LaGuardia Airport Closed Until 7PM, Expect Delays Elsewhere

Updated: March 5, 2015

Published: March 5, 2015

As if the weather on the East Coast wasn’t bad enough (sorry, I can’t relate, it’s 70 and sunny here in Southern California), it looks like you can expect even more travel delays in the NYC area today.

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A Delta MD-80 skidded off the runway at LaGuardia Airport. Fortunately there were no injuries, though LaGuardia Airport is shut down until at least 7PM today.

So if you’re supposed to fly into or out of LaGuardia Airport today, or any other NYC-area airport, for that matter, you may want to check your flight status.

Here’s an Instagram video one of the passengers took of the plane:

https://www.instagram.com/p/z2kcdEiNtE/?modal=true

And here’s the ATC audio of the situation (it starts about 2min40sec in).

Thank goodness there were no injuries!

Is anyone flying into/out of the NYC area today, and if so, has your flight been impacted?

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Al Guest

March 5, 2015, 10:15 pm

"We could OF ended up in the water"?!?! Is basic grammar still being taught in grade school these days?

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Ivan Y Diamond

March 5, 2015, 8:58 pm

Wow, glad no one got hurt! I'm supposed to fly to LGA on Delta in September. Hope it will be less dramatic :)

Leo Guest

March 5, 2015, 5:35 pm

Flew into JFK around noon. Luckily, no delay. Notified by the pilot that we were hold for about 10 minutes before landing.

Garrett Guest

March 5, 2015, 3:26 pm

...so unsuccessful in commandeering this comment section. damn. (commandeering seemed like a better choice of word than hijacking...)

Marc Member

March 5, 2015, 3:22 pm

Ouch... It's a bit scary to see an airplane hanging out over the fence so close to the water like that... I was at LGA twice last month and will go back another time at the end of the month... Glad there were no major injuries.

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