] Miami, Orlando [144]
JetBlue Atlanta (begins May 5, 2023),[145] Bermuda (begins May 5, 2023),[145] Boston, Charleston (SC), Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (FL), Nashville, Nassau (begins March 30, 2023),[145] New Orleans, Orlando, Savannah, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Hyannis (begins May 5, 2023),[145] Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Portland (ME), Sarasota 		[146]
Southwest Airlines Atlanta, Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love, Denver, Houston–Hobby, Kansas City, Nashville, New Orleans, St. Louis, Tampa
Seasonal: Orlando
Spirit Airlines Charlotte,[147] Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental,[147] Miami, Myrtle Beach, Orlando [148]
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Washington–Dulles [149]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Washington–Dulles [149]
WestJet Toronto–Pearson [150]

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LGA (January 2022 – December 2022)[151]
Rank City Passengers Airlines
1 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 1,096,000 American, Delta, Spirit, United
2 Atlanta, Georgia 956,000 American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest
3 Miami, Florida 881,000 American, Delta, Frontier
4 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 800,000 American, Delta, Spirit
5 Orlando, Florida 704,000 American, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit
6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 666,000 Delta, JetBlue, Spirit
7 Denver, Colorado 602,000 American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United
8 Charlotte, North Carolina 483,000 American, Delta
9 Houston–Intercontinental, Texas 416,000 American, Delta, United
10 Boston, Massachusetts 413,000 Delta, JetBlue

Airline market share

Largest Airlines at LGA
(February 2022 – January 2023)[152]
Rank Airline Passengers Share
1 Delta Air Lines 11,800,099 39.6%
2 American Airlines 7,379,575 24.8%
3 Southwest Airlines 2,972,229 10.0%
4 JetBlue 2,779,570 9.3%
5 United Airlines 2,000,235 6.7%

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at LGA airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: List of accidents and incidents at LaGuardia Airport

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laguardia, airport, laguardia, redirects, here, mayor, whom, airport, named, fiorello, guardia, other, uses, guardia, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, iata, icao, klga, ɑːr, civil, airport, east, elmhurst, queens, york, city, covering, acres, janu. LaGuardia redirects here For the mayor for whom the airport is named see Fiorello La Guardia For other uses see La Guardia LGA redirects here For other uses see LGA disambiguation LaGuardia Airport IATA LGA ICAO KLGA FAA LID LGA l e ˈ ɡ w ɑːr d i e is a civil airport in East Elmhurst Queens New York City Covering 680 acres 280 ha as of January 1 2023 update 2 the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939 It is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia LaGuardia AirportLaGuardia Airport in 2014IATA LGAICAO KLGAFAA LID LGAWMO 72503SummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorPort Authority of New York and New JerseyServesNew York metropolitan areaLocationEast Elmhurst Queens New York City New York U S OpenedDecember 2 1939 83 years ago 1939 12 02 Hub forAmerican AirlinesDelta Air LinesElevation AMSL21 ft 6 mCoordinates40 46 30 N 73 52 30 W 40 775 N 73 875 W 40 775 73 875 Coordinates 40 46 30 N 73 52 30 W 40 775 N 73 875 W 40 775 73 875Websitelaguardiaairport wbr comMapsFAA diagramRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m04 22 7 001 2 134 Asphalt concrete13 31 7 003 2 135 Asphalt concreteHelipadsNumber Length Surfaceft mH1 60 18 AsphaltH2 60 18 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Aircraft operations346 414Passengers29 040 963Source Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 1 The airport primarily accommodates airline service to domestic and limited international destinations As of 2019 update it was the third busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area behind Kennedy and Newark airports and the twenty first busiest in the United States by passenger volume 3 The airport is located directly to the north of the Grand Central Parkway the airport s primary access highway While the airport is a hub for both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines commercial service is strictly governed by unique regulations including a curfew a slot system and a perimeter rule prohibiting most non stop flights to or from destinations greater than 1 500 mi 2 400 km 4 Throughout the 2000s and 2010s LaGuardia was notable for having obsolete and dirty facilities inefficient air operations and poor customer service metrics 5 6 Responding to these criticisms the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PANYNJ in 2015 announced a multibillion dollar reconstruction of the airport s passenger infrastructure which is expected to be complete by 2025 7 Contents 1 History 1 1 Original site 1 2 North Beach Airport 1 3 Glenn H Curtiss Airport 1 4 Municipal Airport 2 1 5 LaGuardia Airport 1 5 1 Reconstruction 2 Operations 2 1 Service restrictions 2 1 1 International flights 2 1 2 Curfew and Perimeter Rule 2 1 3 Slot system 3 Facilities 3 1 Terminals 3 1 1 Terminal A 3 1 2 Terminal B 3 1 3 Terminal C 3 2 Former Terminals 3 2 1 Terminal B 1964 2022 3 2 2 Terminal C 1992 2022 3 2 3 Terminal D 1983 2022 3 3 General aviation 3 4 Ground transportation 3 5 Other facilities 4 Airlines and destinations 5 Statistics 5 1 Top destinations 5 2 Airline market share 5 3 Annual traffic 6 Accidents and incidents 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditOriginal site Edit Coastline of northwest Queens circa 1866 Prior to human development the coastlines of Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay converged at a natural point that comprised the eventual northern shoreline of Newtown Queens By 1857 the area partially contained the estate of Benjamin Pike Jr which was soon purchased and consolidated with other property by William Steinway 8 In June 1886 Steinway opened a summer resort development known as Bowery Bay Beach on the peninsula Originally featuring a bathing pavilion beach lawns and boathouse the resort was renamed North Beach and