Airport comparison · LGA vs TEB
LaGuardia (LGA) vs Teterboro (TEB)
In short
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is 10 km (6 mi) east-northeast of central New York; Teterboro Airport (TEB) is 13 km (8 mi) north-northwest.
The two airports are 18 km (11 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies LGA 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
| LGALaGuardia Airport | TEBTeterboro Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central New York | 10 km (6 mi) | 13 km (8 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | ENE (73°) | NNW (329°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Medium |
| Longest runway | 2,134 m (7,002 ft) | 2,133 m (6,997 ft) |
| Runways | 2 | 2 |
| Elevation | 6 m (21 ft) | 3 m (9 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 18 km (11 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
OurAirports classifies LGA as a large airport and TEB as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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