A passenger plane has skidded off the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York where the ground is covered in snow.

The aircraft is thought to be Delta flight 1086 and its nose reportedly ended up resting on a fence.

Passengers have been leaving the plane and walking through the snow.

The jet was apparently trying to land at LaGuardia but it is not known why it skidded off.

One pilot described it as a "short" runway, adding: "If you don't hit it just right, you do really need to go around."

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Joe Pentangelo says the jet went off the runway at around 11.10am.

The Fire Department of New York says no injuries have been reported.