About this season
This series charts the exclusive inside story of the 8-billion-dollar race to build America’s first major new airport in 25 years. 30 million passengers a year pass through LaGuardia Airport in New York, but this critical hub is run down and over capacity, causing delays. Over the course of 9 years, 7000 architects, engineers and construction workers must attempt the impossible; rebuild the entire airport from the ground up, to create a state-of-the-art, fully unified facility, without affecting its operation.
Episodes (3)
1. Skyscraper Terminals
Aired 4 October 2021 • 44 min
At LaGuardia Airport, limits are pushed in a world first design; twin 450-foot-long pedestrian bridges that allow aircraft to pass beneath.
2. Building on Water
Aired 11 October 2021 • 44 min
Costing over 8 billion dollars, the new LaGuardia Airport will be one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times.
3. Moving Passengers and Planes
Aired 18 October 2021 • 44 min
Costing over 8 billion dollars, the new LaGuardia Airport will be one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times.