India, May 21 -- A sinkhole near runway 4/22 at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Wednesday afternoon prompted a closure, interrupting flight operations at one of the busiest airports in the world.

The airport authorities shared an update that the sinkhole was found during a routine inspection ad the runway was "immediately" closed to complete the necessary repair. As of now, it is unclear how long the repair work will take.

Meanwhile, visuals emerged showing complete chaos at the runway and construction engineers and emergency crew conducted the required repair.

The statement read: ""At approximately 11 a.m., the Port Authority was conducting its daily morning inspection of LaGuardia's airfield when crews identified a sinkhole nea...