Teterboro Airport

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Teterboro Airport

IATA: TEB – ICAO: KTEB – FAA: TEB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Serves Teterboro, New Jersey
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 40°51′00″N 074°03′39″W / 40.85, -74.06083
Website www.TEB.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 7,000 2,134 Asphalt / grooved
06/24 6,013 1,833 Asphalt / grooved
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 199,199
Based aircraft 171
Sources: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]
FAA diagram of Teterboro Airport (TEB)
FAA diagram of Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Teterboro Airport (IATA: TEB, ICAO: KTEB, FAA LID: TEB) is a general aviation "reliever" airport located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[3] It is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airport is 12 miles (19 km) from midtown Manhattan in the New Jersey Meadowlands, which makes it very popular for private and corporate aircraft.[4]

The airport takes up almost all of Teterboro and consists of 827 acres (3.3 km²): 90 acres (0.4 km²) for aircraft hangar and offices, 408 acres (1.7 km²) for aeronautical use and runways, and 329 acres (1.3 km²) undeveloped. The airport has more than 1,137 employees, and more than 90% are full time.

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[edit] History

Teterboro Airport is the oldest operating airport in the New York City area. Walter C. Teter (1863-1929) acquired the property in 1917. North American Aviation operated a manufacturing plant on the site during World War I. After the war, the airport served as a base of operations for Anthony Fokker, the Dutch aircraft designer. The first flight from the present airport site was made in 1919. During World War II, the United States Army and U.S. Air Force operated the airport. The Port Authority of NY & NJ purchased it on April 1, 1949, from Fred L. Wehran, a private owner and later leased it to Pan American World Airways (and its successor organization Johnson Controls) for 30 years until December 1, 2000, when the Port Authority assumed full responsibility for the operation of Teterboro.[5]

In January 1954, Arthur Godfrey buzzed the Teterboro control tower with his Douglas DC-3, resulting in the suspension of his license.[6]

In 2003, U.S. Congressman Steve Rothman helped to authorize a federal bill to retain a ban on aircraft exceeding a weight of 100,000 pounds (45 t) from taking off from Teterboro because of excessive noise levels in the surrounding residential communities.[7]

Also in 2003, Teterboro briefly served as the base for Indigo Airlines, a "public charter" airline that offered daily flights to Chicago Midway International Airport in Dassault Falcon and Embraer Legacy regional jets, with private ground facilities offering much faster check-in times than airlines at other New York airports. Rothman pressured the Port Authority and Transportation Security Administration to shut down Indigo's operations.[8] Senators Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg joined in an effort to persuade Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta that Indigo's public charter flights demanded certain security services it was not equipped to provide.

On February 2, 2005, at approximately 7:15am, a Canadair CL-600 jet departing for Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago ran off the end of the runway while attempting to abort its takeoff. The jet crashed through the airport's perimeter fence, through traffic on adjacent U.S. Route 46, striking a vehicle, and crashed into a warehouse. No one was killed, but several people were injured, some seriously.[9]

On October 11, 2006, a small general aviation plane, a Cirrus SR20, took off from Teterboro, crashed in New York City at 2:42 pm local time. The aircraft struck the north side of an apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; it caused a fire in two apartments on the 40th and 41st floors, which was extinguished within one hour. The aircraft was owned and piloted by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, who died in the accident along with his flight instructor.

There is much opposition to the airport in the surrounding communities, especially after two accidents in the first week of June 2005.[citation needed]

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Buildings

Nineteen hangars on the airport have a total area of approximately 412,000 square feet.

Two large office buildings centrally located, one at 90 Moonachie Ave and the other on Fred Wheran Drive, which houses the Department of Homeland Security. Both buildings occupy a total area of 133,418 square feet.

Additional office and shop space with a total area of 165,611 square feet (15,385.8 m²). An operations building, maintenance facility and two fuel farms.

The airport contains the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey.

[edit] Control Tower

The control tower was constructed on the east side of the airport by the FAA and went into operation on October 29, 1975.

[edit] Runways

Runway 6-24 is 6,013 feet (1,833 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, equipped with High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL). Runway 6 approach has an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and a Medium Approach Lighting System-R (MALS-R). Runway 24 approach is equipped with both a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and Runway End Identification Lights (REIL) systems. Runway 6-24 underwent complete overlay and grooving in 1987.

Runway 1-19 is 7,000 feet (2,100 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, equipped with HIRL. Both runways 1 and 19 are equipped with REIL systems. Runway 1 approach is equipped with a VASI system. Runway 19 approach has an ILS and a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). Runway 1-19 was overlaid and grooved in the summer of 2000, and included the installation of centerline and touchdown zone lighting. Runway 19 is the preferred runway for noise abatement procedures.

[edit] Taxiways

Approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) of taxiways exist on the airport. Most are 60 feet (18 m) wide and are equipped with centerline lighting systems.

[edit] Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 199,199 aircraft operations, an average of 545 per day: 62% general aviation, 38% air taxi, <1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 171 aircraft based at this airport: 22% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 56% jet and 9% helicopter.[1]

[edit] Other

The Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey is located on the airport grounds. Founded in 1972, it is the first state aviation hall of fame in the nation, honoring the men and women who brought outstanding aeronautical achievements to the state. The recently expanded museum offers visitors an opportunity to view historic air and space equipment and artifacts, photographs, fine art and an extensive model collection. The Library has more than 4,000 volumes and hundreds of aviation video tapes.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for TEB (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Teterboro Airport, official site
  3. ^ Teterboro Airport: Location, accessed July 18, 2006
  4. ^ Teterboro, New Jersey: A General Aviation Town, The Article Writer. Accessed November 5, 2007.
  5. ^ Teterboro Airport History, accessed April 30, 2007.
  6. ^ Henry III, William A. "The Man with the Barefoot Voice", Time (magazine), March 28, 1983, accessed April 30, 2007. "So did another burst of temper the next year, when Godfrey, an avid pilot, grew angry with the flight instructions he had been given for his DC-3 and buzzed an airport control tower in Teterboro, N. J."
  7. ^ House Of Representatives Approves Rothman Measure To Keep Boeing Business Jet Out Of Teterboro, Steve Rothman press release dated September 10, 2003, accessed April 30, 2007. "In a critical step forward in his efforts to protect the quality of life of the people of Northern New Jersey, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ9) last night got the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a measure he authored to stop the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from lifting the 36 year-old, 100,000 pound weight limit at Teterboro Airport."
  8. ^ Kelly, Mike. " Insecurity is still on standby at Indigo", The Record (Bergen County), June 5, 2003, accessed April 30, 2007. "Indigo Airlines, the security-lite passenger service at Teterboro Airport, has gone into hibernation and grounded its planes."
  9. ^ "Aircraft Accident Report; Runway Overrun and Collision; Platinum Jet Management, LLC; Bombardier Challenger CL-600-1A11, N370V; Teterboro, New Jersey; February 2, 2005"

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