New York LaGuardia Runway Reopens After Repairs

New York LaGuardia Runway Reopens After Repairs
Planes cue on the runway for takeoff as another lands at New York's LaGuardia airport, where closure of one of the runways due to a sinkhole on Wednesday is expected to continue until early Saturday, snarling flights for the busy Memorial Day travel period in New York City, U.S., on May 22, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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New York’s LaGuardia airport has reopened a runway that had been closed because of a sinkhole on Wednesday, snarling flights for the busy Memorial Day travel period, the airport said.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages New York City area airports, had said runway inspections using ground-penetrating radar on Thursday identified potential areas of concern that were repaired, and engineering crews were conducting additional inspections on Friday.