Narrative:

After 34 yrs flying in and out of lga, I now feel lga has become a dangerous airport. Voices of approach, tower and controllers are stressed to the maximum. ATC is trying to stuff too many aircraft into too small airport. Our flight, a B757 from stl-lga on 00/09/sat was given a 2 hour wheels up in stl. On approach to lga ATIS was high clouds, excellent visibility, wind 040/15, departing runway 4, localizer approach runway 31. Runway confign should have been reversed with wind 040/15 landing runway 4 and departing runway 13/31. Approach controller talked non-stop as aircraft were vectored over lga airport, east over long island for a 20 mi final. At 10 mi final, we were turned over to lga tower for the localizer approach, runway 31. I asked for south turns as I was 2 NM on TCAS behind traffic, lga tower stated I was 3 1/2 mi but south turns ok. Either my TCAS is in error or the tower radar. I believe my TCAS and my eyes. On short final runway 31, wind 040/15, a tailwind existed as we were going to land long. I ordered first officer (flying pilot) to go around. At least 3 go around occurred that night while I was there. Another air carrier pilot and myself both asked ground control for the tower phone #, she (lga ground control) told us she was too busy to give us the phone #. I strongly feel lga is an accident waiting to happen, and has become a dangerous airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT IS CONCERNED WITH THE HIGH VOLUME OF TFC BEING ALLOWED INTO LGA.

Narrative: AFTER 34 YRS FLYING IN AND OUT OF LGA, I NOW FEEL LGA HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS ARPT. VOICES OF APCH, TWR AND CTLRS ARE STRESSED TO THE MAX. ATC IS TRYING TO STUFF TOO MANY ACFT INTO TOO SMALL ARPT. OUR FLT, A B757 FROM STL-LGA ON 00/09/SAT WAS GIVEN A 2 HR WHEELS UP IN STL. ON APCH TO LGA ATIS WAS HIGH CLOUDS, EXCELLENT VIS, WIND 040/15, DEPARTING RWY 4, LOCALIZER APCH RWY 31. RWY CONFIGN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REVERSED WITH WIND 040/15 LNDG RWY 4 AND DEPARTING RWY 13/31. APCH CTLR TALKED NON-STOP AS ACFT WERE VECTORED OVER LGA ARPT, E OVER LONG ISLAND FOR A 20 MI FINAL. AT 10 MI FINAL, WE WERE TURNED OVER TO LGA TWR FOR THE LOCALIZER APCH, RWY 31. I ASKED FOR S TURNS AS I WAS 2 NM ON TCAS BEHIND TFC, LGA TWR STATED I WAS 3 1/2 MI BUT S TURNS OK. EITHER MY TCAS IS IN ERROR OR THE TWR RADAR. I BELIEVE MY TCAS AND MY EYES. ON SHORT FINAL RWY 31, WIND 040/15, A TAILWIND EXISTED AS WE WERE GOING TO LAND LONG. I ORDERED FO (FLYING PLT) TO GAR. AT LEAST 3 GAR OCCURRED THAT NIGHT WHILE I WAS THERE. ANOTHER ACR PLT AND MYSELF BOTH ASKED GND CTL FOR THE TWR PHONE #, SHE (LGA GND CTL) TOLD US SHE WAS TOO BUSY TO GIVE US THE PHONE #. I STRONGLY FEEL LGA IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.