At most American airports, most of the time, a Cessna 172 (or even a
Piper Cub if has the requisite communications gear, to wit: a two-way
radio and a transponder) can land if the pilot is willing to pay the
landing fee.

For obvious reasons--having to do with cost and the time wasted in the
pattern and taxiing--most private pilots prefer to land at smaller
airports within commuting distance of the large city. Teeterboro is
one such for Manhattan. You take a limo into the city.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9

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