The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Explore art from across cultures on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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New York City
Make room for museum time, then retreat to a Midtown suite or an Upper East Side hotel.
Time well spent
Make time for New York City.
The Museum of Modern Art
Explore modern art collections and exhibitions during an afternoon in Manhattan.
Explore The Museum of Modern Art (opens the website in a new tab)Central Park
Walk the paths, lawns and Reservoir loop in the middle of Manhattan.
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Places to stay.
Aman New York
Suites and a spa in Manhattan’s Crown Building, with a garden terrace in Midtown.
Explore the hotel (opens the website in a new tab)The Mark
An Upper East Side hotel near Central Park and The Met, with its own restaurant.
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Where are you staying?
Pick a neighborhood to see the closest field and the drive.
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TEBClosest
Teterboro
The business jet airport for Manhattan, in New Jersey about 12 miles from Midtown. It has no airline flights, which is why it is the default for New York.
- Midtown Manhattan25 to 45 min
On the ground
Several FBOs, with cars at the aircraft. The runways are about 6,000 and 7,000 feet, and a 100,000 pound weight limit keeps out the largest jets. The airport discourages late night operations, so if you can land before 11 pm, do.
HPNClosest
Westchester County
The calmer field north of the city, in White Plains about 30 miles from Midtown. It wins for Westchester, Greenwich, Stamford and Connecticut, and on a Sunday night in season when Teterboro is a line of jets coming home from Florida.
- Greenwich15 min
- Rye and Scarsdale15 to 20 min
- Stamford20 min
- Midtown Manhattan45 to 60 min
On the ground
A few airline flights share the field, and private flights use the FBOs on their own side. The main runway is about 6,500 feet. The airport has an overnight curfew, so plan arrivals before midnight.
ISPClosest
Long Island MacArthur
The Long Island option, in Ronkonkoma in central Suffolk County. It wins for trips on the island that do not need Manhattan, with a main runway of about 7,000 feet.
- Southampton40 to 50 min
- Midtown Manhattan60 to 90 min
On the ground
A small airline airport, with private flights handled on the general aviation side, away from the terminal. Traffic is light next to the city airports.
When to go
The season in New York City.
- New York flies year round, and Teterboro is busy every week.
- In winter the flow runs south from Thanksgiving through Easter, to Palm Beach, Naples and the islands.
- The tightest weeks are Thanksgiving, Christmas through New Year, the Presidents Day week when New York schools are out, and the March spring breaks.
- Summer runs east, with Friday departures to the Hamptons, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
- In the peak weeks aircraft and Teterboro parking both run short, so book two to three weeks ahead.
Popular routes
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Time in the air in calm conditions, rounded to five minutes. Your quote sets the schedule.
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Manhattan hotels are a Teterboro trip. Greenwich, Rye and the Westchester towns are a Westchester trip. The drive time decides it.
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Teterboro sits inside New York's busy airspace. Expect sequencing on arrival, and ground delays on departure on Friday afternoons and Sunday evenings.
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Sunday evening in the winter season is a line of jets coming home from Florida. A Sunday midday or Monday morning return is calmer.
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Summer afternoon thunderstorms over the Northeast trigger ground stops. An earlier departure usually beats them.
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Winter brings deicing at Teterboro and Westchester. It adds 20 to 40 minutes on the ground and shows on the quote when it is needed.
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For a Hamptons trip in summer, ask about Westhampton Beach (FOK). It has a long runway and saves the drive out from the city.
Plan your flight
Fly to New York City.
Add where you are starting, a date and a headcount. Your starting prices arrive by email, and a pilot follows up as soon as the desk can review your request.
Fair questions
New York City questions.
Teterboro or Westchester?
Teterboro (TEB) for Manhattan and northern New Jersey, about 25 to 45 minutes to Midtown. Westchester (HPN) for Greenwich, Stamford and the northern suburbs, and it can win for the Upper East Side when the bridges are slow. Tell us the address and we choose.
How much does a private jet to New York cost?
Your emailed planning estimate shows the current range by aircraft category once you enter where you are starting and your dates. A longer leg or a larger cabin sits higher in the range, and peak weeks sit in the upper half. Your quote will be exact.
How far ahead should I book for New York?
A week is comfortable. For Thanksgiving, the December holidays and summer Fridays, two to three weeks gives you more choice, because aircraft and Teterboro parking both run short.
Do heavy jets land at Teterboro?
Yes. Teterboro limits aircraft above 100,000 pounds, and heavy jets like the Falcon 2000 and Challenger 604 sit well under that. A pilot checks the specific aircraft before we recommend it.