Both buildings have a total area of 133,418 square feet (12,394.9 m 2).Īdditional office and shop space totals an area of 165,611 square feet (15,385.8 m 2). Two large office buildings are centrally located, one at 90 Moonachie Avenue and the other on Fred Wehran Drive, which houses the Department of Homeland Security. Nineteen hangars on the airport have a total area of about 412,000 square feet (38,300 m 2). Teterboro Airport covers 827 acres (335 ha) at an elevation of 8.4 feet (2.6 m). In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport saw a significant drop in total number of aircraft operations, with a reduction in traffic to 86,465 (difference in 87,160 flights) however, Teterboro leads Republic Airport in transient flights while Republic has more local general aviation traffic and had 165,250 flights during the pandemic. In 2019, Teterboro Airport trailed Republic Airport in total number of aircraft operations by 46,047 (173,625 at TEB vs 219,672 at FRG), making it the second busiest general aviation airport in the region and fifth busiest airport when including operations from Kennedy Airport (463,198), Newark Airport (449,543), and LaGuardia Airport (374,539). Congressman Steve Rothman helped 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 in the surrounding residential areas. In January 1954, Arthur Godfrey buzzed the Teterboro control tower with his Douglas DC-3, resulting in the suspension of his license.
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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. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey purchased it on April 1, 1949, from Fred L. ĭuring World War II the United States Army operated the airport. In 1926Ĭolonial Air Transport at Teterboro was the first private company to deliver mail by air. The first flight from the present airport site was made in 1919. After the war, the airport served as a base of operations for Anthony Fokker, the Dutch aircraft designer. North American Aviation operated a manufacturing plant on the site during World War I. Teterboro Airport is the oldest operating airport in the New York City area. Teterboro is home to many private aviation charter companies flying nationally and globally. In April 2009 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the airport had the third highest rate of wildlife strikes of any airport in the United States, based on takeoffs and landings (43 per 100,000). The airport has more than 1,137 employees, of whom more than 90% are full-time. The airport takes up almost all of Teterboro and consists of 827 acres (3.35 km 2): 90 acres (0.36 km 2) for aircraft hangar and offices, 408 acres (1.65 km 2) for aeronautical use and runways, and 329 acres (1.33 km 2) undeveloped. The airport has a weight limit of 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg) on aircraft, making it nonviable as an airline airport. The airport is in the New Jersey Meadowlands, 12 miles (19 km) from Midtown Manhattan, which makes it popular for private and corporate aircraft. It is owned and managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and operated by AFCO AvPORTS Management. Teterboro Airport ( IATA: TEB, ICAO: KTEB, FAA LID: TEB) is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.