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LGA · New York, United States
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W
LaGuardia Airport
Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 3643; ident KLGA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
laguardiaairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceLaGuardia Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
LGA / KLGA
OurAirports ident
KLGA
GPS / local code
KLGA / LGA
ISO region
US-NY
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
laguardiaairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q319654
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 11:31 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central New York.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
7,002 ft / 2,134 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1939 · Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Owner / entity
New York City
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
LaGuardia Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for New York, United States. New York's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
LaGuardia Airport (LGA / KLGA) is at 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W, elevation 21 ft (6 m), serving New York, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
New York is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central New York: 13 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LGA.
Primary airport name
LaGuardia Airport (LGA / KLGA)
LaGuardia Airport · Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Known label 1
Manhattan
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LGA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
New York City
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LGA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
NYC
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LGA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Glenn H. Curtiss Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LGA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
North Beach Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LGA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KLGA · KLGA · LGA · US-NY
laguardiaairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
1. East Elmhurst
east-elmhurst · 1.9 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 23,150 · city coordinates 40.7612, -73.8651
2. College Point
college-point · 2.5 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 27,307 · city coordinates 40.7876, -73.8460
3. Jackson Heights
jackson-heights · 2.6 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 67,067 · city coordinates 40.7557, -73.8854
4. Corona
corona · 3.5 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 109,698 · city coordinates 40.7471, -73.8601
5. Hunts Point
hunts-point · 4.1 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 27,204 · city coordinates 40.8126, -73.8840
6. Woodside
woodside · 4.5 km from LGA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 41,981 · city coordinates 40.7454, -73.9054
1. JFK KJFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport · New York
17 km from LGA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 40.6394, -73.7793
2. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark
27 km from LGA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 18 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 40.6894, -74.1705
3. PHL KPHL
Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia
154 km from LGA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 36 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 39.8719, -75.2411
4. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
163 km from LGA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 173 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 41.9386, -72.6880
5. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany
219 km from LGA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 285 ft (87 m) · airport coordinates 42.7483, -73.8017
1. LGA-PHL
Philadelphia · 154 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from LGA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LGA-BDL
Hartford · 163 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from LGA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LGA-ALB
Albany · 219 km · 1h 7m
America/New_York · +0h from LGA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 7,002 ft / 2,134 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LGA.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. JFK KJFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport · New York · 17 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 40.6394, -73.7793
2. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · 27 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 18 ft (5 m) · 40.6894, -74.1705
3. PHL KPHL
Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia · 154 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 36 ft (11 m) · 39.8719, -75.2411
4. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford · 163 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 173 ft (53 m) · 41.9386, -72.6880
5. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany · 219 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 285 ft (87 m) · 42.7483, -73.8017
6. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick · 230 km from LGA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 41.7250, -71.4257
LGA sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). LGA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
LGA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Manhattan, New York City, NYC, Glenn H. Curtiss Airport, North Beach Airport, La Guardia. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Wikidata airport entity: Q319654 · LaGuardia Airport. Owner / owning body: New York City. Administrative area: Queens. Named after: Fiorello H. La Guardia
LaGuardia Airport is a near sea-level field at 21 ft (6 m), positioned at 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 7,002 ft / 2,134 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
East Elmhurst is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.9 km. JFK New York is the closest retained airport alternative at 17 km.
LGA is compared with JFK New York at 17 km, EWR Newark at 27 km, PHL Philadelphia at 154 km, BDL Hartford at 163 km, ALB Albany at 219 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
LGA-PHL Philadelphia: 154 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. LGA-BDL Hartford: 163 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. LGA-ALB Albany: 219 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident KLGA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. laguardiaairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 7,002 ft / 2,134 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 13/31
OurAirports classifies LGA as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
LGA (KLGA) is a near sea-level field at 21 ft (6 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LGA sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LGA's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 7,002 ft / 2,134 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LGA.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at laguardiaairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
LGA uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
LaGuardia Airport is about 13 km from central New York; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
JFK New York is the closest retained alternate at 17 km, time difference +0h.
laguardiaairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place LGA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
LGA ranks #43 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
LGA shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
LGA is 21 ft (6 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ABJ 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · KKJ 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · OOL 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · SYD 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · VST 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta).
LGA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are JFK 17 km +0h · EWR 27 km +0h · PHL 154 km +0h · BDL 163 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | PHL | 154 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Hartford | BDL | 163 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Albany | ALB | 219 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LGA to PHL
Distance 154 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from LGA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LGA to BDL
Distance 163 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from LGA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LGA to ALB
Distance 219 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from LGA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
New York City is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
LaGuardia Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LGA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
East Elmhurst
east-elmhurst · 1.9 km · America/New_York
College Point
college-point · 2.5 km · America/New_York
Jackson Heights
jackson-heights · 2.6 km · America/New_York
Corona
corona · 3.5 km · America/New_York
Hunts Point
hunts-point · 4.1 km · America/New_York
Woodside
woodside · 4.5 km · America/New_York
Elmhurst
elmhurst-5116495 · 4.5 km · America/New_York
Astoria
astoria · 4.9 km · America/New_York
Whitestone
whitestone · 4.9 km · America/New_York
Mott Haven
mott-haven · 5.5 km · America/New_York
Rego Park
rego-park · 5.9 km · America/New_York
Unionport
unionport · 5.9 km · America/New_York
LaGuardia Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Philadelphia (PHL), Hartford (BDL), Albany (ALB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LGA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK
New York · large airport
Compare against JFK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Newark Liberty International AirportEWR
Newark · large airport
Compare against EWR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Philadelphia International AirportPHL
Philadelphia · large airport
Compare against PHL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bradley International AirportBDL
Hartford · large airport
Compare against BDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Albany International AirportALB
Albany · large airport
Compare against ALB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
LaGuardia Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
LaGuardia Airport uses IATA code LGA and ICAO code KLGA.
LaGuardia Airport is located in New York, United States at coordinates 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W, with an elevation of 21 ft (6 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
LaGuardia Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for New York.
Philadelphia (PHL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from LGA.
LaGuardia Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
LGA's curated peers in United States on this site include JFK New York, EWR Newark, PHL Philadelphia, plus 3 more.
LaGuardia Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 7,002 ft / 2,134 m; identifiers include 04/22, 13/31.
