FAA Delay Status

FAA NAS Status for KLGA

FAA NAS Status is reporting departure delays for LaGuardia Airport (KLGA).

Departure Delays

Reason: TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX

Delays: 46–60 min · avg 45 min · increasing

Updated Sep 12, 2026 · 2255Z (6:55 PM EDT) · Source: FAA NAS Status

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LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for LaGuardia Airport in New York, NY, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving New York, NY at 21 ft. KLGA reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 5 runways (04, 13, 22, 31), longest 7,002 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page. Track KLGA in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message the moment the ATIS letter changes or the weather drops below your selected minimums.

VFR

Observed 2351Z (7:51 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

160° 9 kt

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

14,000 ft

Altimeter

30.07"

Temp / Dew

74°F / 23°C

dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,000 ft, a few clouds at 3,800 ft, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 14,000 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 14,000 ft.

Raw METAR

METAR KLGA 122351Z 16009KT 10SM FEW020 FEW038 SCT080 BKN140 BKN250 23/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02330139 10261 20233 56000

What changed at KLGA?

Since the 2251Z (6:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Gusts are no longer reported.

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Current pilot readout for KLGA

KLGA is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 14,000 ft ceiling. The strongest crosswind component is currently on runway 04, about 7 knots. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 21 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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D-ATIS

Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.

Combined ATIS: Information Tango (2351Z / 7:51 PM EDT)

LGA ATIS INFO T 2351Z. 17009KT 10SM FEW020 FEW038 SCT080 BKN140 BKN250 23/14 A3007 (THREE ZERO ZERO SEVEN) RMK AO2 SLP181 T02330139 10261 20233 56000. RNAV Y RWY 13 APCH IN USE LAND RWY 13. DEPART RY 13. NOTAMS... RY 4/22 CLSD. RWY 4 PAPI OTS. TAXIWAY A C CLOSED.  TAXIWAY Y CLOSED WEST OF RUNWAY 4. TAXIWAY A A SOUTH OF TWY C Y CLOSED, TWY B SOUTH OF TWY D CLOSED. USE CAUTION FOR BIRDS IN THE VICINITY OF LGA AIRPORT. NEW YORK CNTR SWAP IN EFFECT. THROGS ROUTE UNAVAILABLE FOR ALL AIRCRAFT, BETWEEN 0 6 3 0 AND 2 2 3 0 LOCAL. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO T.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KLGA. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
13FAV	7,002 ft	ASP	7 kt head	6 kt right
22	7,002 ft	ASP	6 kt head	7 kt left
04	7,002 ft	ASP	6 kt tail	7 kt right
31	7,002 ft	ASP	7 kt tail	6 kt left

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 14,000 ft.

KLGA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around LaGuardia Airport in New York, NY: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KLGA is headed.

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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KLGA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2346Z (7:46 PM EDT) · 46 NM NW of KLGA · during descent · E75L

intermittent light chop 10,000–8,500 ft turbulence

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SWF UA /OV SWF270010/TM 2346/FL085/TP E75L/TB INTMT LGT CHOP 100-085/RM DURD IN PRECIP FLOSI4 ARR

SWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SWF270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2346Reported at 23:46 UTC.

FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

TB INTMT LGT CHOP 100-085Turbulence: intermittent light chop 10,000–8,500 ft.

RM DURD IN PRECIP FLOSI4 ARRRemarks.

PIREP2335Z (7:35 PM EDT) · 69 NM NE of KLGA · during climb · A319

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BDL UA /OV BDL250020/TM 2335/FL270/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURC N90 DEPT

BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BDL250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.

FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.

TP A319Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

RM DURC N90 DEPTRemarks.

PIREP2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) · 68 NM SW of KLGA · during descent · H25B

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PNE UA /OV PNE240001/TM 2055/FL005/TP H25B/RM RPTD +/- 8KTS DURD RY24

PNE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV PNE240001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2055Reported at 20:55 UTC.

FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.

TP H25BAircraft type reporting.

RM RPTD +/- 8KTS DURD RY24Remarks.

