Sinkhole shuts runway at LaGuardia Airport, delaying flights, Port Authority warns

Airplanes are seen on the runway at LaGuardia Airport amidst mass travel delays, on March 28, 2026 in New York, New York. Ryan Murphy | Getty Images A sinkhole at New York's LaGuardia Airport shut down a runway on Wednesday and is set to delay flights, local officials said. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said it was conducting a daily inspection of the airfield earlier Wednesday when "crews identified a sinkhole near Runway 4/22." "The runway was immediately shut down, and …