Teterboro 6th in US for Serious Runway Incursions

[Matt Molnar]

Report: Teterboro leading larger airports in incursions (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--teterboro-incursi0427apr27,0,4278400.story)
April 27, 2008

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) _ Teterboro Airport is leading many of the nation's larger airports in a dubious category.

From fiscal 2001 through fiscal 2007, Teterboro, which handles primarily private and corporate planes, had the sixth-highest number of incidents classified as "serious" incursions, or instances in which aircraft strayed into areas designated for takeoffs and landings. [Full Article (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--teterboro-incursi0427apr27,0,4278400.story)]

[PhilDernerJr]

I don't know enough about TEB, but isn't the airport kinda slow to have so many problems?

[Midnight Mike]

I don't know enough about TEB, but isn't the airport kinda slow to have so many problems?

Private pilots (not corporate) do not fly enough to maintain proficiency & are not normally well trained versed on ground procedures.

I worked an AOPA event & some of those private pilots are crazy, some, barely know ground hand signals.

[heeshung]

KTEB can get quite busy, especially during the midday hours. They have 554 operations/day on average, which is about half of the traffic of La Guardia.