Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News

    Subscribe for Updates

    Get the latest local airport and aviation news delivered right into your inbox each week!

    News Updates

    The First American Woman in Space: Unveiling of Sculpture Honors Dr. Sally Ride

    June 18, 2022

    Our Lady of the Skies 2022 Annual Luncheon

    June 17, 2022

    Life-sized Lego Commercial Pilot Unveiled at JFK Terminal 4 Lego Store

    June 16, 2022
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News
    • Latest News
      • Publisher’s Message
      • On Duty
      • Fast Five
      • Airport News
      • Air Cargo
      • Airline News
      • Aviation News
      • Airport Safety & Security
      • Airport Community
      • Airport Employment News
      • Airport Company Spotlight
      • Ground Services
      • Intermodal
      • New York Aviation History
      • Non-Rev Traveler
    • Airport & Aviation Events
    • Airport Employment
    • Latest Issue
    • Contact Us
    Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News
    Home»Airport News»LaGuardia Airport’s New Skybridge Witnesses First Plane to Pass Beneath It
    Airport News

    LaGuardia Airport’s New Skybridge Witnesses First Plane to Pass Beneath It

    Alana CalmiBy Alana CalmiMay 28, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
    LaGuardia Gateway Partners Skybridge
    Photo courtesy LaGuardia Gateway Partners

    LaGuardia Airport has been the scene of many “firsts” throughout its world-class redevelopment. Passengers on Southwest Airline’s Flight 617 to Tampa participated in another milestone as they were on board the first plane to taxi under the new Terminal B pedestrian skybridge, which opened last June with the new arrivals and departures hall and connects customers to their gates in the eastern concourse.

    The occasion was marked with a water cannon salute to celebrate the inaugural flight passing below a skybridge measuring 70 feet across and up to 97 feet above the taxiway.

    Since 2020 customers have been using the skybridge to access Terminal B’s east gates, home to an island concourse with best-in-class concessions and other amenities. The design of the new terminals twin island concourses was done deliberately to provide more space and options for planes to taxi upon departure and arrival. Previously, there was only one way into the gates, and one way out.

    The skybridge allows aircraft to pass underneath it with a tail height of up to 45 feet. This has enabled more than two additional miles of taxiway space to be built, reducing delays for arrivals and departures. 

    “As the region begins to reopen, a whole new LaGuardia Airport continues to move forward creating a world-class airport experience for travelers,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton. “Today marks a unique and important milestone. The innovative design of the airport provides a 50% increase in aircraft taxiways that will dramatically decrease gate congestion and gate delays, greatly reducing a major source of frustration for passengers. Passengers utilize pedestrian skybridges over an active taxiway to get to their gates which allows for the more efficient movement of aircraft.  And upon completion of Terminal B, the new LGA will be the world’s only airport with dual skybridges.”

    For customers using the skybridge to get to their gates, they will be greeted with stunning views, from the Manhattan skyline to Citi Field, while adding much-needed taxi space to permit airliners to get to and from their gates faster.

    “It’s been amazing watching this project transform over the last 5 years — I’m just happy to be a part of it,” said Project Executive, Jessica Forse.

    A second skybridge is scheduled to open by the end of 2021, while the taxiway underneath will open in 2022, connecting the western concourse to the Arrivals & Departures Hall.

    LaGuardia Airport (LGA) News
    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
    Alana Calmi
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn

    Alana Calmi is a Public Information Officer at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In 2014 she received her BA in Journalism and Communications from the University at Albany where she played on the Women's Golf team.

    RELATED NEWS & UPDATES

    Life-sized Lego Commercial Pilot Unveiled at JFK Terminal 4 Lego Store

    June 16, 2022

    SAF Has Been Delivered to New York Using Existing Petroleum Pipelines

    June 15, 2022

    Gov. Hochul Announces Construction of a New Terminal One at JFK Airport

    June 10, 2022

    Gov. Hochul, PANYNJ, and Delta Air Lines Announce Opening of New Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport

    June 2, 2022

    Whitestone Capital Opens Hampton Inn Newark Airport

    May 25, 2022

    JFKIAT Awards ESP Support Services Contract

    May 20, 2022
    Add A Comment

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    UPCOMING AIRPORT EVENTS
    Civil Air Patrol Falcon Squadron Meeting
    June 27, 2022
    7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    • John F. Kennedy International Airport-(JFK)
    Jamaica, New York
    Civil Rights, Race, & Gender Equity: Pan Am's Diversity in Flight
    June 27, 2022
    1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
    • Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Garden City, New York
    JFK Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
    June 28, 2022
    11:30 AM
    • Russo’s On the Bay
    Howard Beach, New York
    • >> More Airport & Aviation Industry Events
    RELATED NEWS

    The First American Woman in Space: Unveiling of Sculpture Honors Dr. Sally Ride

    By Julia Lauria-BlumJune 18, 2022

    Today a monumental sculpture was publicly unveiled and dedicated to the late astronaut Dr. Sally…

    Life-sized Lego Commercial Pilot Unveiled at JFK Terminal 4 Lego Store

    June 16, 2022

    SAF Has Been Delivered to New York Using Existing Petroleum Pipelines

    June 15, 2022

    PLAY Reintroducing International Flights at New York Stewart International Airport

    June 10, 2022

    Subscribe for Updates

    Get the latest local airport and aviation news delivered right into your inbox each week!

    Metropolitan Airport News provides timely news, information and updates for both Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees and businesses that provide services at, and around the major New York airports (JFK, LGA, EWR).

    John F. Kennedy International Airport
    PO Box 300877
    Jamaica, NY 11430 USA
    Phone: (347) 396-0904
    Email Us

    Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Flickr
    JUNE 2022 ISSUE
    Metropolitan Airport News - June-2022
    LATEST COMMENTS
    • Dayna Harap  - Fast Five on The JFK Air Cargo Association Names New President
    • Ryan on Cockpit Jumpseating: The Best Seat in the House
    • Roberta Bassin on Finding Charlie
    • About Us
    • Advertising
    • Charitable Giving Program
    • Back Issue Archive
    • Contact Us
    © 2022 Airport Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.