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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.
In 1996 this terminal was replaced, expanding to 18 gates, and adding a lower arrival level and an upper departure level. In 1997 four gates were added. Airlines added flights to T. F. Green Airport, including Air Canada, [17] Southwest, [18] SATA International (which operated flights to the Azores using an A310-300), [19] and Spirit Airlines. [20]
Covering 680 acres (280 ha) as of July 1, 2024, [ 3] 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 . The airport primarily accommodates airline service to domestic and limited international destinations.
Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that veered off course and flew close to the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport last month. The Federal Aviation ...
The incident happened around 1 p.m. on March 23 when Southwest Flight 147 aborted its first approach to the airport because of bad weather. “Go around! Go around,” the air traffic controller ...
The Marine Air Terminal was LaGuardia Airport's original terminal for overseas flights. It was highly popular in the 1940s, when LaGuardia was the only major airport in the U.S. which offered regular flights to Europe. Traffic dropped drastically after the larger Idlewild Airport opened in 1948, and Clippers stopped serving the terminal in 1952.
Developers gave the concourse the feel of a hotel lounge and travelers will also have access to new shops, eateries, and lounges, in the new LaGuardia.
N772SW, the aircraft involved, photographed in 2016. Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was a Boeing 737-700 that experienced a contained engine failure [ a] in the left CFM International CFM56 engine after departing from New York–LaGuardia Airport en route to Dallas Love Field on April 17, 2018. The engine cowl was broken in the failure, and ...