EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Airport; Procedure
On short final; at about 400 feet after turning final from the Expressway Visual to Runway 31; we were told to go around by LGA Tower due to a departing aircraft that was not yet airborne. We executed the go-around; advised the passengers and flight attendants; and returned for a normal landing with no further incident.
An ERJ-170 was directed to go around at LGA due to a departing aircraft that had failed to lift off in a timely fashion.