LaGuardia Airport
Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, 2024[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.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
Serves | New York metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
Location | East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Opened | December 2, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-12-02) | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′30″N 73°52′30″W | ||||||||||||||
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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Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, LaGuardia was criticized for its outdated facilities, inefficient air operations, and poor customer service metrics.[5][6] In response, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) in 2015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 completed by 2025.[7]