later expanded with the addition of Gala Amusement Park 9 10 By the turn of the century North Beach s German influenced development drew comparisons to Brooklyn s Coney Island Its fortunes would soon turn however as Prohibition in the United States and war related anti German sentiment presented significant challenges to the resort s profitability These factors combined with increased industrialization and pollution of the Queens waterfront made the area untenable as a leisure destination and it was abandoned at some point in the 1920s North Beach Airport Edit In April 1929 New York Air Terminals Inc announced plans to open a private seaplane base at North Beach later that summer 11 The 200 acre 81 ha facility was christened on June 15 and initially featured a 2 acre 0 81 ha concrete plateau connected to the water by a 400 ft 120 m amphibious aircraft ramp with the former resort converted to a passenger terminal Opening day festivities for the new airport were attended by a crowd of 5 000 and included Air Races with Curtiss Seagulls and Sikorsky flying boats a dedication address by Borough President George U Harvey and the commencement of airline service to Albany and Atlantic City by Coastal Airways and Curtiss Flying Service 12 One month later service to Boston was launched using Savoia Marchetti S 55 aircraft operated by Airvia 13 Glenn H Curtiss Airport Edit By 1930 the airport had been improved with hangars and night illuminated runways 14 and it housed seaplanes of the recently reorganized New York City Police Department Aviation Unit 15 16 On September 23 the site was renamed Glenn H Curtiss Airport in honor of the New York aviation pioneer who had died one month earlier not to be confused with the preexisting Curtiss Field in nearby Garden City nor a similarly renamed airport in Valley Stream In a ceremony that same day representatives from the forerunner to Trans World Airlines announced their bid to establish the nation s first transcontinental airmail route to the airport using Ford Trimotors in attendance were Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Lindbergh 17 On August 27 1931 the airport welcomed the arrival of the world s then largest airplane the Dornier Do X after a 10 month transatlantic journey 18 Over 18 000 people visited the huge flying boat on its first day of static display 19 and it remained in the city for nine months 20 While the Do X was ultimately a commercial failure its presence demonstrated the viability of long distance air travel terminating a mere 20 minute drive from Manhattan Likewise this centralized location also enabled the airport to host hourly air taxi services between Newark and Brooklyn s Floyd Bennett Field that September 21 While Curtiss Field was quickly becoming a magnet of aviation Newark Airport remained the primary terminal for New York City bound passengers and mail The city s lack of its own central airport lingered as the 1930s wore on especially as discussion grew regarding the commercial viability of privately operated fields 22 Municipal Airport 2 Edit Works Progress Administration poster advertising the newly built air terminals of New York City The 1934 election of mayor Fiorello La Guardia ushered in a new era of public investment in New York City s airports Mayor LaGuardia had been a long time aviation advocate in a 1927 editorial penned while serving as a US Representative of New York he criticized both the federal and state governments slow progress in establishing municipal airports in the city Although several potential sites had been identified LaGuardia mainly pushed for the transformation of Governors Island into a combined airport and seaplane base No greater monument to the life and activity of the Republic can be imagined he wrote painting it as a teeming transportation hub at the extreme center of the city 23 Military and shipping concerns eventually shut down the proposal 24 25 but LaGuardia and industry leaders maintained consensus that New York City needed a central express airport to complement the farther flung Floyd Bennett Field which it completed in 1930 26 27 While the Governors Island proposal was being litigated LaGuardia also saw development potential in Curtiss Airport Under his administration the City entered a 5 year contract with its owners agreeing to lease the field for 1 per year with an option to purchase the property for 1 500 000 equivalent to 29 291 367 in 2021 28 The airport was officially dedicated Municipal Airport 2 on January 5 1935 At a key ceremony that day LaGuardia also received a signed lease from TWA for hangar space at Floyd Bennett Field making it the first major US airline to serve New York City directly 29 While it would still be years before TWA arrived at North Beach LaGuardia had begun fulfilling one of his ultimate goals extracting New York City from the humiliating position of seeing all its passengers and mail traffic go to a nearby state 28 LaGuardia Airport Edit The initiative to develop the airport for commercial flights began with an outburst by New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia in office from 1934 to 1945 upon the arrival of his TWA flight at Newark Airport the only commercial airport serving the New York City region at the time as his ticket said New York He demanded to be taken to New York and ordered the plane to be flown to Brooklyn s Floyd Bennett Field giving an impromptu press conference to reporters along the way He urged New Yorkers to support a new airport within their city 30 American Airlines accepted LaGuardia s offer to start a trial program of scheduled flights to Floyd Bennett although the program failed after several months because Newark s airport was closer to Manhattan La Guardia went as far as to offer police escorts to airport limousines in an attempt to get American Airlines to continue operating the trial program Sign at runway 13 warning pilots to check compass During the Floyd Bennett experiment LaGuardia and American executives began an alternative plan to build a new airport in Queens where it could take advantage of the new Queens Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan The existing North Beach Airport was an obvious location but much too small for the sort of airport that was being planned With backing and assistance from the Works Progress Administration construction began in 