What is the name of the Art Deco terminal at LaGuardia Airport?

The Art Deco terminal at LaGuardia Airport is the Marine Air Terminal, also known as Terminal A. It was built for the era of Pan Am’s flying boats and remains one of New York’s best-known aviation landmarks.

Designed by William Delano of Delano & Aldrich, the terminal opened in 1940. Pan Am’s Boeing 314 Clippers landed on Bowery Bay, allowing overseas travelers to enter the terminal directly from the waterfront. This seaplane service explains the name “Marine Air Terminal,” which can otherwise sound like a reference to a military facility.

The Clippers became obsolete after World War II as faster land-based aircraft took over commercial aviation. The building was adapted for conventional planes in 1946, but retained its distinctive circular rotunda, streamlined exterior, and aviation-themed decoration. Inside is Flight, a large mural by James Brooks completed in 1942. The terminal was designated a New York City landmark in 1980 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.