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LaGuardia Airport runway sinkhole disruption

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LaGuardia Airport runway sinkhole disruption

County
Queens
Location
Taxiway at edge of Runway 4/22, LaGuardia Airport, East Elmhurst, Queens, NY
Category
Infrastructure / Utility
Watch Tags
None
Severity
high
Priority
high
Occurred On
2026-05-20 11:00:00
Published On
2026-05-22 21:18:00
Status
Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence
Exact
Published Confidence
Exact
First Seen
2026-05-21 00:38:38
Last Seen
2026-05-22 22:52:03
Source Records
2
Match Review
Probable Duplicate Match
Source
LaGuardia Airport runway reopens after sinkhole caused 2-day closure
Source URL
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/laguardia-airport-sinkhole-memorial-day-weekend/

Summary

Source-linked reporting indicates a sinkhole discovered near or on Runway 4/22 at LaGuardia Airport caused a multi-day runway closure, repair operation, capacity reduction, flight cancellations, and delays. This item is logged as a major transportation-infrastructure disruption.

Latest Report Artifacts

  • TXT Report: Intel_052226_2252.txt
  • JSON Export: Intel_052226_2252.json
  • Archive: archive_20260522_225203.json
  • Interactive Map: Intel_052226_2252_map.html
  • Printable Map: Intel_052226_2252_map_print.png

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2 source records
Occurred On Published On County Source Report Run Update Report File
2026-05-20 11:00:00 2026-05-22 21:18:00
Late Breaking
Queens LaGuardia Airport runway reopens after sinkhole caused 2-day closure 2026-05-22 22:52:03
local_import_merge / New York
Source-linked reporting indicates a sinkhole discovered near or on Runway 4/22 at LaGuardia Airport caused a multi-day runway closure, repair operation, capacity reduction, flight cancellations, and delays. This item is logged as a major transportation-infrastructure disruption. Intel_052226_2252.txt
2026-05-20 11:00:00 2026-05-20 16:09:00 Queens Sinkhole shuts down runway at LaGuardia International Airport 2026-05-21 00:38:38
local_import_merge / New York
Official-attributed reporting indicates Port Authority crews found a sinkhole near LaGuardia Airport Runway 4/22 during a morning inspection, causing an immediate runway closure, emergency repair activity, and significant cancellations and delays. Intel_052126_0038.txt