Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
	Aerial view of Newark Liberty International Airport in 2009.
	IATA: EWR; ICAO: KEWR; FAA LID: EWR; WMO: 72502;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Serves	New York metropolitan area; State of New Jersey;
Location	Newark, Essex County and Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, U.S.
Opened	October 1, 1928
Hub for	FedEx Express; United Airlines;
Operating base for	Spirit Airlines (begins September 1, 2024)
Coordinates	40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W / 40.69250°N 74.16861°W
Website	newarkairport.com
Maps
	; FAA diagram
Runways
Helipads
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	426,260
Total Passengers	49,084,774
Total cargo (short tons)	695,325
	Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, FAA

Newark Liberty International Airport^[a] (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of downtown Newark and 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Manhattan, it is a major gateway to destinations in Europe, South America, Asia, and Oceania. It is jointly owned by the two cities, and the airport itself is leased to its operator, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.^[4] It is the second-busiest airport in the New York airport system, directly behind John F. Kennedy International Airport, but ahead of LaGuardia Airport.

The airport is near the Newark Airport Interchange, the junction between both Interstate 95 and Interstate 78 (both of which are components of the New Jersey Turnpike), and U.S. Routes 1 and 9, which has junctions with U.S. Route 22, Route 81, and Route 21. AirTrain Newark connects the terminals with the Newark Liberty International Airport Railway Station. The station is served by NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line. Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Keystone Service routes also make stops at the station.

The City of Newark built the airport on 68 acres (28 ha) of marshland in 1928, and the Army Air Corps operated the facility during World War II. The airport was constructed adjacent to Port Newark and U.S. Route 1. After the Port Authority took over the facility in 1948, an instrument runway, a terminal building, a control tower, and an air cargo center were constructed. The airport's Building One from 1935 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

During 2022, the airport served 43.4 million passengers, which made it the 13th-busiest airport in the nation, and the 23rd-busiest airport in the world. The busiest year to date was 2023, when it served 49.1 million passengers. Newark Liberty International serves 50 carriers, and is the largest hub for United Airlines by available seat miles. The airline serves about 63% of passengers at EWR, making it the largest tenant at the airport. United and FedEx Express, its second-largest tenant, operate in three buildings covering approximately 2 million square feet (0.19 km²) of airport property.

^ "Spirit Airlines to Open New Crew Base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport".
^ Cite error: The named reference ReferenceA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "EWR (KEWR): NEWARK LIBERTY INTL, NEWARK, NJ - UNITED STATES". Aeronautical Information Service. Federal Aviation Administration. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ "Property owned and leased by the Port Authority" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. January 16, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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[1] "Spirit Airlines to Open New Crew Base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport".

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[3] "EWR (KEWR): NEWARK LIBERTY INTL, NEWARK, NJ - UNITED STATES". Aeronautical Information Service. Federal Aviation Administration. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[5] "Property owned and leased by the Port Authority" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. January 16, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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