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Air Canada Express Jet Hits Ground Vehicle, Closing New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Air Canada Express Jet Hits Ground Vehicle, Closing New York’s LaGuardia Airport
An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority vehicle in New York. Ryan Murphy/AP Photo
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An Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a ground vehicle upon landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24, in an incident that closed the airport.

The CRJ-900 plane, which was coming from Montreal, struck the vehicle at a speed of about 24 miles per hour, said Flightradar24, which last recorded data at 11:37 p.m. ET.