Bill > S00084

This bill requires the Port Authority to establish regulations prohibiting most nonstop flights to or from LaGuardia Airport that travel to destinations more than 1,500 miles away, with two specific exceptions: flights on Saturdays and flights to Denver, Colorado. The bill is an amendment to Chapter 802 of the 1947 laws governing the Port of New York Authority, and it specifically targets flight restrictions at LaGuardia Airport, which is an air terminal managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The bill will only take effect once New Jersey enacts legislation with identical provisions, or immediately if New Jersey has already done so. This type of regulation aims to manage airport capacity, reduce congestion, and potentially address noise and environmental concerns by limiting long-distance flights at a busy metropolitan airport.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S84