Alternative Airports

The January issue of Successful Meetings included a feature on using chartered jets for meetings and incentives. Most major urban areas have secondary airports that are often convenient choices for chartered jets. Here is a guide to the best alternative airports in five major domestic markets. For a more exhaustive list of airports by city, go to http://www.airnav.com.

The greater New York area:
Teterboro Airport (TEB)
Teterboro, NJ
www.teb.com
(201) 807-4000

Stewart International Airport (SWF)
Newburgh, NY
www.stweartintlairport.com
(845) 564-2100

Westchester County Airport (HPN)
White Plains, NY
www.co.westchester.ny.us/Airport/
(914) 285-2723


The greater Miami area:
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.borward.org/airport
(954) 359-1200

Opa-locka Airport (OPF)
Opa-locka, FL
www.miami-airport.com/html/opalocka.html
(305) 869-1660

Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (KTMB)
Miami, FL
www.miami-airport.com/html/kendall-tamiami_facilities.html
(305) 869-1700


The greater Los Angeles area:
Van Nuys Airport (KVNA)
Van Nuys, CA
www.airports.ci.la.ca.us/vny/
(818) 785-8838

Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
Burbank, CA
www.burbankairport.com
(818) 840-8840


The greater Washington, D.C., area:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Washington, D.C.
www.mwaa.com/national/index.htm
(703) 417-8000


The greater Atlanta area:
Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)
Atlanta, GA
www.pdkairport.org
(770) 936-5440

Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (KFTY)
Atlanta, GA
No website, but airfield information available at www.airnav.com/airport/FTY
(404) 699-4200