On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:07:38 -0500, Peter R. wrote:

Another option is to land at Westchester/White Plains where it will be
cheaper, but from what I read the commute into the city will be 45 minutes
or so by train.

Assuming you are not arriving during early morning weekday rush, TEB is
only 15-20 minutes into Manhattan by NJ Transit bus, or 25 minutes by
train with one connection required.

KLDJ is also close to New York. The train is not too far from the airport
(though I'd take the 5 minute taxi ride over the walk unless the weather
were nice). The train is a quick and frequent trip into Manhattan.

It's a small, small-GA-friendly airport. I've never seen a jet there. At
TEB, on the other hand, bad luck can line you up behind a long queue of
jet-A-burners. When I last flew there (a couple years ago) a gate hold
was possible.

KLDJ doesn't even have a gate laugh.

The down side of KLDJ is that it can take slightly longer than forever to
get a departure clearance for an IFR departure from 9. I've been told
that it's quicker to get cleared for a 27 departure. But on my one
attempt to do that, KEWR tower never even answered on the radio (I took
off VFR and picked up a clearance in the air from TRACON).

KLDJ also has expensive fuel, but *nothing* like what's being charged at
TEB. I challenge the statement that TEB is small-GA-friendly based on the
100LL price alone.

Less close (more like HPN) is KCDW. At least one FBO there (Mac Dan)
rents cars. There are bus and train from the area into Manhattan, but
they're not immediately proximate to the airport. I've been told that the
FBOs will give one a lift, but I've never tried this myself.

- Andrew