1937 it is on the waterfront of Flushing and Bowery Bays in East Elmhurst and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria and Jackson Heights 31 Building on the site required moving landfill from Rikers Island then a garbage dump onto a metal reinforcing framework The framework below the airport still causes magnetic interference on the compasses of outgoing aircraft signs on the airfield warn pilots about the problem 32 Because of American s pivotal role in the development of the airport LaGuardia gave the airline extra real estate during the airport s first year of operation including four hangars which was an unprecedented amount of space at the time 33 American opened its first Admirals Club and the first private airline club in the world at the airport in 1939 34 The club took over a large office space that had previously been reserved for the mayor but he offered it for lease following criticism from the press and American vice president Red Mosier immediately accepted the offer 35 Eleanor Roosevelt at LaGuardia 1960The airport was dedicated on October 15 1939 as the New York Municipal Airport 36 37 and opened for business on December 2 of that year 30 It cost New York City 23 million to turn the tiny North Beach Airport into a 550 acre 220 ha modern facility Not everyone was as enthusiastic as La Guardia about the project some critics regarded it as a 40 million boondoggle But the public was fascinated by the very idea of air travel and thousands traveled to the airport paid the dime fee and watched the airliners take off and land Two years later these fees and their associated parking had already provided 285 000 and other non travel related incomes food etc were another 650 000 a year The airport was soon a financial success A smaller airport in nearby Jackson Heights Holmes Airport was unable to prevent the expansion of the larger airport and closed in 1940 citation needed Newark Airport began renovations but could not keep up with the new Queens airport which TIME called the most pretentious land and seaplane base in the world Even before the project was completed LaGuardia had won commitments from the five largest airlines Pan American Airways American United Eastern Air Lines and Transcontinental and Western Air to begin using the new field as soon as it opened 38 Pan Am s transatlantic Boeing 314 flying boats moved to La Guardia from Port Washington in 1940 During World War II the airport was used to train aviation technicians and as a logistics field Transatlantic landplane airline flights started in late 1945 some continued after Idlewild now John F Kennedy International opened in July 1948 but the last ones shifted to Idlewild in April 1951 Newspaper accounts alternately referred to the airfield as New York Municipal Airport and LaGuardia Field until the modern name was officially applied when the airport moved to Port of New York Authority control under a lease with New York City on June 1 1947 LaGuardia opened with four runways at 45 degree angles to each other 39 the longest 13 31 being 6 000 ft 1 800 m Runway 18 36 was closed soon after a United DC 4 ran off the south end in 1947 runway 9 27 4 500 ft was closed around 1958 allowing LaGuardia s terminal to expand northward after 1960 Circa 1961 runway 13 31 was shifted northeastward to allow construction of a parallel taxiway such amenities being unknown when LGA was built and in 1965 66 both remaining runways were extended to their present 7 000 ft 2 100 m The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 283 weekday fixed wing departures from LaGuardia 126 American 49 Eastern 33 Northeast 31 TWA 29 Capital and 15 United American s flights included 26 nonstops to Boston and 27 to Washington National mostly Convair 240s 40 Jet flights United 727s to Cleveland and Chicago started on June 1 1964 LaGuardia Airport as seen from a taxiway in 2010 Note both the new and old control towers Although LaGuardia was a large airport for the era in which it was built it soon became too small Starting in 1968 general aviation aircraft were charged heavy fees to operate from LaGuardia during peak hours driving many LGA operators to airports such as Teterboro Airport in Teterboro New Jersey The increase in traffic at LaGuardia and safety concerns prompted the closure of nearby Flushing Airport in 1984 Also in 1984 to further combat overcrowding at LGA the Port Authority instituted a Sunday thru Friday perimeter rule banning nonstop flights from LaGuardia to cities more than 1 500 mi 2 400 km away at the time Denver was the only such city with nonstop flights and it became the only exception to the rule In 1986 Western Airlines hoped to fly 737 300s nonstop to Salt Lake City and unsuccessfully challenged the rule in federal court Later the Port Authority also moved to connect JFK and Newark Airport to regional rail networks with the AirTrain Newark and AirTrain JFK in an attempt to make these more distant airports competitive with LaGuardia 41 In addition to these local regulations the FAA also limited the number of flights and types of aircraft that could operate at LaGuardia LaGuardia s traffic continued to grow By 2000 the airport routinely experienced overcrowding delays many more than an hour long That year Congress passed legislation to revoke the federal traffic limits on LaGuardia by 2007 The reduced demand for air travel following the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City quickly slowed LaGuardia s traffic growth helping to mitigate the airport s delays Ongoing Port Authority investments to renovate the Central Terminal Building and improve the airfield layout have also made the airport s operations more efficient in recent years Aircraft on Final Approach to LGA Runway 31 over Flushing FAA approved Instrument Departure Procedure Whitestone Climb and the Expressway Visual Approach to Runway 31 when When adopting the Expressway Approach when the aircraft crosses the intersection of I 278 and the Long Island Expressway in Long Island City it turns northeast on 85 and follows the Long Island Expressway after reaching Flushing Meadow Park the aircraft executes a 135 left turn over the Flushing Bay and joins the final approach to the Runway 31 When adopting Whitestone Climb aircraft will circle over Flushing and head to Whitestone Bridge on the North upon takeoff from Runway 13 Such