Airport Guide to La Guardia (LGA)

Airport Name

La Guardia Airport (New York)

Airport Location

The airport is located 8 miles east of New York City.

Terminals

5

IATA Code

LGA

Telephone

718 533 3400

Airport Overview

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La Guardia Airport is run by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey along with JFK, Newark, Teterboro and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. Travelers booking commercial New York flights arrive at one of the three main airports. About 25 airlines offer domestic and international flights. More than 25 million flyers use the airport annually. www.panynj.gov

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Terminal Transfer

There is a free bus service between the terminals.

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Getting into Town

Taxi: Official taxis are available to all areas from in front of all terminals.

Bus: There are many buses, which run from the airport to all areas of New York. The New York Airport Express Bus runs a service to Grand Central Station. An hourly service also runs to Penn Station. There are MTA New York City Transit services to Manhattan and Queens. Shared-ride services also run door-to-door services on demand. Ground transportation information is available in the Arrivals areas of all terminals.

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Car Parking

Short-term and daily parking is available in parking lots 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Long-term parking is available in parking lot 3, although there are limited spaces. Additional long-term parking is located in private off-airport sites, that are very close to the airport and can be accessed by following the ‘P’ signs at the airport exit. Metered parking is available at the Marine Air Terminal. Call for further parking information (tel: 718 533 3850).

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Information Desks

Information desks (tel: 718 533 3400) can be found at various points throughout the central terminal building.

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Airport Facilities

Money and communications: ATMs are located in all terminals. Bureau de change can be found in the Central Terminal, the US Airways Terminal and the Delta Terminal.

Eating and drinking: There are many restaurants, bar and fast-food outlets in all terminals.

Shopping: Duty-free shops are located in the Central and Delta Terminal. Newsagents are located in all terminals. Other shops, such as gift shops and bookstores are located in the Central, Delta and US Airways Terminals.

Luggage: All left-luggage facilities are currently suspended at the airport. Trolleys are available in the Delta Terminal. A lost property service is available (tel: 718 533 3988).

Other facilities: The airport has a medical and dental service, and a family assistance restroom.

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Airport Disabled Facilities

The airport is fully accessible to disabled travelers and is equipped with ramps, elevators, disabled toilets and TDD phones. Unaccompanied disabled passengers should inform their airline in advance of any special assistance they may need. All parking lots have dedicated disabled spaces.

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Airport Conference and Business Facilities

Business and conference facilities are located in the Laptop Lane business center (tel: 718 424 1301) at the Central Terminal. Eight individual cubicles and a conference room for 12 people are available; all are equipped with desktop computers, a five-line telephone, fax machine, laser printer and data ports. Fax and Internet services are also available at the Business Traveler Center located in the Central Terminal. Wireless Internet is available in the Central Terminal.

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Directions

From Manhattan, take Grand Central Parkway East; from Long Island, take Grand Central Parkway West. Follow signs to the airport.

Car Rentals

Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National have desks or courtesy telephones in the Arrivals levels of each terminal; courtesy shuttles transport customers from the terminal to the rental car offices. Hertz and Avis provide adapted cars for disabled drivers.

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