LGA Departures Stopped?

[Art at ISP]

According to fly.faa.gov departures are stopped at LGA. It does not look like there is any significant weather.

Is anything up at LGA???????

Just wondering.


My best to you all......

[PhilDernerJr]

I think this is a military stop, due to the departing fighter jets.

I received a call from a friend who got scared because he saw some fighters circling Manhattan. He thought I'd know what it was about and I let him know about the F-18s in the area.

[LGA777]

Been working Ramp Control since 1300 and have not seen any stops, we have long lines. as of 1645L they are about 25 for 13 and 2 for 22 in line. The F-18's made an impressive and very loud departure around 1545 !

LGA777

[Matt Molnar]

Due to TSTMS ENRTE, traffic is experiencing Gate Hold and Taxi delays between 1 hour and 1 minute and 1 hour and 15 minutes in length and increasing.

TSTMS ENRTE? The closest storms are in Maryland and not coming anywhere near LGA.

[SCOTYDEMCO]

Yes indeed they did, I was spotting at the Marina from 2:50 till the 3 Super Hornets departed at around 3:45. One at a time and banked knife edge right over my head. Thank you for the heads up LGA777. I heard on the scanner to hold 13 departures for like 2 minutes but that was 20 minutes before the Rhinos departed, so who knows.

[cancidas]

hour-long taxi times are normal between 1500 and 1900. it varies on exact times, but when i work nights i get constant phone calls from dispatchers and other stations wondering where airplanes are...


and the f-18 departures just made me want to go to the SNS airshow even more!

[RDU-JFK]

If someone sneezes at LGA they shut one runway down, or issue gate holds.

[lijk604]

at LGA, if a bird farts, they either change runways or issue a go-around.

[Art at ISP]

It must have been the military departure.

Thanks all,
Art