patterns aim to reduce the noise 42 avoid the traffic of the JFK Airport and maximize the air traffic capacity in the New York TRACON 43 44 In late 2006 construction began to replace the Wallace Harrison designed air traffic control tower built in 1962 with a more modern one The tower began operations on October 9 2010 45 On August 12 2009 Delta Air Lines and US Airways announced a landing slot and terminal swap in separate press releases Under the swap plan US Airways would have given Delta 125 operating slot pairs at LaGuardia US Airways in return would have received 42 operating slot pairs at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D C and be granted the authority to begin service from the US to Sao Paulo Brazil and Tokyo Japan When the swap plan was complete Delta Shuttle operations would have moved from the Marine Air Terminal to Terminal C the present US Airways terminal and Terminals C and D would have been connected together US Airways Shuttle flights would have moved to the Marine Air Terminal and mainline US Airways flights would have moved to Terminal D the present Delta terminal 46 47 The United States Department of Transportation announced that they would approve the Delta US Airways transaction under the condition that they sell slots to other airlines Delta and US Airways dropped the slot swap deal in early July 2010 and both airlines filed a court appeal 48 In May 2011 both airlines announced that they would resubmit their proposal of the slot swap to the US DOT It was tentatively approved by the US DOT on July 21 2011 49 The slot swap received final approval from the US DOT on October 10 2011 50 On December 16 2011 Delta Air Lines announced plans to open a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport The investment was the largest single expansion by any carrier at LaGuardia in decades with flights increasing by more than 60 percent and destinations by more than 75 percent By summer 2013 Delta increased operations to 264 daily flights between LaGuardia and more than 60 cities more than any other airline at LaGuardia 51 In November 2019 Southwest Airlines ended service to Newark primarily due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings poor performance and inadequate facilities and consolidated its New York area operations to LaGuardia and Islip 52 Reconstruction Edit The reconstructed Terminal B at LaGuardia in 2021 In April 2010 Port Authority director Christopher Ward announced that the agency had hired consultants to explore a full demolition and rebuilding of LaGuardia s Central Terminal The project would create a unified modern and efficient plan for the airport currently an amalgam of decades of additions and modifications The project expected to cost 2 4 billion will include the demolition of the existing central terminal building and its four concourses garage Hangar 1 and frontage roads building temporary facilities and designing and building a new central terminal building 53 The rebuilding would be staged in phases in order to maintain operations throughout the project 54 Proposals were due on January 31 2012 Patrick Foye executive director of the Port Authority said It s got a quaint nostalgic but unacceptable kind of the 1940s 1950s feel that s just not acceptable 55 The Port Authority was seeking a private company to develop and operate the replacement terminal with private funds similar to how Delta operates the other terminals at the airport However in January 2014 Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan for the state to oversee the construction of the long stalled new terminal project instead of the proposed public private partnership 56 Construction at Terminal B seen in April 2018 On July 27 2015 Governor Andrew Cuomo joined by then Vice President Joe Biden announced a 4 billion plan to rebuild the terminals as one contiguous building with terminal bridges connecting buildings Airport officials and planners had concluded that the airport essentially had to be torn down and rebuilt 57 Under the airport reconstruction plan disclosed in 2015 a single terminal building is to be constructed in stages with a people mover retail space and a new hotel Some 2 mi 3 2 km of additional taxiways are to be built A people mover is to connect the new terminal sections the Grand Central Parkway is to be reconfigured and AirTrain LaGuardia previously announced will connect the airport to the Mets Willets Point subway station and the Mets Willets Point LIRR station A proposed high speed ferry if introduced will service the Marine Air Terminal a national historic landmark which will remain intact An onsite tram has also been proposed to move passengers more quickly within the central terminal 58 The new airport is to be eco friendly and contain accommodations such as a hotel of approximately 200 rooms 58 and a business conference center 59 The entire airport will move 600 ft 180 m closer to the Grand Central Parkway 60 61 New parking garages replaced parking facilities between the existing terminals and Grand Central Parkway creating space for the new facilities By locating the terminals closer to the Grand Central Parkway additional space for aircraft taxiways and hold areas was created reducing ground delays The runways themselves were not reconfigured 59 62 Construction of the project s first phase started in spring of 2016 once final plans were approved by the Port Authority board with the entire redevelopment scheduled to be completed by late 2022 63 Terminal B will be demolished and Delta will rebuild its terminals C and D in coordination with the plan The new airport will feature an island gate system with passengers connecting between the terminal building and the gates via bridges that will be high enough for aircraft to taxi under 59 64 In late March 2016 the comprehensive plans for the redevelopment were approved unanimously between the Port Authority of New York New Jersey and LaGuardia Gateway Partners for the Terminal B Project 65 66 Construction costs were estimated to range from 4 billion to 5 3 billion 67 In August 2017 Magic Johnson Enterprises and Loop Capital created a joint venture named JLC Capital to invest in Phase 2 of LaGuardia Airport s reconstruction 68 The same month Delta broke ground on the last phase of the airport s reconstruction 69 70 On December 9 2017 six airlines moved at LGA in