URGENT2020Z (4:20 PM EDT) · 19 NM W of KLGA · during descent · C172

low-level wind shear

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CDW UUA /OV CDW/TM 2020/FL005/TP C172/RM LLWS ON FINAL RWY 22

CDW UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).

OV CDWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2020Reported at 20:20 UTC.

FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.

TP C172Aircraft type reporting.

RM LLWS ON FINAL RWY 22Remarks.

URGENT2008Z (4:08 PM EDT) · 19 NM W of KLGA · during descent · SR22

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CDW UUA /OV CDW/TM 2008/FL005/TP SR22/RM +/- 10KTS ON FINAL RWY22

CDW UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).

OV CDWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2008Reported at 20:08 UTC.

FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.

TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.

RM +/- 10KTS ON FINAL RWY22Remarks.

PIREP1932Z (3:32 PM EDT) · 89 NM N of KLGA · 27,000 ft MSL · E75L

continuous light chop 270 turbulence

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BAF UA /OV CTR270020/TM 1932/FL270/TP E75L/SK BASES 270/TB CONS LGT CHOP 270

BAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV CTR270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 1932Reported at 19:32 UTC.

FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

SK BASES 270Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB CONS LGT CHOP 270Turbulence: continuous light chop 270.

PIREP1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) · 20 NM E of KLGA · altitude unknown · P28A

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FRG UA /OV FRG360007 /TM 1855 /FLUNKN /TP P28A /SK SCT038

FRG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FRG360007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.

FLUNKNAltitude unknown.

TP P28AAircraft type reporting.

SK SCT038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP1827Z (2:27 PM EDT) · 79 NM NE of KLGA · 500 ft MSL · P28A

moderate chop blw 005 durd ry20 hfd turbulence

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HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 1827/FL005/TP P28A/TB MOD CHOP BLW 005 DURD RY20 HFD

HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 1827Reported at 18:27 UTC.

FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.

TP P28AAircraft type reporting.

TB MOD CHOP BLW 005 DURD RY2…Turbulence: moderate chop blw 005 durd ry20 hfd.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KLGA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KLGA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours

VFR 100%

Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt

Max gust: 20 kt

Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: NE

Category changes: 0

Last 7 days

VFR 98%MVFR 2%

Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt

Max gust: 24 kt

Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft

Lowest vis: 10 sm

Prevailing wind: NW

Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

04: 34%
31: 28%
22: 25%
13: 13%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2333Z (7:33 PM EDT)

TAF KLGA 122333Z 1300/1406 16009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM130700 12009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN012 OVC025 TEMPO 1307/1309 3SM SHRA BR FM130900 12009KT 3SM SHRA BR BKN008 OVC012 TEMPO 1310/1314 1SM +TSRA BKN008 OVC012CB FM131400 26007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN008 BKN015 PROB30 1314/1316 4SM -TSRA BR SCT008 BKN015CB FM131600 30009KT P6SM BKN025 FM131800 29009KT P6SM BKN040 FM140000 23007KT P6SM SCT040

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FAA Delay Status

FAA NAS Status for KLGA

FAA NAS Status is reporting departure delays for LaGuardia Airport (KLGA).

Departure Delays

Reason: TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX

Delays: 46–60 min · avg 45 min · increasing

Updated Sep 12, 2026 · 2255Z (6:55 PM EDT) · Source: FAA NAS Status

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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near KLGA

FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near KLGA.

Security TFR

Flushing, NY

Active 1 NM from KLGA

Effective: Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, September 13, 2026 Local

NOTAM: 6/7002

Security TFR

NEW YORK, NY

Active 3.7 NM from KLGA

Effective: Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

NOTAM: 5/2811

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: Large airport
ICAO: KLGA
IATA: LGA
FAA LID: LGA
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Elevation: 21 ft
Coordinates: 40.7772, -73.8726
Runways: 5
Longest runway: 7,002 ft
Weather reporting: METAR · D-ATIS
TAF: Published
ATIS: 125.95 MHz
Time zone: America/New_York
Next sunset: 23h 15m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

KJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NY9 nm SEVFR METAR · TAF KTEBTeterboro AirportTeterboro, NJ10 nm NWVFR METAR · TAF KEWRNewark Liberty International AirportNewark, NJ15 nm WVFR METAR · TAF KHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains, NY19 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KLDJLinden AirportLinden, NJ20 nm SWVFR METAR KCDWEssex County AirportCaldwell, NJ20 nm WVFR METAR

+2 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

8 airports

KISPLong Island MacArthur AirportIslip, NY35 nm EVFR METAR · TAF KBLMMonmouth Executive AirportBelmar/Farmingdale, NJ37 nm SVFR METAR KSMQSomerset AirportSomerville, NJ37 nm WVFR METAR KDXRDanbury Municipal AirportDanbury, CT40 nm NEVFR METAR KBDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial AirportBridgeport, CT41 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KFWNSussex AirportSussex, NJ42 nm NWMETAR

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KPOUDutchess County AirportPoughkeepsie, NY51 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KTTNTrenton Mercer AirportEwing Township, NJ52 nm SWVFR METAR · TAF KHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven, CT53 nm NEVFR METAR KOXCWaterbury Oxford AirportOxford, CT54 nm NEVFR METAR KMJXOcean County AirportToms River, NJ55 nm SVFR METAR KWRIMc Guire Air Force BaseWrightstown, NJ56 nm SWVFR METAR · TAF

+2 more within 100 NM

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Historical Flying Weather at KLGA

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KLGA reported VFR conditions during about 82.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 285 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; May had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 9.2 kt, calm 4.3% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#613 of 1,400

Regional rank

#63

State rank

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

82.4%

MVFR

9.8%

IFR

5.3%

LIFR

2.5%

Est. VFR days/yr

285

Most VFR month

August

Fewest VFR month

May

Median ceiling

7,500 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

4.3%

Median wind

9 kt

Gusty hours

20.2%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.2%

Fog/mist days/yr

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

1,473 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KLGA monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	81.9	8.3	6.0	3.7
Feb	81.6	7.8	6.8	3.8
Mar	81.1	9.4	5.9	3.6
Apr	81.3	9.0	6.0	3.7
May	77.2	11.1	7.3	4.3
Jun	83.3	9.7	4.9	2.1
Jul	87.4	9.7	2.4	0.5
Aug	88.0	9.5	2.1	0.3
Sep	84.2	10.8	4.3	0.8
Oct	80.3	12.6	5.7	1.4
Nov	85.6	9.1	4.0	1.3
Dec	77.9	10.4	7.8	3.9

Average wind by month

KLGA average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	10.5 kt
Feb	10.4 kt
Mar	10.7 kt
Apr	9.8 kt
May	8.6 kt
Jun	8.2 kt
Jul	7.7 kt
Aug	7.7 kt
Sep	8.3 kt
Oct	9.0 kt
Nov	9.5 kt
Dec	10.0 kt

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KLGA airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

The FAA airport diagram for LaGuardia Airport in New York, NY shows the runway and taxiway layout across 5 runways, ramp areas, and hold-short positions. Review it before taxiing at an unfamiliar field.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2610 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

KLGA weather: frequently asked

What runways are available at KLGA?+

KLGA has 5 runways: 04, 13, 22, 31, H1; the longest is 7,002 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KLGA report its own weather?+

Yes. LaGuardia Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KLGA have a TAF?+

Yes. The TAF is shown on this page below the current conditions.

Does KLGA broadcast D-ATIS?+

Yes. KLGA publishes digital ATIS, and the live broadcast text with its current information letter is shown on this page. The ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) can message you the moment the letter changes.

Where can I find the KLGA airport diagram?+

The official FAA airport diagram for LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) is shown on this page. It maps the runway and taxiway layout, ramps, and hold-short lines. Tap it to zoom, or download the official FAA PDF free from the link under the diagram (updated every 28-day FAA charting cycle).

Pilot PIREPs for LaGuardia Airport (KLGA)

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