Teterboro Airport is a general aviation

General aviation

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 relief airport

Relief airport

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 located in the Boroughs of Teterboro

Teterboro, New Jersey

Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey....

, Moonachie

Moonachie, New Jersey

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, and Hasbrouck Heights

Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

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 in Bergen County

Bergen County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

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, United States

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. It is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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. The airport is 12 miles (19.3 km) from midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

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 in the New Jersey Meadowlands

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, which makes it very popular for private and corporate aircraft

Aircraft

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The airport takes up almost all of Teterboro and consists of 827 acres (3.3 km²): 90 acre (0.3642174 km²) for aircraft hangar and office

Office

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s, 408 acres (1.7 km²) for aeronautical use and runway

Runway

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s, and 329 acres (1.3 km²) undeveloped.