Teterboro in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Teterboro Airport
Established 1920
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
1. Teterboro Airport Marker
The home of Gates Flying Circus. Teterboro built Fokker tri-motors flown by Richard E. Byrd over the North Pole (1926); South Pole (1929); Atlantic (1927); and by Amelia Earhart over Atlantic (1928). Clarence Chamberlin, Ruth Nichols, Floyd Bennett, Charles A. Lindbergh, Bernt Balchen and Bill Odom flew here. First airmail route flown to Boston (1926). Teterboro is now (1972) a general aviation airport.
Erected 1972 by Bergen County Historical Society, sponsored by Teterboro Aviation Hall of Fame. (Marker Number 57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Bergen County Historical Society, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists.
Location. 40° 51.36′ N, 74° 3.863′ W. Marker is in Teterboro, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Industrial Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Teterboro NJ 07608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roll of Honor (approx. 0.7 miles away); Polifly Road (approx. Ύ mile away); Honor Roll World War
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Also see . . .
1. Teterboro Airport. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 4, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Bergen County Historical Society Historic Site Markers. Society website entry (Submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
2. Marker in Industrial Ave.
The Teterboro Airport Marker is located in front of the hangars on Industrial Ave.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
3. Teterboro Airport
Teterboro Airport is located on Route 46, in Teterboro, NJ. It is home to the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 30, 2008
4. Teterboro Airport
Due to increased security at all Port Authority facilities, photos of the airport are hard to come by.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,701 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
