# LaGuardia Airport (LGA / KLGA)

**LaGuardia Airport** (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA) is a large airport in New York, United States. It opened on 15 Oct 1939. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,002 ft (2,134 m). It is operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In 2025 it handled 32.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LGA / KLGA
- FAA: LGA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Owner: New York City
- Serves: New York, United States
- Opened: 15 Oct 1939
- Elevation: 21 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 40.7772, -73.8726
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 7,002 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 19 approaches, 6 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 32,599,029 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.laguardiaairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport (53 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319654
- Weather station: KLGA · WMO 72503
- Ident: KLGA

## Timeline

- 15 Oct 1939: LaGuardia Airport opens.
- 1 Feb 1957: Northeast Airlines Flight 823. 20 killed.
- 3 Feb 1959: American Airlines Flight 320. 65 killed.
- 20 Sep 1989: USAir Flight 5050. 2 killed.
- 22 Mar 1992: USAir Flight 405. 27 killed.
- 15 Jan 2009: US Airways Flight 1549. No deaths.
- 22 Jul 2013: Southwest Airlines Flight 345.
- 5 Mar 2015: Delta Air Lines Flight 1086. No deaths.
- 22 Mar 2026: Air Canada Express Flight 8646. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 7,002 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |
| 13/31 | 7,002 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 122° / 302° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00289AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 26,954,588 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 28,611,461 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 29,573,025 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 29,252,366 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 30,153,505 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 30,769,771 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 8,209,840 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 15,703,649 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 28,866,025 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 32,404,857 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 33,443,550 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 32,599,029 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

89 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (72)

- [ALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb.md) Albany International Airport · United States · 136 mi / 219 km · Delta Connection
- [ORH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korh.md) Worcester Regional Airport · United States · 146 mi / 235 km · Delta Connection
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 184 mi / 296 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 198 mi / 319 km · Delta Connection
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 214 mi / 345 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 228 mi / 367 km · United Express
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 254 mi / 408 km · Delta Connection
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 258 mi / 415 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 269 mi / 433 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 291 mi / 469 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 292 mi / 470 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 296 mi / 476 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [CHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcho.md) Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · United States · 305 mi / 491 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 324 mi / 522 km · Delta Connection
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 334 mi / 538 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 356 mi / 573 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Porter Airlines, Air Canada
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · United States · 378 mi / 608 km · Delta Connection
- [ROA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroa.md) Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · United States · 405 mi / 652 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 418 mi / 672 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · United States · 460 mi / 741 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 477 mi / 768 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 500 mi / 805 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 501 mi / 806 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 544 mi / 875 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, American Airlines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · Delta Connection
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 584 mi / 940 km · Delta Connection
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · United States · 598 mi / 963 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [LEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klex.md) Blue Grass Airport · United States · 603 mi / 971 km · Delta Connection
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 610 mi / 981 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 616 mi / 992 km · Delta Connection
- [CAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae.md) Columbia Metropolitan Airport · United States · 618 mi / 994 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 642 mi / 1,033 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 647 mi / 1,041 km · Delta Connection
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 657 mi / 1,058 km · Delta Connection
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 659 mi / 1,060 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 723 mi / 1,163 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 723 mi / 1,164 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 731 mi / 1,177 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [CHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha.md) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) · United States · 733 mi / 1,180 km · Delta Connection
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 736 mi / 1,185 km · Delta Connection
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,225 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 763 mi / 1,228 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [BDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/txkf.md) L.F. Wade International Airport · Bermuda · 772 mi / 1,243 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 810 mi / 1,303 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · United States · 822 mi / 1,323 km · Delta Connection
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 835 mi / 1,343 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · United States · 865 mi / 1,392 km · Delta Connection
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 886 mi / 1,426 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 951 mi / 1,531 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 961 mi / 1,547 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,012 mi / 1,628 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,018 mi / 1,638 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,028 mi / 1,655 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 1,030 mi / 1,658 km · Delta Connection
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,668 km · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,048 mi / 1,687 km · Delta Air Lines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,078 mi / 1,735 km · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,082 mi / 1,742 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klit.md) Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · United States · 1,084 mi / 1,744 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,099 mi / 1,768 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,105 mi / 1,778 km · Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 1,145 mi / 1,842 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 1,145 mi / 1,843 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 1,183 mi / 1,904 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [TUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktul.md) Tulsa International Airport · United States · 1,228 mi / 1,977 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 1,338 mi / 2,153 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,379 mi / 2,219 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,386 mi / 2,231 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,415 mi / 2,277 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 1,426 mi / 2,295 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,616 mi / 2,600 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines

### Seasonal (29)

- [MVY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvy.md) Martha's Vineyard Airport · United States · 175 mi / 282 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [HYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khya.md) Cape Cod Gateway Airport · United States · 196 mi / 316 km · American Eagle
- [ACK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kack.md) Nantucket Memorial Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, JetBlue Airways
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 324 mi / 522 km · American Eagle, Air Canada
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · United States · 378 mi / 608 km · American Eagle
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · American Airlines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · American Eagle
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 596 mi / 959 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 616 mi / 992 km · American Eagle
- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 653 mi / 1,051 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [HHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khxd.md) Hilton Head Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,129 km · Delta Connection
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 731 mi / 1,177 km · United Express
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 763 mi / 1,228 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlb.md) Melbourne Orlando International Airport · United States · 956 mi / 1,539 km · Delta Connection
- [ECP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecp.md) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · United States · 982 mi / 1,580 km · Delta Connection
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 1,003 mi / 1,614 km · Delta Connection
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 1,030 mi / 1,658 km · American Eagle
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,668 km · American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,078 mi / 1,735 km · American Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,082 mi / 1,742 km · American Airlines
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 1,107 mi / 1,781 km · Delta Air Lines
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 1,210 mi / 1,947 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,415 mi / 2,277 km · United Express
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,612 mi / 2,595 km · Frontier Airlines
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 1,889 mi / 3,040 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 1,968 mi / 3,167 km · American Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,978 mi / 3,183 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 2,026 mi / 3,261 km · American Airlines
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · United States · 2,030 mi / 3,267 km · American Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LGA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 24
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 16
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 4
- MQ [Envoy Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/envoy-air)

### Passenger (8)

- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 60
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 45
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 10
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 10
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Air New England](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-england), [New York Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/new-york-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 32.6M (2025) | #67 of 3,974 | #22 in North America | #19 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,002 ft / 2,134 m | =3,467 of 29,858 | =814 in North America | =615 in US |
| Elevation | 21 ft / 6 m | =41,272 of 43,403 | =18,633 in North America | =15,267 in US |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =343 in North America | =322 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NEW YORK APP | 118.000 |
| APP | NEW YORK APP | 132.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.950 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.875 |
| DEP | NEW YORK DEP | 120.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [TEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kteb.md) Teterboro Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [FRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfrg.md) Republic Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [MMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmu.md) Morristown Municipal Airport · 28 mi / 46 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #63

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “LaGuardia Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LaGuardia_Airport&oldid=1376704086), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga/data