{"id":41229,"date":"2026-05-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/?p=41229"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:28:13","slug":"laguardia-runway-sinkhole-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/laguardia-runway-sinkhole-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"LaGuardia Airport sinkhole forces runway closure ahead of Memorial Day rush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A sinkhole at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/laguardia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport<\/span><\/a><\/strong> has forced the closure of one of the airport\u2019s two runways, triggering flight delays and cancellations just as the busy Memorial Day travel rush begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sinkhole was identified around 11 a.m. on Wednesday during a routine airfield inspection by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Officials immediately shut down Runway 4\/22, deploying emergency engineering and construction crews to begin repairs and investigate the cause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-Large-1024x505.jpeg\" alt=\"LaGuardia Sinkhole\" class=\"wp-image-41232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-Large-1024x505.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-Large-300x148.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-Large-768x379.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Screenshot | CBS News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post on X, LaGuardia Airport warned travellers to expect delays and cancellations, especially with thunderstorms forecast across the New York region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At approximately 11 a.m., the Port Authority was conducting its daily morning inspection of LaGuardia\u2019s airfield when crews identified a sinkhole near Runway 4\/22. The runway was immediately shut down, and emergency construction and engineering crews are onsite to determine the\u2026<\/p>&mdash; LaGuardia Airport (@LGAairport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGAairport\/status\/2057161051062333452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Memorial Day holiday period is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year in the United States, with millions of passengers expected to pass through New York-area airports over the next five days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">FAA slows flights as LaGuardia operates with one runway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia operates with only two intersecting runways. Losing Runway 4\/22 significantly reduces operational flexibility, particularly during bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/federal-aviation-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1292\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/federal-aviation-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a><\/span><\/strong> slowed inbound flights to LaGuardia due to both the runway closure and severe weather, issuing a ground delay to help airlines adjust operations for a single-runway configuration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/sinkhole-shuts-down-runway-new-york-laguardia-airport-2026-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reuters<\/span><\/strong><\/a> reported on Wednesday evening that flight-tracking service FlightAware showed roughly 200 cancellations and nearly 200 delays affecting flights into and out of LaGuardia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Air traffic control audio links sinkhole to airport construction work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by CBS News, air traffic control audio captured a pilot&#8217;s exchange with controllers about why the runway had suddenly been closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/sinkhole-opens-near-laguardia-runway-ahead-memorial-day-weekend\/\" id=\"cbsNewsVideo\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGround. What happened to runway 4\/22?\u201d the pilot asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a sinkhole,\u201d the controller replied.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPart of the construction project?\u201d the pilot asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s safe to assume that,\u201d the controller replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-2-Large-1024x505.jpeg\" alt=\"LaGuardia Sinkhole\" class=\"wp-image-41233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-2-Large-1024x505.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-2-Large-300x148.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-2-Large-768x379.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LaGuardia-Sinkhole-CBS-news-2-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Screenshot | CBS News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CBS News captured images of crews working with excavators and heavy equipment near the sinkhole and reported that work continued on the affected runway throughout the afternoon and evening. Airport officials said repairs would continue overnight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Sinkhole disruption adds to recent safety concerns at LaGuardia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has invested <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portauthoritybuilds.com\/redevelopment\/us\/en\/lga.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">$8 billion in a full modernisation of LaGuardia Airport<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, to improve the passenger experience, transforming it from \u201cworst to world class.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the sinkhole runway closure comes only weeks after a fatal March incident on the same runway involving an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/ntsb-timeline-air-canada-crash-laguardia\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"38701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Air Canada regional jet and a Port Authority fire vehicle<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, an accident now under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinkholes on airport pavements are relatively rare, but drainage issues and underground construction work can contribute to pavement failures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPotholes on runways and the taxiways at an airport are fairly unusual, but like any roadway, something can undermine that surface and cause it to collapse,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/laguardia-airport-runway-sinkhole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CBS News senior<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave said. \u201cEarlier this year, the Baltimore airport had to close its runway because of what were described as potholes there. 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