Noise

A photo of aircraft in front of a Teterboro Airport hangar.

Noise-Abatement Programs and Procedures

Because of Teterboro's location in Bergen County, New Jersey, only 12 miles away from New York City, questions often arise about times of aircraft operation, noise associated with the airport and booking flights on aircraft. The following should help clarify some of these questions.

Teterboro Airport is a general aviation reliever airport. It does not offer scheduled airline service, nor does it permit operations of any aircraft in excess of 100,000 pounds on any airport surface.

As a reliever airport, Teterboro’s goal is to remove the smaller and slower aircraft from the regional air traffic that would cause major congestion at commercial airports.

The mandatory Noise Rules for TEB are as follows:

80 dB(A) departure limit on Runway 24 from 2200 to 0700 local
90 dB(A) departure limit on Runway 24 from 0700 to 2200 local
95 dB(A) departure limit on Runways 01, 19 and 06 at all times
95 dB(A) departure limit for helicopters at all times

If an aircraft exceeds an applicable decibel limit by more than 1.0 dB(A) of the limit, a noise violation is issued. A noise violation stays on the record for two years. An aircraft will be banned from the airport if it receives three noise violations within a two-year period.

Teterboro is also involved in a program that includes voluntary restraints, which effect aircraft operations. We ask operators if it all possible to abide by these voluntary pledges:

No operation of Stage II aircraft at any time
No operations of ANY aircraft between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

If an operator does not abide by the voluntary restraints, they operator receives a letter informing them that the program is in place, that their operation did not meet program requirements, and reminding them that only essential flights should be conducted during the restraint period.

Please consult NOTAMS and the FAA for the most current flight and operational information.

Please click here to electronically file a noise complaint, or call the Teterboro Airport Noise Hotline at 201-288-8828

Noise Complaint Satisfaction Survey
If you have previously submitted a complaint about aircraft operations at Teterboro Airport, please take a few moments to complete our on-line survey.

For reference and information only, the following documents are also available:

Teterboro Five has been replaced by the Teterboro Six Departure Route