LaGuardia Airport was built in 1929, on a 105-acre private flying field. Ground was broken on September 9, 1937 for a new airport, which was built jointly by the city of New York and the Federal Works Progress Administration. It was dedicated on October 15, 1939 as New York City Municipal Airport.

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