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- LGA Airport Contact
Ditmars Blvd & 94th St
Flushing, NY 11369
United States
Phone: 2124357000
Website for La Guardia Airport: http://www.panynj.gov
- LGA Airport Overview
LaGuardia Airport LGA is situated in the City of New York, Borough of Queens, and is one of the Airports operated by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It is located on the Flushing and Bowery Bays, eight miles from midtown Manhattan. LGA airport is the main domestic airport of New York City. A perimeter rule prohibits incoming and outgoing flights that exceed 1,500 miles, so most transcontinental and international flights use the other major New York area airports, JFK Airport or Newark Liberty Airport. However, LaGuardia is still served by many airlines and offers nonstop daily flights to numerous destinations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as seasonal flights to the Bahamas and Bermuda.
La Guardia LGA airport consists of four terminals: the Central Terminal with Concourses A - D, the Delta Terminal, the US Airways Terminal, and the Marine Terminal (used by Delta Shuttle only). Shopping and dining facilities are located in all four terminals. Other amenities include: 1. Central Terminal--airline clubs; parking in front of arrivals level; ground transportation information center, bus stops in front of arrivals, hotel courtesy and rental car phones, a dentist and first-aid station, ATM machines and currency exchange, mailboxes. 2. Delta Terminal--Airline club, taxi & bus stop on arrivals level; transportaton information center at arrivals, check-ins in departure level. 3. Marine Air Terminal--Taxi and bus stop outside departures and check-in in arrivals. 4. US Airways--taxi & bus stops in front of arrivals level, ground transportaton information center in arrivals, check-in at departures, currency exchange.
Parking facilities include Daily Parking, Long-term Parking and Metered Parking. Daily Parking is available in the parking garage 2 and the adjacent parking Lot 1 next to the Central Terminal; US Airways and connecting US Airways Shuttle Terminals share Lot 4; Delta Terminal has Lot 5, while Delta Shuttle and Marine Air Terminals share Lots 6 & 7. Metered parking is in front of the Marine Air Terminal. Long-Term parking Lot 3 is between the Garage and Lot 4. Each parking facility has disabled parking spaces. EZ Pass is available (718-533-3850).
The Welcome Center on the Arrivals level of the Central Terminal offers transportation information as well as tourism brochures and direct phone service to local hotels. All transportation arrangements can be made at the center. A variety of transportation options are available including shared rides, private car and limousine service. The center also provides information on public transit options that require no more than one connection. Also in Delta, Marine Air and US Airways terminals are ground transportation counters on the Arrivals level for information on New York & New Jersey travel. It is advisable that reservations for accessible transportation be made at least 24 hours in advance for all shared ride transportation services. If you need a ride, follow the signs to the Welcome Center/Ground Transportation Counter near the baggage claim area, or call 1-800-AIR-RIDE for information on authorized transportation services.
To get from the Airport to your destination, you can also use or contact the following: New York Airport Service Express Bus--718-875-8200; SuperShuttle Manhattan--shared ride--800-258-3826; Airlink--shared door-to-door service--877-599-8200 or 718-560-3900; B33 & Q47 buses connect to the subway (coins or Metrocard needed)--718-330-1234.
- Main Terminal / Concourses at La Guardia LGA Airport
LaGuardia Airport has 5 terminals:
1. Central Terminal Building (CTB) serves most of the airport’s scheduled domestic airlines. It consists of a four-story central section, two three-story wings and four concourses leading to 38 aircraft gate positions.
2. US Airways Terminal, a 12-gate terminal, adjoins its lobby and check-in areas.
3. US Airways Shuttle Terminal, an 8-gate terminal, serves passengers on hourly shuttle flights, Boston / Washington, D.C.
4. Delta Air Lines Main Terminal, att the far east end of the airport, has 10 gates. Delta, Northwest Airlines and Business Express are located in this terminal.
5. Delta Air Lines Shuttle Terminal (a/k/a Marine Air Terminal) is two-storied and domed, with an interior rotunda. It is used by commuter airlines, air taxis, private aircraft, Signature Flight Support-a fixed based operator (FBO), and a private weather service. The terminal section houses six gates from which Delta Air Lines now operate hourly shuttle service to Boston and Washington.
