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.
Cast: Julian Barratt
Season 1
3 episodes
1. Skyscraper TerminalsAt LaGuardia Airport, limits are pushed in a world first design; twin 450-foot-long pedestrian bridges that allow aircraft to pass beneath.PGCC44minOct 4, 2021
2. Building on WaterCosting over 8 billion dollars, the new LaGuardia Airport will be one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times.PGCC44minOct 11, 2021
3. Moving Passengers and PlanesCosting over 8 billion dollars, the new LaGuardia Airport will be one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times.PGCC44minOct 18, 2021
New York Super Airport
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Joby Lubman
- Created by
- Joby Lubman
- Cast
- Julian Barratt
- Studio
- Windfall Films
