Big changes could be in store for two major airports in the New York metro area.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently proposed a 10-year, $45 billion capital plan that would launch ambitious reconstruction and renovation projects at LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.
According to an overview released last week, the plan envisions replacing LaGuardia’s 85-year-old Terminal A “to meet demand and continued passenger growth.” Officials said they would build a new terminal while protecting the facility’s historic two-story rotunda.
Funds would also be allocated to a new bus service at the airport and a new taxi hold lot at Terminal B.
At Newark, the Port Authority proposed a public-private partnership to oversee construction of a “new, world-class, light-filled, and inspiring” Terminal B.
The port district set aside about $55 million in 2024 to study its options for the existing Terminal B, which is 52 years old and increasingly outmoded.
Officials would also expand Newark’s Terminal A with new gates, fund the new AirTrain Newark people mover system, and add a third major taxiway to reduce flight delays and simplify the airport’s roadway network.
The capital plan also sets aside funds to complete ongoing work at John F. Kennedy International Airport, build a new bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan, improve the PATH rail system, and rehabilitate bridges and tunnels.
The first gates at JFK’s new Terminal One and Terminal 6 are expected to open in 2026. Funding for those projects was allocated under the prior 2017-2025 capital strategy.
The Port Authority has scheduled six public hearings next month to gather feedback on its new plan.
