The runway damage you see at LGA was by design. Not third world infrastructure — actually first world. It’s called EMAS.

— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) October 28, 2016

Here’s difference between runway and EMAS at end of runway 22/start of runway 4 at LGA pic.twitter.com/udA2V2p0mC

— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) October 28, 2016

EMAS is the “arrestor system” that grabs a skidding plane to bring it to a rapid stop. #PencePlane https://t.co/wbdut2vL7N

— Pat Kiernan (@patkiernan) October 28, 2016