New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

LaGuardia Airport

Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.

LaGuardia Airport, colloquially known as LaGuardia or simply LGA, is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. Covering 680 acres as of July 1, 2025, the facility was established in 1929,…