anticipation of the new terminals Alaska Airlines and JetBlue moved to the Marine Air Terminal American consolidated in Terminal B Frontier and Spirit depart from Terminal C and arrive at Terminal D 71 Since the move there have been further changes with Alaska Airlines ending service to LaGuardia JetBlue moving all but Boston flights to Terminal B and Spirit consolidating its operations in Terminal A 72 LaGuardia Gateway Partners which manages the construction of Terminal B has completed most of the complex 73 The first half of the seven level West Parking Garage opened in February 2018 with 1 600 of 3 100 parking spaces being made available and the rest of the garage was opened later that year 74 61 Eleven new gates at Terminal B opened on December 1 2018 and were used by Air Canada American Airlines and Southwest Airlines Five additional gates opened on June 2 2019 when United relocated most of its operations to the new concourse 75 76 77 The new space included a concourse with a 55 ft tall 17 m ceiling food concessions an FAO Schwarz toy store and an indoor play area 77 The new headhouse at Terminal B opened on June 13 2020 along with the new connector to the Eastern Concourse On August 5 2020 American opened the first seven gates of the Western Concourse with ten additional gates and the bridge connector scheduled to open at the end of 2021 78 79 The second bridge connecting to Terminal B was later completed and opened to the public on January 27 2022 80 On the east side of the airport Delta is consolidating its two terminals Terminal C and D into a centralized Terminal C headhouse which is located on the former Terminal D parking site In addition Delta is rebuilding its airside facilities into four finger concourses 81 The first concourse to open was Concourse G on the eastern end of the airport which opened on October 29 2019 82 83 Delta Shuttle flights moved to the Concourse G on November 16 2019 84 On June 4 2022 Delta unveiled its new Terminal C headhouse to the public in tandem with concourse E which boasts 10 narrow body gates 85 The Terminal C headhouse consolidates the former Terminal C and D s security checkpoint into 11 lanes which if necessary can be expanded to 16 lanes Other features include a dedicated drop off area for carry on only passengers biometric scanning technology a sensory room designed for those with autism and Delta s largest Sky Club to date 86 As of June 2022 Delta is in the process of replacing Terminal D s gates and will start construction of Concourse D 87 Delta is fast tracking its remaining projects at Terminal C due to the impacts from the COVID 19 pandemic which allowed the airline to use the decrease in passage traffic to speed up construction by two years 88 89 Operations EditWhile LaGuardia frequently accommodates general aviation the airport is primarily serviced by Part 121 scheduled air carriers providing passenger service to regional domestic and limited international destinations Because of its congested nature and proximity to dense urban neighborhoods commercial flights to and from the airport are subject to several restrictions enacted by both the Federal Aviation Administration FAA and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PANYNJ The airport almost only ever handles narrow body aircraft and can handle Airplane Design Group ADG IV widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A310 however these aircraft in this group are rarely seen at LaGuardia Service restrictions Edit International flights Edit The airport does not have U S Customs and Border Protection CBP facilities As such international arrivals are only possible from airports serviced by United States border preclearance Passengers and crewmembers on these flights clear customs at their departure airport and for immigration purposes are considered to be on the US territory during their entire journey allowing them to exit LaGuardia in the same manner as domestic travelers 90 Curfew and Perimeter Rule Edit To mitigate the impact of aircraft noise pollution and facilitate airfield maintenance a seasonal curfew traditionally exists between the hours of 12 am and 6 am during the warm months of the year 91 Additionally a 1984 Perimeter Rule implemented by PANYNJ bars airline flights to and from points farther than 1 500 mi 2 400 km except on Saturdays or to Denver Colorado 92 With long haul operations generally requiring heavier fuel loads and larger aircraft the regulation aims to eliminate excess perceived noise generated by such flights Changes to the Perimeter Rule were considered as recently as 2015 93 but a New York State Senate bill was introduced in 2021 with the intent of codifying the rule into law 94 Slot system Edit As one of the United States most dense and congested Class B airports LaGuardia s IFR operations are governed by an FAA slot system 95 96 Operators are granted time sensitive individual takeoff and landing rights in accordance with the International Air Transport Association s Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines WASG 97 In 2020 the FAA responded to drastic reductions in air traffic caused by the COVID 19 pandemic by suspending the expiration of unused slots at several US airports including LaGuardia 98 Facilities EditTerminals Edit LaGuardia has three active terminals A B and C with 72 gates 99 100 The terminals are all connected by buses and walkways Signage throughout the terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar 101 As with the other Port Authority airports some terminals at LaGuardia are managed and maintained by airlines themselves Terminal B was under direct Port Authority operation however in 2016 operation of Terminal B was transferred to a private company LaGuardia Gateway Partners LaGuardia is undergoing a multi billion dollar redesign that resulted in a new Terminal B and a new Terminal C encompassing the old Terminals C and D Terminal A remains unchanged except for minor updates The new layout will consist of new gate concourses as well The new Terminal B has two gate concourses referred to as the Western Concourse Gates 11 31 and Eastern Concourse Gates 40 59 The new Terminal C has four gate concourses numbered 61 69 71 79 82 89 and 92 98 Terminal A Edit Main article Marine Air Terminal Marine Air Terminal in 1974 Terminal A known as the Marine Air Terminal MAT was the airport s