A traveler captured video of mice racing around a boarding gate at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
Lindsey Powers, a passenger waiting for her flight, filmed two rodents darting beneath chairs in Terminal B and shared the footage with Storyful. She said she spotted four mice total near the gate area, though only two made it onto video.
“One came up to me and was snacking on something,” Powers told Storyful.
The incident unfolded in the recently rebuilt Terminal B, which serves American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, United and other carriers. The terminal opened in 2020 as part of LaGuardia’s $8 billion overhaul, an upgrade that earned the airport a 2025 industry award for service quality.
Powers’ video shows the mice scurrying around and underneath seating as fellow travelers waited nearby. The footage circulated widely online after she posted it, drawing fresh attention to pest problems at the Queens airport.
A spokesperson for LaGuardia Airport did not immediately respond to request for comment on Sunday.
The airport has faced scrutiny over animal intrusions before. Back in 2024, a raccoon was filmed hanging from the ceiling at the Spirit Airlines gate before running through the terminal, prompting screams from passengers. That incident also went viral after being caught on camera.
LaGuardia is not alone among New York-area airports in dealing with rodents. In January 2024, a traveler at Albany International Airport reported seeing at least 30 mice running around Terminal B with impunity as that section emptied for the night. That witness said the mice appeared after human traffic thinned out, suggesting the animals had grown comfortable in the space.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates LaGuardia, has not issued a statement addressing Sunday’s mouse sighting or whether pest control measures have been stepped up at Terminal B.
In the viral moment that preceded this latest incident, the 2024 raccoon at LaGuardia became a social media sensation after video showed it dangling from ceiling fixtures near the Spirit gate. The animal eventually dropped down and ran through the terminal, sending passengers scrambling. Airport staff later removed the raccoon, but the clip cemented LaGuardia’s reputation for unwelcome wildlife encounters despite its glossy renovation.
LaGuardia handled approximately 33.5 million passengers in 2024, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States. The facility spans roughly 680 acres in East Elmhurst, Queens, with two runways and three active terminals.
Powers did not indicate whether she reported the mice to airport staff before her flight departed. Her video, shared through Storyful, has since been picked up by multiple news outlets.