Navigating Teterboro Airport Operational Constraints (courtesy of NBAA Air Traffic Services)

As we migrate from Spring to Summer 2025, Teterboro Airport continues to see numerous operational constraints within the ATC environment. Many of these constraints are related to the transition of the Newark sector into the Philadelphia TRACON, Area C.  While other challenges such as Newark construction and VIP Temporary Flight Restrictions add to the mix.

We are experiencing increased Area C staffing triggers which lower the arrival and departure rates for all four Newark sector airports (EWR, TEB, CDW and MMU). Staffing triggers can occur at the last minute and traffic management initiatives are required to manage the traffic with Ground Stops, Ground Delay Programs and/or an Airspace Flow Program which combine TEB, MMU and CDW arrivals as one.

With the variety of ATC Initiatives being used we recommend flight operators monitor the FAA ATC OIS webpage at https://nasstatus.faa.gov/ for up to the minute details on what initiatives are in place.

In addition, a major construction project at Newark Liberty Intl, including the closure of Runway 4L/22R through June 15, has added to the challenges. This runway closure necessitates the increased usage of arrivals to Runway 29 at EWR.

·       On a south flow, EWR arrivals going to Runway 29 have a minimal effect on Teterboro operations.

·       However, on a north flow the increased usage of EWR arrivals to Runway 29 will necessitate the need to transition from the ILS Runway 6 at TEB to the RNAV GPS X Runway 6 approach.

Another constraint will be Temporary Flight Restrictions associated with POTUS trips to Bedminster, NJ which typically ramp up as we head into the summer months.

·       When the Bedminster TFR is active, General Aviation operations out of Teterboro, in addition to many other airports in the NYC Metro area, will lose access to the West departure fixes. Aircraft will need to file over the North and South departure fixes.

·       Arrivals into TEB are also affected by the Bedminster TFR as arrivals from the south will need to reroute off the JAIKE arrival and either route up over Long Island and/or up over eastern PA.

·       The Command Center will publish required routes when these TFR routes are active. They can be found on the FAA ATC Reroutes webpage at https://www.fly.faa.gov/ratreader/jsp/index.jsp