Noisy Flight Patterns Under Teterboro Airport Will Be Studied By Port Authority

Responding to residents’ longstanding complaints that life under the Teterboro Airport flight patterns in too loud, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $2.26 million grant to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to fund a noise compatibility study at the airport.

According to a release from the office of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, communities living under the Teterboro flight patterns have long complained of “excessive noise pollution eroding residents’ quality of life.”

“The noise from flights going in and out of Teterboro Airport has long been the bane of existence for residents living in the surrounding neighborhoods,” said Menendez. “Hopefully, with this federal funding we will identify a way to mitigate the incessant noise from flights and provide relief for residents.”

The study is being done under a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program which provides federal funds for mitigation projects when airport noise exceeds a certain level, and is expected to be completed in 2017.

File photo by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey