Other than the Kennedy International Airport which is the main airport in New York, Flights to New York City can also land at the La Guardia, which is the smallest among the three primary commercial airports in the ‘big apple’.
Situated at the waterfront of Flushing Bay the La Guardia Airport serves the New York in USA. The airport also serves the neighboring area of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. Besides, being in the vicinity of Manhattan, which is the most populous city in the United States, has made La Guardia Airport (LGA) extremely popular in this part of the world.
La Guardia, New York has been renamed from time to time. The airport was initially named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport, named after Glenn Hammond Curtiss, who was a pioneer in aviation. The airport was then renamed as North Beach Airport and finally after the previous mayor of New York named Fiorello LaGuardia. In the year 1960, the worldwide aviation community voted the airport as the greatest airport in the world. Following this achievement the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decided to stick to this name, which till date, is the official name of the airport.
The salient features of the La Guardia, New York City can be listed as follows:
- La Guardia is a civil airport and hence for the use of the public.
- The airport has been coded as KLGA by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has assigned the code of LGA to it.
- The runway of the airport is paved with concrete and asphalt and measures 7000 feet in length.
- FAA ADCUS method of prior notification may be in use at the airport for customs.
- There is an officially published instrument approach (known as Instrument Flight Rules or IFR) procedure for the airport, which suggests that La Guardia is absolutely safe for flights to take-off from or land at La Guardia during bad weather or inadequate light.
- In 2005, La Guardia handled as many as 26 million passengers which was a new record in the history of aviation in New York.
- There are 4 terminals in the airport that are connected by buses and walkways.
- Apart from the regular bus service to and from the La Guardia Airport, Taxis and Limousines are also available.
These along with a host of other features, make La Guardia one of the busiest airports of the world.
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