La Guardia Airport - LGA-LaGuardia
LaGuardia Airport serves flights from New York, NY, United States located in the city of Queens. Located at the waterfront of the Flushing and Bowery Bay, it is the third busiest airport in New York City and the twentieth busiest in the whole of the United States. It was originally called as New York Municipal Airport during its launch in October 1939 and opening in December of the same year. LGA-LaGuardia Airport was originally the North Beach Airport converted into a modern facility.
Best Time to Visit
LGA-LaGuardia has four terminals - A, B, C and D. Connected by buses and walkways, the Central Terminal Building serves as the busiest among all of LaGuardia Airport’s airlines. The terminal is six blocks long with a four-story central section, two three-story wings and four concourses. The terminal has 40 aircraft gates worth a $36 million facility designed by the Harrison & Abramovitz group. Nearby cities you can check out includes Brooklyn, Bronx, Astoria and Charlton-King-Vandham Historic District.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are plenty of LGA-LaGuardia hotels to choose from when you rest for a layover near New York. These includes Hampton Inn New York – La Guardia Airport and the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel both situated less than a mile away from LaGuardia Airport. Several scenic attractions are also situated near the hotel.
Situated 13 miles away from LaGuardia is another major domestic and international airport - Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), located in Newark, New Jersey.
