General Aviation Airports play an increasingly important role in the NJTPA region. The region is home to one scheduled service airport (Newark-Liberty International Airport) and 24 general aviation airports. The term "general aviation" (GA) encompasses all aircraft operations other than scheduled airline or military flights. This includes both private and commercial flights ranging from single propeller craft to corporate jets, helicopters, gliders, balloons, seaplanes, and experimental aircraft. GA airports serve local corporate businesses and the recreational flyer alike.
The NJTPA is currently conducting studies of general aviation airports in the region, with the goal of supporting their continued operation through addressing road access issues. This webpage provides background on general aviation as well as descriptions and aerial photos of the region’s airports. The findings and recommendations of NJTPA’s studies will be posted here when they are finalized.
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Aviation Information
Further information on NJTPA’s aviation
planning efforts can be obtained by contacting Dave Dawson at ddawson@njtpa.org |
Background
Much of the background information and resources on this page has been provided by the Aeronautics Division of the New Jersey Department of Transportation through its reports and studies. The land use maps have been prepared by NJTPA staff.
Of the state’s 31 "Core" airports -- those designated by NJDOT as being essential for the preservation and growth of general aviation in the future -- the NJTPA region hosts 19. The paved (19) and unpaved (5) airports in the NJTPA region host some 2,900 aircraft (2001) or about 70 percent of the state's total.
Basic information on each of these airports is provided in the table below, with links to aerial photos and maps of each.
The state’s airports provide a base for business and recreational travel, emergency services, law enforcement, firefighting, agricultural use and flight training. It is estimated that some 55,000 New Jersey businesses (more than 25 percent of all state establishments) in the manufacturing, transportation, finance and insurance, and technical service sectors are potential users of aviation services.
Area airports could also play a key role in incident management, such as their use by first responders for staging and delivery of medical and relief supplies to our mega-populated cities in the event of a national or local emergency.
The Report of the New Jersey General Aviation Study Commission from the late 1990s indicated that 70,000 New Jersey jobs were directly related to general aviation. New Jersey airports are used by the state’s 15,000 resident licensed pilots.
Despite the halving of the number of New Jersey’s GA airports following World War II, the number of aircraft has remained relatively steady over the same period. Aircraft with basic capabilities are being replaced with quieter, more capable and complex aircraft, with incrementally more range and capacity. New on the scene are micro-jets or Very Light Jets, whose costs make them attractive for outright ownership and charter in the form of air taxis.
The Governor's Blue Ribbon Transportation Commission, established in 2003, estimated that over the next ten years, the total Federal and State investments needed to preserve and rehabilitate New Jersey's system of GA airports would approach $340 million.
This web page will be updated as the State of New Jersey Aviation System Plan is finalized.
See summary table below.
Summary Table on NJTPA Region's Airports
(A more detailed Excel spreadsheet of this table is also available)
Total NJTPA Region Airports: 27 - Core Airports: 20
(Core airports are those designated by NJDOT as being essential
for the preservation and growth of general aviation in the future.)
NJTPA Region Based Aircraft: 2,662
Core Airport Acreage: 4,966
NJTPA Region Daily Operations: 3,709
| County (number) |
Municipality |
Name |
Acreage |
Flights In/Out/Day |
Aerial
Photos/Maps |
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| Bergen (2) |
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Little Ferry Seaplane Base |
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Photo |
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Teterboro |
Teterboro* |
830 |
593 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Essex (3) |
Fairfield |
Essex County Airport * |
275 |
673 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Newark Heliport |
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Newark |
Newark Liberty International |
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Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Hunterdon (5) |
Pittston |
Alexandria Field * |
75 |
82 |
Photo |
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Pittston |
Sky Manor * |
73 |
90 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Coach and Paddock H'Port |
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Ryland Inn H'Port & Balloon |
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Readington Township |
Solberg-Hunterdon * |
721 |
102 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Middlesex (1) |
Old Bridge |
Old Bridge * |
120 |
70 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Monmouth (1) |
Wall Township |
Monmouth Executive Airport * |
850 |
157 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Morris (2) |
Morristown |
Morristown Municipal * |
638 |
600 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Lincoln Park Borough |
Lincoln Park * |
168 |
200 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Ocean (3) |
Toms River |
Robert J. Miller Airpark * |
450** |
102 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Lakewood Township |
Lakewood * |
192 |
75 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Eagleswood Township |
Eagles Nest * |
82 |
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Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Passaic (1) |
West Milford Township |
Greenwood Lake * |
150 |
100 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Somerset (3) |
Hillsboro Township |
Central Jersey Regional * |
119 |
103 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Montgomery Township |
Princeton * |
100 |
156 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Bedminster Township |
Somerset * |
197 |
112 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Sussex (4) |
Sussex |
Sussex * |
96 |
100 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Aeroflex-Andover Field |
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68 |
Photo |
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Newton |
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39 |
Photo |
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Trinca |
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31 |
Photo |
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| Union (1) |
Linden |
Linden Municipal * |
129 |
140*** |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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| Warren (2) |
Blairstown Township |
Blairstown * |
151 |
64 |
Photo - Map (pdf) |
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Hackettstown |
4966 |
52 |
Photo |
*Core Airports in NJTPA Region
** On 856 acres of county owned land
*** Linden- 60% is helo operations
Source: New Jersey State Airport System Plan Ownership/Acreage/Based Aircraft - AirportIQ 5010 website New Jersey Airport Directory 2003-2004 and recent interviews |