original terminal for overseas flights The waterfront terminal was designed to serve the fleet of flying boats or Clippers of Pan American Airways America s main international airline throughout the 1930s and 1940s When a Clipper landed in Long Island Sound it taxied to a dock where passengers could disembark into the terminal During World War II new four engine land planes were developed and flying boats stopped carrying scheduled passengers out of New York after 1947 The last Pan American flight left the terminal in February 1952 bound for Bermuda Inside the terminal hangs Flight a mural measuring 12 ft 3 7 m in height and 237 ft 72 m in length it was the largest mural created as part of the Great Depression era Works Progress Administration WPA 102 Completed by James Brooks in 1942 Flight depicts the history of humanity s involvement with flight The mural was painted over without explanation by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the 1950s possibly because some saw left wing symbolism in it 103 After an extensive restoration project headed by aviation historian Geoffrey Arend the mural was rededicated in 1980 104 In 1986 Pan Am restarted flights at the MAT with the purchase of New York Air s shuttle service between Boston New York City and Washington D C In 1991 Delta Air Lines bought the Pan Am Shuttle and subsequently started service from the MAT on September 1 In 1995 the MAT was designated as a historic landmark A 7 million restoration was completed in time for the airport s 65th anniversary of commercial flights on December 2 2004 On December 9 2017 JetBlue and Alaska Airlines relocated to the MAT while Delta consolidated all Delta Shuttle flights to Terminal C 105 On October 27 2018 Alaska Airlines ended all service from LaGuardia Airport leaving JetBlue as the terminal s only tenant On April 28 2021 Spirit Airlines started operating its Fort Lauderdale bound flights from Terminal A 106 On July 20 2021 JetBlue announced that they will be relocating from the MAT to Terminal B a move they completed on July 9 2022 with the relocation of Boston flights to Terminal B 107 108 109 On March 29 2022 all flights operated by Spirit Airlines now operate out of the MAT On September 13 of that year Frontier Airlines moved all of its flights to Terminal A 110 Terminal B Edit Newly reconstructed Terminal B opened in 2020 Bridge connecting the headhouse and concourse The area under the bridge is a taxiway that will increase the traffic capacity on the ramp 111 Terminal B serves many airlines and it functions as a large hub for American Airlines In 2017 work started on the first of two new concourses which replaced the old A B C and D concourses The new terminal was designed by Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum 112 In 2020 the new Terminal B headhouse opened with a bridge connecting it to the completed Eastern Concourse On January 27 2022 a second bridge was completed connecting Terminal B s headhouse to the Western Concourse 80 In 2022 the old Terminal B was demolished On October 31 2021 JetBlue moved to Terminal B except for flights to Boston as the airline wanted to make connections easier with American Airlines due to the Northeast Alliance between them 113 JetBlue s Boston flights moved to Terminal B on July 9 2022 108 109 Headhouse Floorplans 4F Bridges to from Concourses3F Departures Passenger drop off Ticketing and Check in Security Parking2F Arrivals Baggage Claim Car Services Parking Passenger pick up Taxis1F Public Transit Welcome Center Hotel shuttles and BusesWestern Concourse Gates 11 31 In 2020 8 gates at Terminal B s new Western Concourse opened 24 31 An additional 4 gates 19 20 22 and 23 were opened on December 15 2021 along with a new American Airlines Admirals Lounge With the opening of these new gates the old concourse D the last of the old Terminal B gates was closed to traffic An additional 2 gates 17 and 18 were opened on April 18 2022 Another gate Gate 11 came online as of May 17 2022 and on June 8 2022 two more gates Gate 12 and Gate 14 were opened On July 9 2022 the final two new gates Gate 15 and Gate 16 opened However Gate 23 has been taken out of service to move its jetway to the new Gate 16 American Airlines now operates all flights in this concourse American Airlines American Eagle Gates 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 and 31 Eastern Concourse Gates 40 59 On December 1 2018 eleven gates at Terminal B s new Eastern Concourse opened Five additional gates opened on June 2 2019 allowing United Airlines to move all of its operations at LaGuardia to the new concourse On May 20 2022 the jetway from Gate 49 was moved to Western Concourse Gate 14 for installation Air Canada Air Canada Express Gates 51 and 52 JetBlue Gates 40 41 42 53 54 58 and 59 Southwest Airlines Gates 48 55 56 and 57 United Airlines United Express Gates 43 44 45 46 and 47 Terminal C Edit LGA Terminal C Security Checkpoint as of June 6 2022 The new Terminal C designed by Corgan 114 opened on June 4 2022 and connects to four concourses serving Delta Air Lines and WestJet D E F and G Two of these concourses are new E and G and two D and F are part of the original Terminal C and D and will be used while new concourses are completed While the old Terminal C and Terminal D buildings remain while its concourses are still active the ticketing and baggage operations of these gates have been consolidated into the new Terminal C When completed the new Terminal C will include access to 37 gates in its four concourses The new Terminal C also has a Delta Sky Club the airline s largest As of June 4 2022 these renumbered gates are active 115 116 Gates 60A 60B and 62 69 the original portion of Terminal C are used for Delta Air Lines Delta Connection and WestJet flights The gates were formerly numbered C1 C41 The replacement concourse Concourse D will use the numbers 61 69 for its gates when it is built Gates 70 72 79 in the new Concourse E opened in 2022 are reserved for Delta Air Lines Concourse E is on the site where the eastern half of the original Terminal C was Gates 81 84 85A 85B and 89 in the original portion of Terminal D are used for Delta Air Lines flights The gates were formally numbered D1 D11 The Delta Sky Club in the old Terminal D near Gate 81 is still open There is a temporary passageway to Concourse G that will allow passengers to enter the