Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark Liberty International Airport
IATA: EWR ICAO: KEWR FAA LID: EWR WMO: 72502
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey
Operator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Serves	New Jersey and New York metropolitan area
Location	Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey
Hub for	FedEx Express United Airlines
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W / 40.69250°N 74.16861°W / 40.69250; -74.16861
Website	newarkairport.com
Maps
FAA diagram
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4L/22R 11,000 3,353 Asphalt/Concrete 4R/22L 10,000 3,048 Asphalt 11/29 6,726 2,050 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 40 12 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations[1] 458,674 Passengers (ACI)[1] 46,065,175
Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[1]

Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR), first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an airport located in New Jersey. It is located between Newark and Elizabeth. It is around 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is owned by the city of Newark and run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It was the first major airport in the United States.^[2] It is the busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area by number of flights.^{[N 1][3]}

The New York City metropolitan area's John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International airports are the largest airport system in the United States. They are the second busiest system of airports in the world by number of passengers. They are the busiest in the world in terms of total flight operations. In 2012, the airport had just under 34 million million passengers. JFK had 49.3 million, and LaGuardia had 25.7 million.^[4][5]

On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 left Newark on its way to San Francisco International Airport. Two hours later, it crashed into a field just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all crew members and passengers on the plane. The passengers had tried to take over the plane from a team of terrorists who took over it. Had it not crashed in Pennsylvania, it is believed that the plane would have crashed into the United States Capitol or the White House.^[6] In 2002, to honor the people who were killed on September 11, the airport's name was changed from Newark International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "The Port Authority of NY & NJ : December 206 Traffic Report" (PDF). Panynj.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
2. ↑ "Newark Metropolitan Airport". From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms. National Park Service.
3. ↑ Belson, Ken (10 July 2008). "Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ)". The New York Times.
4. ↑ "Press Release Article - Port Authority of NY & NJ". Panynj.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ↑ Editors of Popular Mechanics (15 August 2006). Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts. Hearst. p. 76. ISBN 1-58816-635-X.