LaGuardia shuts down runway for second time in weeks after pavement issue resurfaces

LaGuardia Airport temporarily closed 1 of its 2 main runways Wednesday aft inspectors discovered a pavement "depression" adjacent the airstrip, marking the 2nd clip successful little than a period the New York City airdrome has suspended operations connected the runway implicit pavement concerns.

Airport officials said the depression, which is astir 2 inches deep, was identified adjacent to Runway 4/22, 1 of LaGuardia's 2 superior runways.

"During an airfield inspection astatine LaGuardia Airport, an astir 2 inch slump adjacent to Runway 4/22 was identified," the airdrome said.

The airdrome said the closure was made proactively and retired of an "abundance of caution," portion stressing that the contented does not airs an "immediate information concern."

LA GUARDIA AIRPORT RUNWAY SHUT DOWN AFTER SINKHOLE DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MORNING INSPECTION

Airplanes are seen connected the runway astatine LaGuardia Airport connected March 28, 2026, successful New York, New York. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Arrivals astatine LaGuardia are presently delayed by an mean of 48 minutes but are decreasing, according to FlightAware flight-tracking data. ABC 7 antecedently reported 174 delays earlier Wednesday, citing the platform.

Runway 4/22 is scheduled to adjacent astatine 5 p.m. and is expected to stay unopen until Thursday greeting arsenic repair crews enactment overnight to behaviour further testing, place the origin of the contented and execute immoderate indispensable stabilization work.

"Our extremity is to implicit the appraisal and immoderate indispensable repair enactment overnight and instrumentality the runway to work arsenic soon arsenic it is harmless to bash so," the airdrome said.

AIR CANADA PASSENGER SAYS PILOT 'DID THE BEST THING HE COULD,' DESCRIBES DEADLY IMPACT

An airplane taxis connected a runway astatine LaGuardia Airport] connected March 28, 2026, successful New York, New York. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

During the closure, operations volition beryllium shifted to LaGuardia’s remaining main runway, 13/31, opening astatine 5 p.m. and are expected to proceed until repairs are completed.

LaGuardia said passengers are encouraged to cheque with their airlines for formation status.

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Crews situation a sinkhole discovered adjacent a runway astatine LaGuardia Airport. (WNYW)

The incidental marks the 2nd clip successful little than a period that the aforesaid conception of pavement has required exigency engineering work.

The runway was antecedently closed aft a sinkhole formed astir the Memorial Day question rush.

Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.