{"id":287,"date":"2026-05-20T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:38:02","slug":"sinkhole-shuts-down-laguardia-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Sinkhole Shuts Down LaGuardia Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>A sinkhole at one of the country\u2019s busiest hubs grounded half of its runway capacity Wednesday, snarling Northeast air travel as storm clouds rolled in.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=285\">Ilhan Omar Faces DOJ Investigation, JD Vance Tells Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Port Authority of New York and New Jersey crews discovered the sinkhole at LaGuardia Airport around 11 a.m. during a routine morning sweep of the airfield, the airport said in a statement posted on X. The cavity sat near Runway 4\/22, and officials immediately shut down the strip while emergency construction and engineering crews moved to the scene. With just two runways serving the facility, all takeoffs and landings shifted to Runway 13\/31, CBS News reported. <strong>(RELATED: Federal Officials Step In To Cut Flights At Airport Adding More And More Amid Extreme Delays)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to keep Runway 4\/22 closed until 6 a.m. Thursday, ABC News reported. Arriving flights faced ground delays averaging 98 minutes by mid-afternoon. Tracking service FlightAware logged 197 cancellations and 168 delays in and out of LaGuardia by that point in the day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rA0YfrDJZzY?si=MepsQxdoLWb8MQbe\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Severe Thunderstorm Watch covering New York City, Long Island, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut ran from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern, Fox 5 New York reported. No injuries were tied to the sinkhole.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=283\">Potential Rubio And Vance Matchup Puts Evangelicals To The Test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>The closure hit the same strip of asphalt where Air Canada Flight 8646 slammed into a Port Authority fire truck on March 22, killing both pilots and injuring dozens, Newsweek reported. A separate sinkhole opened on the Long Island Expressway on May 14, raising questions about ground stability across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Air traffic control audio captured the exchange between a pilot and ground controller as crews responded. \u201cThere\u2019s a sinkhole,\u201d the controller said, according to ABC News, citing ATC.com audio. Engineers continued evaluating the size and cause of the cavity along with any structural threat to the runway, Newsweek reported. Travelers should expect continued delays through Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=281\">Fire Truck Careens Into Los Angeles Building In Out-Of-Control Overturn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sinkhole shut down a runway at LaGuardia Airport Wednesday, triggering nearly 200 cancellations and 98-minute delays as thunderstorms loomed over NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[566,567,568,569],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-airport","tag-laguardia-airport","tag-nyc","tag-sinkhole"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sinkhole Shuts Down LaGuardia Airport - 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