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1、LaGuardia Airportemhowned in 1939 Bui-( on (he si(e of (he o-d Ga-a Amusement Pa一 uardia quick-y become an inregra- part of the Northern Quee port Aurhoriry rook Conqo-inl947 and instirfured a variety o rovemenrsLaGuardia has a long and storied history. The airport site was first occupied by the Gal

2、a Amusement Park, a popular destination owned by the Steinway family. In 1929, the park was transformed into a 105-acre private flying field and first named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport after aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss, and then renamed North Beach Airport.In 1937, New York City took over the air

3、port and enlarged the grounds with the purchase of adjoining land and by filling in 357 acres of waterfront along the east side. In 1939, it re-opened with a new name, New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field. The airport was leased to the Port Authority in 1947.Today, LaGuardia Airport is one of

4、the busiest in the nation, handling more than 23 million passengers in 2008homeOperated by the Port AuthorityLaGuardia has been operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the City of New York； since June 1,1947. In 2004, the Port Authority and the City of New York

5、concluded an agreement tha: ensures the agency*s continued op eration of LaGuardia and JFK International through 2050.LocationLaGuardia is located in the borough of Queens, New York City, borderi ng on Flushi ng Bay and Bowery Bay. The airport is 8 miles from midtown Man hattan.SizeLaGuardia consist

6、s of 680 acres and can accommodate up to 76 aircraft gates.InvestmentLaGuardia was originally constructed by the city of New York at a cost of $40 million. The Port Authority's total capital investment in the airport to date is $1.4 billion.Employment and Economic ImpactLaGuardia Airport employs

7、 about 11,000 people The airport contributes more than $11.8 billion in economic activity to the NY/NJ region, generating about 87,000 jobs and $4.3 billion in annual wages and salariesTerminalsLaGuardia has four main terminalshome回05Airport mapTerminal AOnce called the Overseas Terminal, and then t

8、he Marine Air Terminal, Terminal A was the original airport terminal building, serving in ternational flights on flying boats through the 1940s. In 1995, the Marine Air Terminal was designated a historic landmark On September 1, 1991, Delta began shuttle operations to Boston, Chicago, and Washington

9、, D.C.Terminal BCentral Terminal Building (CTB), otherwise known as Terminal B, was dedicated on April 17,1964. This terminal serves most of the airports scheduled domestic airlines. It is 1,300 feet long and 180 feet wide, with approximately 750,000 square feet of floor space.Terminal COpened in Se

10、ptember 1992 and costing $200 million, this terminal comprises approximately 300,000 square feet of space with 21 aircraft contact gates. The main section features a food, retail, and concessions court and a Welcome Center on the arrivals level. The shuttle section serves passengers on hourly flight

11、 to Boston and Washington, D.CTerminal DTerminal D was constructed by Delta Air Lines at the east end of the airport. The terminal which has 10 gates, opened in June 1983. In 2010, Delta Air Lines began to improve the terminal's food, retail, and concessions options, and the Port Authority opene

12、d a Welcome Center on the arrivals level, In late 2011, Delta took over the lease of the US Airways Terminal (now known as Terminal C)and expanded its operations. Investing nearly $100 million in its terminal complex to improve customer service experience, in 2012 Delta opened a 600 foot long enclos

13、ed walkway connect!ng Terminals Cand D.homeAirport Flight MonitorSchool SoundproofingCommunityAirport Flight MonitorAirport Flight Monitor allows you to watch the movement of flights and air traffic patterns at four Port Authority airports: JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro. The Internet

14、tracking system displays the flight paths of arriving and departing aircraft, as well as their transit through airspaceSchool SoundproofingThe Port Authority has long taken an active role in the communities it serves. In 1983； the Port Authority first made a commitment to ensure that students in sch

15、ools close to its airports always have a quiet learning environment. That commitment continues today with the soundproofing work the Port Authority has done in 77 schools around its airports This includes 45 schools that are impacted by JFK and LaGuardia and 32 impacted by Newark Liberty and Teterbo

16、ro.The airport provides more than 6,900 public parking spaces, in eluding a 2,900 space, five-level parking garage; E-ZPass Plus in all parking lots; Express Pay machines in Lots 2t 4 and 5; and a 55-space metered lot. A reservation system was introduced in 2011.06 ParkinghomeThere are two main runways, 4-22 and 13-31. Each is 7,000 feet long by 150 feet wide. In a $40 million project completed in 1967 by the Port Authority, both runways were extended over water to their present length and width. The runways have high-intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway e