LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering 680 acres (280 ha) in its present form, the facility first opened in 1939 and is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Among pilots, it is sometimes referred to as "USS LaGuardia" in reference to its short runways surrounded by Flushing Bay, thus giving the feel of landing on an aircraft carrier.
The airport primarily accommodates domestic US airline flights, as well as limited service to international destinations having US Customs preclearance. As of 2019, it was the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area behind John F. Kennedy and Newark airports, and the twenty-first busiest in the United States by passenger volume. 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 nonstop flights to or from destinations greater than 1,500 miles (2,400 km).
In recent decades, LaGuardia became known for obsolete and dirty facilities, inefficient air operations, and poor service metrics. Responding to these criticisms, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 2015 announced a multi-billion-dollar reconstruction of the airport's passenger infrastructure, which is expected to be complete by 2025.
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