Flying Private to the Party

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

New York City
February 11 to 18, 2010
Tents at Bryant Park at Sixth Avenue and 41st Street

Though this catwalk extravaganza started out as an industry-only event for designers, fashion writers, and models, the rising fame of the fashionista and the designers she adores has brought worldwide attention from the general masses to the runways in New York City, Milan, and Paris. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week still adheres to an invitation-only policy and is not open to the general public, but we know our readers and understand that they are at the top of those VIP invite lists. When flying into NYC for the big event, insiders know that Teterboro Airport is just as much of a venue to see and be seen as nightclubs like Avenue and Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel. Everyone from Donald Trump to Paris Hilton to Oprah Winfrey to Sting has been spotted taxing down the runways at Teterboro.

Teterboro Airport (TEB)

• Technically in the New Jersey Meadowlands, Teterboro is only 12 miles from midtown Manhattan, making it a favorite with the famous.

• FBOs include Meridian Teterboro, Jet Aviation, Atlantic Aviation Services, Signature Flight Support, and First Aviation Services.

• It is such a prominent airport for private aircraft that when Gulfstream considered the design of the new G650, weight restrictions were put in place to keep the plane at 99,600 pounds, just enough to fly in under Teterboro’s 100,000-pound limit.

• Claiming 827 acres, Teterboro offers 90 acres of hangar space and offices and 408 acres of runways, while the remaining 329 acres remain undeveloped.