Sinkhole Shuts Down Runway at New York LaGuardia Airport

Sinkhole Shuts Down Runway at New York LaGuardia Airport
The Manhattan skyline behind the American Airlines hangar at the LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Nov. 18, 2025. Kylie Cooper/Reuters
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A ‌sinkhole on Wednesday forced the closure of one ‌of the runways at ⁠New York’s LaGuardia airport, prompting cancellations and delays and ongoing ​emergency repairs.

The Port Authority of New ⁠York and New Jersey, which manages New York City area airports, said at 11 a.m. officials were conducting a daily morning ‌inspection ⁠of LaGuardia’s airfield when crews identified a sinkhole.