While it's been more more than 80 years since planes first landed at what is now La Guardia Airport, the head of the Port Authority says it may be time to rethink the travel hub's future.

Speaking at a Crain’s New York business forum Wednesday, Port Authority Executive Director Christopher Ward said the Queens facility is simply outdated.

"La Guardia Airport should not be the gateway for domestic flights into New York City. It should fundamentally be torn down and rebuilt again," Ward said.

While no official plan has been announced, the Port Authority is studying changes to the central terminal. A complete overhaul of the airport would likely face an uphill battle due to several factors including cost, timeline and community resistance.

"It's heartpounding. But the fumes are bad too. Jet fumes are very bad," said Queens resident Rosemarie Poveromo.

La Guardia consistently ranks at the bottom of major airports when it comes to on-time arrivals or departures.

Part of the reason why there's so many delays at the airport is its actual layout. La Guardia is comprised of two intersecting runways that force planes to land and depart one at a time, not simultaneously.

"The type of aircraft that can land on these relatively small runways are therefore constrained in size, so you cannot get an aircraft that holds numbers of passengers coming in for one flight -- so you need many more flights," said Maxine Lubner of Vaughn College.

Plans to expand the airport would also be met with geographical challenges, with water on one side and highways and homes on the other.

Then there's the issue of getting to and from the airport.

Plans for subway expansions have come and gone, as well as a proposal to build an AirTrain similar to ones in operation at JFK and Newark.

Some who live in La Guardia's shadow say the Port Authority should entertain the more dramatic -- if far unlikely idea -- of getting rid of it altogether.