new Terminal C until the new Concourse F is completed It will use Gates 80 89 Gates 92 98 in the new Concourse G opened in 2019 are used for Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection flights Former Terminals Edit Terminal B 1964 2022 Edit The Central Terminal Building CTB was originally six blocks long and consisted of a four story central section two three story wings and four concourses A B C and D with 40 aircraft gates The 36 million facilities designed by Harrison and Abramovitz was dedicated on April 17 1964 117 Delta and US Airways left the CTB in 1983 and 1992 respectively for their own dedicated terminals on the east side of the airport The Port Authority and various airlines carried out a 340 million improvement project in the 1990s to expand and renovate the existing space 77 The terminal was replaced by the new Terminal B with the final gates Concourse D and terminal already demolished in early 2022 Terminal C 1992 2022 Edit Terminal C An April 2018 photograph of the Eastern Portion of Terminal C now demolished The original Terminal C formerly known as the East End Terminal and USAir Terminal was a 300 000 sq ft 28 000 m2 facility that opened September 12 1992 at a cost of 250 million Designed by William Nicholas Bodouva Associates Architects and Planners it housed part of Delta s operations at LaGuardia On June 4 2022 Terminal C s check in and baggage claim areas were closed The building was initially conceived in a 1989 agreement between the Port Authority and Texas Air Corporation then owner of Continental Airlines and Eastern Air Lines 118 When Eastern was forcibly bankrupted by Texas Air its assets including the new terminal s leases were transferred to Continental Continental never moved in and in turn sold the leases along with most of its LaGuardia slots to US Airways as part of a bankruptcy restructuring 119 Trump Shuttle successor to the Eastern Air Shuttle also occupied the terminal before becoming US Airways Shuttle As a result of a slot swap deal between Delta and US Airways as of July 2012 Delta occupied the majority of the terminal gates C15 C44 American the former US Airways flights operated some flights from gates C35 C44 until December 9 2017 The eastern concourse connected to Terminal C has been closed and demolished Gates C15 C24 and the construction of the new Concourse E has been completed The new concourse opened to the public on June 4 2022 This new concourse is numbered 70 79 for its gates A March 2021 photograph of the new Concourse E eventually to be connected to the new Delta Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport Terminal D 1983 2022 Edit Exterior of Terminal D in 2012 now demolished Pre Renovation Terminal D baggage area in 2019 Terminal D opened on June 19 1983 at a cost of approximately 90 million and was designed by William Nicholas Bodouva Associates Architects to accommodate Delta s new Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft 120 This terminal also housed Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink from its opening in 1983 until the merger into Delta in 2009 As of January 8 2020 Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection operate out of the new Concourse G that was connected to Terminal D 105 Terminal D was connected to Terminal C by a 600 foot walkway which opened in early 2013 as part of Delta s effort to build a hub at LaGuardia As of September 1 2020 the walkway between Terminals C and D were demolished and the construction of the new Concourse F is currently underway As of June 4 2022 Terminal D s check in and baggage claim areas were closed During the week of September 12 18 2022 the central and eastern sections of Terminal D were demolished The West end of Terminal D with a Delta Sky Club and gates 81 85 remain standing and are still in use This section is connected to the new Terminal C via a walkway bridge The remaining gates will stay in operation until the new Concourse F is complete which will use gate numbers 82 89 General aviation Edit Although there is no separate terminal building for general aviation aircraft a pseudo terminal is operated within the Marine Air Terminal Terminal A which is currently run by Sheltair Aviation 121 providing full FBO services to private and charter aircraft owners pilots including 100LL and Jet A fueling computerized weather and flight planning as well as pilot and passenger lounges To access the General Aviation terminal an on airport tenant must possess a SIDA Security Identification Display Area badge for unescorted access transient aircraft owners pilots and passengers must be escorted at all times into and out of the GA Terminal and to the ramp and hangar areas by the FBO staff Following the events of the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 the Federal Aviation Administration changed the rules for the landing and departure of general aviation aircraft at LaGuardia Pilots operating a non scheduled IFR flight are now required to make a reservation via the FAA s e CVRS 122 system no more than 72 hours prior to the flight s arrival or departure while public charter flights may make a reservation up to six months prior Unscheduled IFR flights may only operate at LaGuardia with a reservation from the hours of 6 00 am to 9 59 pm local time Monday thru Friday and 12 00 pm to 9 59 pm local time on Sundays Reservations for unscheduled IFR flights are not required all day on Saturdays Aircraft without a reservation will be redirected to either Teterboro Airport or Linden Airport A private seaplane base EDO FAA LID 4NY2 operates three waterways in Flushing Bay and the East River north of LaGuardia Airport 123 Ground transportation Edit Q70 LaGuardia Link bus operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations As of 2021 update buses are the only mode of mass transit to connect the airport with its surroundings All terminals are served by accessible public MTA bus lines including two Select Bus Services SBS and free transfers to the New York City Subway are provided via OMNY or MetroCard payments M60 Select Bus Service All terminals Q47 Terminal A Marine Air Terminal only Q48 all terminals Q70 LaGuardia Link Select Bus Service all terminals except Terminal A Q72 all terminals except Terminal A The airport also features a complementary internal shuttle bus route which makes stops at all terminals 