A sinkhole has closed a runway at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, leading to cancellations and delays as workers make repairs.
According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, crews found the sinkhole around 11 a.m. on Wednesday while conducting a daily morning inspection of the airfield.
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“The sinkhole was located near Runway 4/22, one of the airport’s two runways,” ABC News stated.
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HOLY CRAP! A SINKHOLE has just opened up in the middle of a RUNWAY at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
The good news is the sinkhole was caught BEFORE anyone was injured.
Thank God 
New York-area airports have had a CONCERNING amount of problems recently. pic.twitter.com/hXosilj5xv
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 20, 2026
ABC News shared further:
Runway 4/22 was “immediately” shut down, and emergency construction and engineering crews are on site to make repairs, the Port Authority said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is slowing flights into LaGuardia “due
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