Gallery: Teterboro Airport Leads For Business Jets
October 08, 2024
Jet Powered
A Pilatus PC-24 arrives at TEB, which managed 171,460 takeoffs and landings in 2023, of which 85% involved jets. There were 13,252 operations (7.7%) involving turboprops, 5,930 (3.4%) involving helicopters and 5,029 (2.9%) involving propeller airplanes.
New ATC Tower
Credit: FAA
The FAA is commissioning a new air traffic control tower this year at Teterboro, replacing an existing tower commissioned in 1975.
Towering Above
The FAA’s new air traffic control tower at 186 ft. is nearly 100 ft. higher than the existing tower, improving controller visibility.
Aerial View
Aerial view of TEB from an airliner approaching Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Airliners arriving at Newark-Liberty from the north use a VOR transmitter at Teterboro as the initial approach fix for the instrument landing system approach to Runway 22 at EWR.
Global Reach
A Bombardier Global 7500 moves toward a taxiway at TEB. Certified by Transport Canada and the FAA in 2018, the business jet has a maximum range of 7,700 nm and can fly eight passengers nonstop from New York to Hong Kong, Bombardier says.
Traffic Mix
A Bombardier Global takes off as a Cessna Citation Latitude taxis toward the runway.
Fire Station
Two 1,500-gal. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting trucks stand ready at the Teterboro Aircraft Rescue Fire Station. The airport also has a partial fuselage that serves as an aircraft firefighting trainer.
Final Approach
Aircraft arriving at Teterboro Airport pass low over surrounding buildings before landing.
Business & Commercial Aviation recently visited Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey, perennially a leading U.S. airport for business jet movements. Among developments at TEB, the FAA is commissioning a new air traffic control tower this year and fractional operator NetJets plans to open an exclusive-use terminal in 2025 that will be accessible only to NetJets owners. For an in-depth look at TEB, click here.