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LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) / l ə ˈ ɡ w ɑːr d i ə / is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering 680 acres (280 ha ) as of July 1, 2024 [update] , [ 3 ] the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939.
USAir Flight 5050. USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the plane took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane drifted to the left. After hearing a loud bang, the pilots attempted to reject the takeoff, but were unable to stop the plane short of the end of the runway.
1947. May 29. United Airlines Flight 521 crashed after aborting takeoff, 43 of the 48 aboard were killed. [2] August 8. American Airlines Flight 765, a cargo flight, crashed into Flushing Bay while returning to LGA due to engine problems, both pilots and one passenger of the 5 aboard died.
June 27, 1995 [ 7] Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ( IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a public airport located in Crystal City, in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, the 24th-busiest airport in the nation, the ...
US Airways Flight 1549. / 40.7695; -74.0046. US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City 's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States. On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.
27. USAir Flight 405 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio. On March 22, 1992, a USAir Fokker F28, registration N485US, [ 2] flying the route, crashed in poor weather in a partially inverted position in Flushing Bay, shortly after liftoff from ...
Southwest Airlines Flight 345. / 40.77472°N 73.87889°W / 40.77472; -73.87889. Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee to New York City 's LaGuardia Airport. On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737 operating the route suffered a front landing-gear collapse while landing at LaGuardia ...
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [ 1 ] Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport ( IATA: BDR, ICAO: KBDR, FAA LID: BDR) is a public airport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, [ 1 ] owned by the city of Bridgeport. It is three miles (6 km) southeast of downtown, [ 1 ] in the town of Stratford. It was formerly Bridgeport Municipal ...