Newark Liberty International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Cities of Newark & Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 2, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 18 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W / 40.69250°N 74.16861°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | newarkairport | ||||||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Newark Liberty International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, FAA | |||||||||||||||||||
Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is a major international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport is located in both Newark and neighboring Elizabeth, straddling the boundary between Essex and Union counties Owned by the two cities, it is leased to its operator, the Port Authority of New York and 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, the Caribbean and Asia. It is It is the second-busiest airport in the New York airport system behind John F. Kennedy International Airport and 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 Station, which is served by NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line andAmtrak's Northeast Regional and Keystone Service.
The City of Newark started building the airport in 1928 on 68 acres (28 ha) of marshland adjacent to Port Newark and U.S. Route 1. The Army Air Corps operated the facility during World War II. The Port Authority took over the facility in 1948, adding an instrument runway, a new terminal building, a new control tower, and an air cargo center. 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.