124 Despite many failed proposals throughout its history LaGuardia is not served directly by rail Nearby lines of the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road LIRR however provides northern Queens with connections to the greater New York metropolitan area and are commonly accessed from the airport by public bus or private car services The airport is mainly accessible via the Grand Central Parkway and overpasses at 94th street and 102nd street 125 Taxicabs serving LaGuardia are metered and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and uniformed airport employees are stationed to dispatch fares 126 For hire vehicles FHV including limousines and rideshare operators are accommodated at designated locations 127 In 2019 PANYNJ approved the implementation of airport access fee surcharges on FHV and taxi trips with the revenue earmarked to support the agency s capital programs 128 American Airlines 737 approaching Runway 4 as seen from Planeview Park Other facilities Edit When New York Air was in operation its headquarters were in Hangar 5 at LaGuardia 129 Law enforcement and Aircraft rescue and firefighting ARFF services are provided by the Port Authority Police Department PAPD The agency s LaGuardia Airport Command Building 137 was completed in 2010 130 Emergency medical services are provided by North Shore University Hospital under contract to the Port Authority Overlooking the approach end of runway 4 is Planeview Park a public park operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation The 1 03 acre 0 42 ha space 131 contains park benches and lawns adjacent the Grand Central Parkway along the southern perimeter of the airport and is a prime viewing location for aircraft spotting Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsRefsAir CanadaToronto Pearson 132 Air Canada ExpressMontreal Trudeau Toronto Pearson 132 American AirlinesAtlanta Aruba Charlotte Chicago O Hare Dallas Fort Worth Houston Intercontinental Miami Nashville Raleigh Durham St Louis Washington NationalSeasonal Columbus Glenn Eagle Vail Glacier Park Kalispell Jackson Hole Montrose Nassau ends April 1 2023 133 134 American EagleAtlanta Asheville Birmingham AL begins May 5 2023 135 Buffalo begins May 5 2023 135 Charlottesville VA Chicago O Hare Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia SC begins May 5 2023 135 Columbus Glenn Dayton Des Moines begins June 1 2023 136 Detroit Fayetteville Bentonville Grand Rapids begins May 5 2023 135 Greensboro Greenville Spartanburg begins May 5 2023 135 Houston Intercontinental Indianapolis Kansas City Knoxville resumes May 5 2023 135 Little Rock 137 Louisville Memphis Minneapolis St Paul Montreal Trudeau Nashville Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Pittsburgh Raleigh Durham Richmond Roanoke St Louis Toronto Pearson Tulsa 138 Washington National Wilmington NC Seasonal Hilton Head Key West Rapid City South Bend 134 Delta Air LinesAtlanta Boston Chicago O Hare Dallas Fort Worth Denver Detroit Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Houston Intercontinental Miami Minneapolis St Paul Nashville New Orleans Orlando Raleigh Durham Sarasota Tampa Washington National West Palm BeachSeasonal Kansas City Syracuse 139 Delta ConnectionAlbany Asheville Bangor Binghamton Birmingham AL Boston Buffalo Burlington VT Charleston SC Charlotte Charlottesville VA Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia SC Columbus Glenn Dayton Des Moines Fayetteville Bentonville Grand Rapids Greensboro Greenville Spartanburg Hartford 140 Indianapolis Jacksonville FL Kansas City Knoxville Little Rock begins May 8 2023 141 Louisville Madison Memphis Milwaukee Montreal Trudeau Myrtle Beach Nashville Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Pensacola Pittsburgh Portland ME Providence Raleigh Durham Richmond Roanoke Rochester NY St Louis Savannah State College Syracuse Toronto Pearson Traverse City Washington Dulles 142 Washington National Wilmington NC WorcesterSeasonal Martha s Vineyard Nantucket 139 Frontier AirlinesAtlanta Dallas Fort Worth begins April 18 2023 143 Miami Orlando 144 JetBlueAtlanta begins May 5 2023 145 Bermuda begins May 5 2023 145 Boston Charleston SC Denver Fort Lauderdale Jacksonville FL Nashville Nassau begins March 30 2023 145 New Orleans Orlando Savannah Tampa West Palm Beach Seasonal Fort Myers Hyannis begins May 5 2023 145 Martha s Vineyard Nantucket Portland ME Sarasota 146 Southwest AirlinesAtlanta Chicago Midway Dallas Love Denver Houston Hobby Kansas City Nashville New Orleans St Louis Tampa Seasonal OrlandoSpirit AirlinesCharlotte 147 Dallas Fort Worth Detroit Fort Lauderdale Houston Intercontinental 147 Miami Myrtle Beach Orlando 148 United AirlinesChicago O Hare Denver Houston Intercontinental Washington Dulles 149 United ExpressChicago O Hare Houston Intercontinental Washington Dulles 149 WestJetToronto Pearson 150 Statistics EditTop destinations Edit Busiest domestic routes from LGA January 2022 December 2022 151 Rank City Passengers Airlines1 Chicago O Hare Illinois 1 096 000 American Delta Spirit United2 Atlanta Georgia 956 000 American Delta Frontier Southwest3 Miami Florida 881 000 American Delta Frontier4 Dallas Fort Worth Texas 800 000 American Delta Spirit5 Orlando Florida 704 000 American Delta JetBlue Spirit6 Fort Lauderdale Florida 666 000 Delta JetBlue Spirit7 Denver Colorado 602 000 American Delta JetBlue Southwest United8 Charlotte North Carolina 483 000 American Delta9 Houston Intercontinental Texas 416 000 American Delta United10 Boston Massachusetts 413 000 Delta JetBlueAirline market share Edit Largest Airlines at LGA February 2022 January 2023 152 Rank Airline Passengers Share1 Delta Air Lines 11 800 099 39 6 2 American Airlines 7 379 575 24 8 3 Southwest Airlines 2 972 229 10 0 4 JetBlue 2 779 570 9 3 5 United Airlines 2 000 235 6 7 Annual traffic Edit Annual passenger traffic at LGA airport See Wikidata query Accidents and incidents EditMain article List of accidents and incidents at LaGuardia AirportSee also Edit World War II portal New York City portal Aviation portalNew York World War II Army airfieldsReferences Edit December 2019 Traffic Report PDF Report The Port Authority of New York amp New Jersey Retrieved March 6 2020 LGA airport data at skyvector com skyvector com Retrieved August 24 2022 2019 Airport 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