Teterboro Airport plots expansion as neighboring cities urge flight path changes

Well, Teterboro is a step closer to expanding. Nearby residents don't want to hear it. They say they are already dealing with too much airplane noise. They want pilots and the FAA to do more to keep flights from disrupting their neighborhoods. News 12 New Jersey's Tom Krasnowski is in Hackensack with their concerns. It's part of life here in Hackensack. Giant jets flying over your homes and schools. At its peak, maybe two or three every ten minutes. And neighbors fear it could get worse and louder with the planned expansion of Teterboro Airport. Private jets the size of a small house landing there, and with the expansion, who knows what else is to come. We just learned to get used to it. There's nothing we can do about it. There was one thing. In 2021, a new flight path opened over Route 17, but its use is optional. It is a more out-of-the-way route than over these homes. The city of Hackensack says less than 1% of traveling planes use it. That means more flying over houses like Victoria to Hans. I used to live on a high rise on Prospect Avenue, and I would turn on Christmas lights all year long at night. You have to stop having a conversation because the planes are so loud. The long-debated expansion of Teterboro Airport is progressing. Late September, the FAA issued a finding of no significant environmental impact, effectively giving a green light. The expansion would include new hangars, flight lines, and parking in the Meadowlands District. The city councils of Hackensack and Paramus have passed resolutions urging the FAA and Port Authority to force the use of the Route 17 way. Just use the approved alternate approach that goes over Route 17 and doesn't go over residential schools or the hospital airspace. In Hackensack, Tom Krasnowski, News 12 New Jersey. Now, the FAA says communities can contact their local aviation community roundtable or airport operator with any concerns, and then the agency can work with the airport to determine if air traffic changes are needed.