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Laguardia Airport

New York, New York
IATA: LGA
ICAO: KLGA
FAA: LGA
Elevation: 21 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
36,582
November 7, 2026
2026 Daily Average
41,224
303 reported days
October 2026 Daily Average
48,782
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
12.49M
Through November 7
Year-over-Year
+0.61%
+75,138 passengers
National Rank
#17
2025 comparable rank #17

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count36,582
30-day average49,143
Busiest 2026 day62,824
May 21
Comparable 2025 YTD12,415,695
2026 YTD12,490,833

Monthly LGA TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

LGA airport-only screening totals · November totals include November 1-7 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January1,082,9881,148,114993,00832,033
February1,038,4191,009,6381,054,30537,654
March1,302,9321,246,4331,267,16240,876
April1,336,5561,288,453807,56929,910
May1,230,8661,305,522904,20630,140
June1,328,6711,313,5491,083,42941,670
July1,459,1111,343,2471,579,19050,942
August1,421,5691,147,5321,530,18949,361
September1,155,3151,111,1841,405,66546,856
October1,325,2491,202,8251,512,24948,782
November*287,815299,198353,86150,552
*November figures include November 1-7 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

LGA National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#17
15,384,870 passengers
2025
#17
14,708,590 passengers
2026 YTD
#17
12,490,833 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through November 7.

Airport Profile

Associated cityNew York
State or territoryNew York
Elevation21 ft
Coordinates40.7772, -73.8726

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeLGA
FAA identifierLGA
ICAO identifierKLGA
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateNovember 7, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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