Essex County Airport - CDW

has been owned and operated by the Essex County Improvement Authority since September 5, 1975.  The ECIA is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the County Executive,  Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. with the consent and approval of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

The airport is located entirely in the Township of Fairfield in Essex County, New Jersey. CDW is a general aviation facility whose campus is situated on approximately 278 acres of land.   It is located 20 miles west of New York City and 10 miles west of Teterboro Airport. CDW is easily accessible from Highways 23, 46, 80, 280 and 287.  Public transportation to the airport is also available from the Port Authority Building in NYC on 42nd Street via the Lakeland Bus Company.

 CDW is designated as a reliever airport for the New York/New Jersey region by the Federal Aviation Administration. CDW is a towered, Class D airport located under the 3000’ floor of New York’s Class B Airspace.   The control tower operates from 0700 – 2300 hrs. The Frequencies are Tower: 119.80 / Ground Control: 121.90 / Clearance Delivery: 121.10/ ATIS: 135.50   Caldwell provides pilots with two asphalt runways, 4/22 and 10/28.  Runway 4/22 is 4553’ x 80` and runway 10/28 is 3721’ x 75’ asphalt runways and RNAV, GPS, GPS-A and Localizer approaches. Runway 10/28 has medium intensity runway lights. Runway 22 has high intensity runway lights and a four light Precision Approach Path Indicator or PAPI lighting system along with a two strobe Runway End Identifier Lighting System or REILS. 

There are currently a total of 261 outdoor, hard surface tie-downs and nine T-hangar buildings.  These nine buildings provide a total of 98 individual T-Hangar units at CDW.  Of the 98 units, 45 are large and 53 are standard size. The standard sized T-hangar can fit most single engine aircraft and some light twins such as a Piper Aztecs, Beechcraft Barons, Cessna 310’s and similar aircraft. The large T-hangar units can comfortably fit Cessna 400 series aircraft, Conquests, Piper Cheyenne I and II’s  and up to TBM 850s and similar aircraft.

CDW has four conventional hangars which total approximately 50,000 square feet of hanger space. These hangars are used by fixed-based operators and other aviation related tenants for aircraft maintenance, storage, sales, leasing, and charter.  Air Bound Aviation is the  FBO which provides transient parking and fuel services along with a plush, comfortable pilot lounges with many amenities.

 Photo Courtesy of Yasir Raja

 

Be sure to visit the Essex County Airport Operations Trailer at the base of the control tower.  We’re open 24 hours a day.  We offer a small flight planning room with computer access, TV available with Weather Channel & current news and even complimentary coffee!  We also provide a free high speed internet connection   We have online weather radar, duat access & lots more!

 

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