LaGuardia Airport safety profile

53 recorded occurrences at or near LaGuardia Airport (19922026): 14 at the airport, 39 nearby; 8 fatal, 41 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20262 (2 fatal)
  • 20252 (0 fatal)
  • 20241 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20222 (0 fatal)
  • 20202 (1 fatal)
  • 20192 (1 fatal)
  • 20182 (1 fatal)
  • 20171 (0 fatal)
  • 20163 (1 fatal)
  • 20151 (0 fatal)
  • 20133 (0 fatal)
  • 20122 (0 fatal)
  • 20114 (1 fatal)
  • 20103 (0 fatal)
  • 20091 (0 fatal)
  • 20083 (0 fatal)
  • 20062 (0 fatal)
  • 20036 (0 fatal)
  • 20002 (0 fatal)
  • 19992 (0 fatal)
  • 19972 (0 fatal)
  • 19961 (0 fatal)
  • 19941 (0 fatal)
  • 19922 (1 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown35
  • Landing8
  • Climb3
  • Approach2
  • Cruise2
  • Maneuvering2
  • On the ground1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 134 runway incursions at this airport, including 3 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 04/22: 7,002 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 13/31: 7,002 ft, ASP, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 31.496 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 31.396 days/year
  • Snow: 20.997 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.045% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.