Airport comparison · EWR vs TEB
Newark Liberty (EWR) vs Teterboro (TEB)
In short
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is 17 km (11 mi) west-southwest of central New York; Teterboro Airport (TEB) is 13 km (8 mi) north-northwest.
The two airports are 20 km (13 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies EWR as a large airport and TEB as medium-sized.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for New York; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| EWRNewark Liberty International Airport | TEBTeterboro Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central New York | 17 km (11 mi) | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | WSW (246°) | NNW (329°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Medium |
| Longest runway | 3,353 m (11,000 ft) | 2,133 m (6,997 ft) |
| Runways | 3 | 2 |
| Elevation | 5 m (18 ft) | 3 m (9 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 20 km (13 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
EWR's longest runway is 4,003 ft (1,220 m) longer than TEB's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
OurAirports classifies EWR as a large airport and TEB as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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