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Teterboro Airport (IATA: TEB, ICAO: KTEB) is a general aviation "reliever" airport located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey[1]. It is 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.
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.
The Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum 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.
History
Teterboro Airport is the oldest operating airport in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area. Walter C. Teter 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 U.S. 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 then to its successor organization, Johnson Controls, for 30 years until December 1, 2000, when the Port Authority assumed full responsibility for the operation of Teterboro.
In January 1954, Arthur Godfrey buzzed the Teterboro control tower with his Douglas DC-3. His license was then suspended.
In 2003, U.S. Congressman Steve Rothman helped to authorize a federal bill to stop aircraft exceeding a weight of 100,000 pounds (45 t) from taking off from Teterboro because there was excessive noise levels in the surrounding residential communities.
Also in 2003, Teterboro briefly served as the base for Indigo Airlines, a "public charter" airline that offered daily flights to Chicago Midway Airport in small jet aircraft, 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.
On February 2, 2005, at approximately 7:15am, the pilot of a Canadair CL-600 jet departing for Midway Airport in Chicago, aborted takeoff, possibly because of icy conditions. The jet ran off the end of the runway through traffic on adjacent U.S. Route 46, struck a vehicle, and crashed into a warehouse. No one was killed, but several people were injured, some seriously. The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)[2].
There is much opposition to the airport in the surrounding communities, especially after two accidents in the first week of June 2005.
Facilities
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.
- An operations building, maintenance facility and two fuel farms.
Control Tower:
Runways:
- Runway 1-19 is 7,000 feet long and 150 feet 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. Runway 1-19 was overlaid and grooved in the summer of 2000, and included the installation of centerline and touchdown zone lighting. Runway 1 is the preferred runway for noise abatement procedures.
Taxiways:
- Approximately 4.2 miles of taxiways exist on the airport. Most are 60 feet wide and are equipped with centerline lighting systems.
References
- ^ Teterboro Airport: Location, accessed July 18, 2006
- ^ Port Authority press release: Update on the Teterboro Airport Plane Crash, accessed July 18, 2006
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