New York City: LaGuardia airport

 I’ve been fortunate to do quite a bit of traveling over the years but have never made it to New York City. This year seemed like the right time to go to the Big Apple – taking my wife to a Broadway show to celebrate our 30^th anniversary.

 

Fortunately, getting to New York is easy from many major cities, including our home of Indianapolis. As regular Delta flyers, it was great to see that Delta offered multiple nonstops every day to both LaGuardia and JFK.

 

One caveat about Delta’s service to LaGuardia is that the flights are on smaller regional jets. Some people may have concerns about flying on the smaller planes. There is limited overhead bin space on those aircraft, requiring many people to gate-check their carry-on luggage.

 

Flying time from IND to LGA was only about 90 minutes. We flew in over the harbor with a view of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan off the left side of the plane.

 

And another highlight for me as a sports fan was flying over CitiField (home of the NY Mets) and the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center (home of the US Open).

 

Baggage claim at LGA was quick and efficient, and we were able to pick up the FREE Q70 bus to the nearest subway station.

 

The buses run every 8-10 minutes and take passengers on a 15-minute ride to the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station is located. Subway lines E, F, M, R and 7 run from there to Manhattan.