LaGuardia Airport Webcam – Watch Jets Land and Depart

The LaGuardia Airport Webcam looks across the water at New York’s closest-in commercial airport, in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of northern Queens. The camera tracks aircraft automatically, so the frame follows a regional jet along the taxiway, holds on a departure as it rolls, then swings back for the next arrival. The operator credits views of runways 13 and 31, and on a clear day the Manhattan skyline stands behind the airfield about 10 kilometers (6 miles) away. Hangars, service trucks and marsh grass fill the near ground. This video was captured by an automatic tracking camera streaming live to the Flightradar24 YouTube channel.

About LaGuardia Airport

The airport opened on December 2, 1939 and carries the name of Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor who pushed for a commercial field inside the city limits. It occupies 680 acres (280 hectares) on the Queens waterfront, hemmed in by Flushing Bay to the southeast and Bowery Bay to the northwest. Two runways cross at the eastern end, 4/22 and 13/31, both measuring 2,134 meters (7,002 feet). The airfield sits barely above the tide at 6 meters (20 feet), so the water is never far out of frame.

Traffic is heavy for the size of the site: 32,791,050 passengers in 2025, and 19th busiest in the United States in 2023. A perimeter rule introduced in 1984 caps most nonstop flights at 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers), so the aircraft on camera are overwhelmingly narrowbody and regional jets working short domestic runs. A terminal rebuild announced in 2015 at a cost of 4 billion dollars was completed in January 2025.

The Marine Air Terminal survives from the opening year, built for Pan American Airways flying boats and lined with a Works Progress Administration mural, Flight, 72 meters (237 feet) long.

Weather and Climate at LaGuardia Airport

Summers are warm and humid. July averages highs near 30 C (86 F) against lows around 21 C (70 F), and on a stagnant day the skyline fades to a pale wash. Afternoon thunderstorms can halt departures for an hour. October is the month for clarity, with highs near 19 C (66 F) and cleaner air behind a cold front.

Winter brings the sharpest views and the worst delays. January averages 4 C (40 F) by day and about minus 3 C (26 F) overnight, and February is the snowiest month in the 2016 to 2025 record at roughly 18 centimeters (7 inches). Spring warms slowly off the cold bay water, with April highs near 16 C (60 F).

Things to Do Near LaGuardia Airport

Flushing Meadows Corona Park lies 3.9 kilometers (2.4 miles) southeast and covers 897 acres (363 hectares), the fourth-largest public park in New York City. It held the World’s Fairs of 1939 and 1964, and the Unisphere from the later fair still stands at its center. The Queens Museum, in the New York City Pavilion from the 1939 fair, holds the Panorama of the City of New York, a 1:1200 model of roughly 895,000 structures.

Citi Field sits 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles) away, and Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) out, hosts the US Open each summer. At 34-56 107th Street in Corona, the Louis Armstrong House Museum preserves the home the trumpeter kept from 1943 until his death in 1971, and the Louis Armstrong Center opposite added more than 60,000 archive items in 2023.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is LaGuardia Airport located?

In East Elmhurst, northern Queens, between Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Midtown Manhattan.

What can you see on the LaGuardia Airport Webcam?

Aircraft taxiing, landing and taking off, the hangars behind them, and the Manhattan skyline when the air is clear.

Which runways does the LaGuardia Airport Webcam show?

The operator credits runways 13 and 31, two ends of the same 2,134 meter (7,002 foot) strip.

Why does the camera keep moving on its own?

A pan, tilt and zoom camera driven by automatic tracking, fed with ADS-B data so it follows whichever aircraft is moving.

What is the weather like at LaGuardia Airport?

Humid summers with July highs near 30 C (86 F), cold winters with January lows near minus 3 C (26 F), and about 18 centimeters (7 inches) of snow in February.

Why are there no long-haul flights at LaGuardia?

A perimeter rule from 1984 limits most nonstop flights to 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers), keeping intercontinental services at Kennedy and Newark.

How busy is LaGuardia Airport?

It handled 32,791,050 passengers in 2025 on just 680 acres (280 hectares), 19th busiest in the United States in 2023.

Source: Flightradar24