TRENTON, N.J.—A recent annual inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified that the Trenton-Mercer Airport is in compliance with federal government standards governing airports.

The FAA’s extensive inspection is completed annually at commercial service airports and reviews a wide variety of different areas with which an airport is required to comply from a federal regulatory standpoint. These areas include but are not limited to: the Airport Certification Manual; the Airport Emergency Plan; records; personnel training; airfield pavement; markings; lighting and signage; snow and ice control; Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) readiness; fueling operations; and wildlife hazard management.

“We are committed to maintaining the highest standards when it comes to safety and all other areas of our airport operation, and the results of this federal inspection are a testament to that,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. “Our airport is busier than ever, and I commend the facility’s management and staff on a job well done.”

From April 2 to 5, the FAA conducted the 2019 Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 139 Certification Inspection at Trenton-Mercer Airport. The inspection certified that TTN is considered to be in full compliance with the requirements set forth by the federal government in FAR Part 139. 

Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), located in Ewing Township, has been providing a convenient, safe mode of transit to the Mercer County region for more than 85 years. As one of only three commercial airports in New Jersey, TTN averages approximately 80,000 takeoffs and landings each year and is a powerful economic engine, contributing thousands of jobs and millions of dollars to the local economy.  Frontier Airlines offers flights to more than 10 destinations from Trenton-Mercer Airport, and in 2018 saw more than 400,000 passengers depart from TTN, its highest number since partnering with the airport in 2012.