OPERATED BY The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the City of New York, since June 1, 1947. In 2004 the Port Authority and the City of New York concluded an agreement that ensures the agency's continued operation of LaGuardia and JFK International through 2050.

LOCATION
In the Borough of Queens, New York City, bordering on Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay. The airport is eight miles from midtown Manhattan.

SIZE
LGA consists of 680 acres and has about 72 aircraft gates.

HISTORY
The airport site was first occupied by Gala Amusement Park, and in 1929 it was transformed into a 105-acre private flying field. It was first named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport and later North Beach Airport. Taken over by New York City, the airport was enlarged by the purchase of adjoining land and by filling in 357 acres of waterfront along the east side. On September 9, 1937 ground was broken for a new airport, and on October 15, 1939 it was dedicated as New York City Municipal Airport. The name was changed to New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field on November 2, 1939. The airport was opened to commercial traffic on December 2 of that year. The airport was leased to the Port Authority in 1947.

Approximately 25 scheduled airlines operate out of LaGuardia.

INVESTMENT
Original construction by the City of New York cost $40 million. The Port Authority's total capital investment in the airport is over $1.3 billion.

EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
Nearly 8,000 people are employed at the airport. LaGuardia contributes nearly $11 billion in economic activity to the NY/NJ metropolitan region, generating about 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in annual wages and salaries.

REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The total combined Port Authority and airport partnership investment for the airport's redevelopment program is estimated at $1.2 billion. To meet future air travel demand the Port Authority had undertaken a $15 million feasibility study to redevelop the Central Terminal Building and other facilities. The cornerstone of the study is a business/financial plan for infrastructure improvements to support growth in the coming decades.

PASSENGER TERMINALS

Central Terminal Building (CTB)
Dedicated on April 17, 1964, this terminal serves most of the airport's scheduled domestic airlines. It is 1,300 feet long and 180 feet wide, with approximately 750,000 square feet of floor space. Originally constructed at a cost of $36 million, the six-block long terminal consists of a four-story central section, two three-story wings and four concourses that can accommodate up to 40 aircraft gate positions. The CTB completed a $340 million expansion and modernization project in the 1990s. Its centerpiece is a $47 million project that redeveloped the center section, including new elevators and escalators to accommodate persons with reduced mobility, plus modern restrooms. This redesigned center section has created a large concession space for shops and eateries.

US Airways Terminal
US Airways' $200 million terminal opened in September 1992. This 12-gate terminal is connected to the airline's Shuttle Terminal and features approximately 300,000 square feet of floor space and a food and retail concessions court. The US Airways Shuttle Terminal serves passengers hourly with shuttle flights to Boston and Washington, D.C.

Delta Air Lines Terminal
Constructed by Delta Air Lines at the east end of the airport, the terminal opened in June 1983. It has ten aircraft gate positions. Northwest Airlines also operates out of this terminal.

Marine Air Terminal (MAT)
Once called the Overseas Terminal, the MAT was the original airport terminal building, serving international flights on flying boats through the 1940s. In 1995 the Marine Air Terminal was designated a historic landmark. In 1980, the Port Authority rededicated the James Brooks mural, "Flight," first painted in 1942. On September 1, 1991, Delta began shuttle operations to Boston and Washington, D.C. General aviation also operates from the terminal through a fixed based operator. The terminal also houses a private weather service. A $7 million restoration of this historic terminal was completed for the airport's sixty-fifth anniversary of commercial flight on December 2, 2004.

PARKING
The airport provides a total of 10,400 parking spaces. This includes employee parking and 7,500 public spaces Ð including hourly, metered and parking garage spaces. Completed at the end of 1976 at a cost of $30 million, the five-level parking garage accommodates approximately 3,000 cars. On October 4, 1998, Lot 3, with 930 spaces, was designated as a long-term lot. E-ZPass Plus is accepted at all parking lots.

RUNWAYS
There are two main runways, 4-22 and 13-31. Each is 7,000 feet long by 150 feet wide. In a $40 million project, completed in 1967 by the Port Authority, both runways were extended over water to their present length and width. The extensions were built on a 50-acre L-shaped pile-supported concrete structure. The runways have high intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting. Runways are grooved for added traction during wet weather. In the summer of 2005 the airport began installing touch down zone lighting (TDA) as part of the Runway 13-31 rehabilitation program.