LaGuardia Airport Masterplan & AirTrain

New York, New York

HOK collaborated with New York stakeholders to create detailed guidelines to elevate the passenger experience, improve connections to the city and support major airside enhancements for LaGuardia Airport.

HOK provided master planning and design advisory services for a long-range plan for LaGuardia Airport in collaboration with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, LaGuardia Gateway Partners (P3), and Delta Air Lines.

To strengthen traveler connections to the airport, HOK’s urban design and landscape architecture teams oversaw a comprehensive approach to roadways, parking and public transit. An integral part of this metamorphosis called for a new rail link to the airport: AirTrain LGA. This link would fulfill three objectives:

• Connect airport functions located at Willets Point to potential support facilities, including a consolidated rental car facility, additional passenger and employee parking, and airport-related lodging

• Link parking facilities and airline terminals to provide a unified airport experience for customers

• Provide a new airport rail connection to Manhattan, other parts of New York City and the region via transfers to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) or New York City subway system at the new Willets Point Hub.