Teterboro Airport

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.

History

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}

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 (15,385.8 m²). An operations building, maintenance facility and two fuel farms.

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.

Runways

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.

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.

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]

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.

Public transportation

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