LaGuardia Airport

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Author: Joshua Stoff ISBN: 9781439620533
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: October 27, 2008
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Joshua Stoff
ISBN: 9781439620533
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: October 27, 2008
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Constructed closer to Manhattan than the commercially unsuccessful Floyd Bennett Field, LaGuardia Airport was conceived in the mid-1930s as New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia realized the need for a great airport for one of the world�s great cities. Originally known as New York Municipal Airport, the popular airport soon had its name changed to recognize LaGuardia�s enormous contribution to the project. At the time of its opening in 1939, it was the largest and most advanced commercial airport in the world with terminals considered art deco masterpieces. Although a very large airport for the era in which it was built, by the late 1940s it was the world�s busiest airport and clearly too small for the increasing amount of air traffic. Through the years its runways were lengthened and facilities were improved to handle larger and faster aircraft. Still one of America�s busiest airports, LaGuardia has witnessed the steady progress of American commercial aviation, from flying boats to jetliners.
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Constructed closer to Manhattan than the commercially unsuccessful Floyd Bennett Field, LaGuardia Airport was conceived in the mid-1930s as New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia realized the need for a great airport for one of the world�s great cities. Originally known as New York Municipal Airport, the popular airport soon had its name changed to recognize LaGuardia�s enormous contribution to the project. At the time of its opening in 1939, it was the largest and most advanced commercial airport in the world with terminals considered art deco masterpieces. Although a very large airport for the era in which it was built, by the late 1940s it was the world�s busiest airport and clearly too small for the increasing amount of air traffic. Through the years its runways were lengthened and facilities were improved to handle larger and faster aircraft. Still one of America�s busiest airports, LaGuardia has witnessed the steady progress of American commercial aviation, from flying boats to jetliners.

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