where is laguardia airport
laguardia is the busiest airport in the united states without any non stop service to europe a perimeter rule prohibits nonstop flights to or from points beyond 1500 statute miles 2400 km exceptions to the perimeter rule are flights on saturdays and flights to denverhe name was changed after new york city s takeover and reconstruction to new york municipal airport laguardia field and in 1953 became laguardia airport named for fiorello la guardia the mayor of new york when the airport was built laguardia has been criticized for some of its outdated facilities