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The expanded North Beach Airport opened on October 15, 1939, [20] [21] and was officially renamed the New York Municipal Airport–LaGuardia Field later that year. [22] Covering 558 acres (226 ha) with nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) of runways, the airport cost $40 million, making it the largest and most expensive in the world at that time.
LaGuardia Airport is a public airport in Queens, New York, named after former mayor Fiorello La Guardia. It is the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area and a hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, with unique regulations and a multibillion-dollar redevelopment plan.
JFK is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area, in the United States. It is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the sixth-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest international commercial airport in North America.
The Normandie, renamed USS Lafayette, lies capsized in the frozen mud at Pier 88 in the winter of 1942. The Manhattan Cruise Terminal, formerly known as the New York Passenger Ship Terminal or Port Authority Passenger Ship Terminal is a ship terminal for ocean-going passenger ships in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. [3]
Learn about the history, airspace, and major commercial airports of the busiest airport system in the United States and the second busiest in the world. The metro area is served by JFK, EWR, and LGA, as well as satellite and general aviation airports.
American Airlines Flight 320 was a scheduled flight between Chicago Midway Airport and New York City's LaGuardia Airport.On February 3, 1959, the Lockheed L-188 Electra performing the flight crashed into the East River during its descent and approach to LaGuardia Airport, killing 65 of the 73 people on board.
Find all public-use and military airports in New York, sorted by location and role. See city served, FAA, IATA, ICAO, airport name, enplanements and more details for each airport.
Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for 14 miles (23 km) through two boroughs of New York City.The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx, where I-678 ends and the Hutchinson River Parkway begins.