HofstraJet

I have a 6 AM flight from LGA. Can I arrive at 2 AM and wait inside by check in until security opens or are the doors locked from 12-4 AM?

guv1976

From the Terminal B website:

HofstraJet

Thanks. I saw that, but that is generally referring to the terminal itself meaning past security. In most airports, you can usually get into the entry area by check in at any time even if security is closed. Wanted to check if LGA is the same.

saltytheseagull

Based on my conversation with a ticketing agent, I am pretty sure that the answer is no to avoid the homeless setting up shop. It is the same reason there is no furniture setup when you enter from the curb.

JPG3392

My comments are based on a personal experience about 5 years ago, when my DL flight BOS-DCA was cancelled and I was stranded overnight at LGA after being rebooked BOS-LGA-DCA. Most of the terminals at LGA were closed at a certain point, but one remained open overnight, where 40-50 passengers spent the night inside, sitting on chairs or on the floor, but with access to restrooms. A shuttle bus between the terminals began to operate about 4 AM or so (sorry, but I can't remember the time more exactly), and I was able to go the terminal needed for my early flight. I had to wait for an hour or so before security opened.
I realize that things may have changed in the meantime, but I hope that these comments may be of some help.

guv1976

For a definitive answer, the OP might want to submit his inquiry via the contact form at the bottom of the Terminal B homepage:

https://laguardiab.com/

tennessetom

Basically Lga is closed and you aren’t allowed to enter but the reality can change depending on the weather so if there are storms and tons of cancelled/ late arriving flights the night you are trying to get in you might be able to access the airport because it will have stayed open later and have a certain number of stranded passengers on a decent weather day it will be tougher,

from what I have noticed arriving on delayed flights coming in past closing almost all doors are locked with one or two doors opened to let passengers out with security at those doors

tennessetom

there is a difference between stranded passengers already in the airport and passengers trying to access the airport. Lga is closed however, they at times need to accommodate stranded passengers and do so which is what happened in the case above, this is very different than trying to enter the airport when it is closed,

platbrownguy

https://www.buccaneerdiner.com/ -- 24 hour diner seems like a better option, no?

Adelphos

Why?

LGA is officially closed until 4, but you may be able to sneak into the check in area depending on what is going on

olivedel

Why would you want to arrive at 2am?

HofstraJet

Event the night before in CT will end around 1-2 AM and my ride lives on the island and can drop me off on the way home. Don�t want to get a room for just a few hours.

I like the diner idea. Have a bite and some dessert to kill a couple of hours. They won�t care I�m using a table at that hour.

EXP100

My experience in general and with LGA (albeit many years ago) is that the check in areas are open. Now there may not be much in the way of seating and potentially you may be asked by police/security to produce a boarding pass for that day presumably to keep out the homeless. Some airports if you're in the sterile area to begin with you won't be chased out. That's happen to me on a few weather delays where I had to be reaccommodated to a very early morning flight and spending $200 plus for a hotel room wasn't worth the 3-4 hours of sleep. Happened to me last December at SFO. Quite a nice terminal to hang out in. (The city, well different story).