Newark Liberty International Airport: International airport in Newark, New Jersey
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. It is the busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area by number of flights.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W / 40.69250°N 74.16861°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | newarkairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. 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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs |
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| Aer Lingus | Dublin | |
| Air Canada | Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver | |
| Air Canada Express | Halifax, Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto–Pearson | |
| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle | |
| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai | |
| Air Premia | Seoul–Incheon | |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma | |
| Allegiant Air | Appleton (begins May 17, 2024), Asheville, Cincinnati, Des Moines, Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Grand Rapids, Knoxville, Savannah | |
| American Airlines | Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Phoenix–Sky Harbor | |
| American Eagle | Chicago–O'Hare | |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna | |
| British Airways | London–Heathrow | |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City | |
| Delta Connection | Boston, Cincinnati, Raleigh/Durham | |
| Egyptair | Cairo | |
| El Al | Tel Aviv | |
| Emirates | Athens, Dubai–International | |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Lomé | |
| French Bee | Paris–Orly | |
| Icelandair | Reykjavík–Keflavík | |
| JetBlue | Cancún, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Los Angeles, Orlando, Punta Cana, San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, Tampa, West Palm Beach Seasonal: Aruba, Montego Bay | |
| La Compagnie | Milan–Malpensa, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Nice Seasonal charter: St. Maarten | |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal: Kraków, Rzeszów | |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich | |
| Porter Airlines | Ottawa, Toronto–Billy Bishop | |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda | |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore | |
| Spirit Airlines | Atlanta, Austin, Charleston (SC), Charlotte (begins April 5, 2024), Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, San Antonio (begins April 5, 2024), San Juan Seasonal: Tampa | |
| Sun Country Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul Seasonal: Madison | |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich | |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon, Porto | |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul | |
| United Airlines | Aguadilla, Amsterdam, Antigua, Aruba, Atlanta, Austin, Barcelona, Barbados, Berlin, Bogotá, Bonaire, Boston, Brussels, Cancún, Cape Town, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Curaçao, Dallas/Fort Worth, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Dubai–International, Dublin, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Geneva, Guatemala City, Honolulu (ends April 13, 2024), Houston–Intercontinental, Jacksonville (FL), Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Key West, Las Vegas, Lima, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madison, Madrid, Memphis, Mexico City, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montego Bay, Munich, Nashville, Nassau, New Orleans, Orange County, Orlando, Panama City, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Raleigh/Durham, Rome–Fiumicino, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San José (CR), San José del Cabo, San Juan, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sarasota, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Louis, St. Lucia–Hewanorra, St. Maarten, Tampa, Tel Aviv, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Tulum (begins March 31, 2024), Washington–Dulles, West Palm Beach, Zürich Seasonal: Albuquerque, Anchorage, Athens, Belize City, Bermuda, Bozeman, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Columbus–Glenn, Cozumel, Dubrovnik, Eagle/Vail, Faro (begins May 24, 2024), Grand Cayman, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole, Kansas City, Liberia (CR), Málaga, Milwaukee, Montréal–Trudeau (begins August 1, 2024), Montrose, Myrtle Beach, Naples, Nice, Norfolk, Palma de Mallorca, Ponta Delgada, Portland (ME), Porto, Reykjavík–Keflavík (resumes May 23, 2024), Rochester (NY), Savannah, Shannon, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Stockholm–Arlanda, Syracuse, Tenerife–South, Vancouver, Venice | |
| United Express | Albany, Atlanta, Austin, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, Ithaca, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Key West, Louisville, Madison, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal–Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Presque Isle, Providence, Quebec City, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Sarasota, Savannah, St. Louis, State College, Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Washington–Dulles, Washington–National, West Palm Beach, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Wilmington (NC) Seasonal: Asheville, Halifax (resumes May 23, 2024), Hilton Head, Nantucket, Pensacola, Rapid City, Traverse City |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs |
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| Amerijet International | Orlando, San Juan | |
| Ameriflight | Albany, Boston, Harrisburg | |
| Atlas Air | Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston–Intercontinental, Louisville, Providence | |
| Cargojet | Bermuda | |
| DHL Aviation | Cincinnati | |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai–International | |
| FedEx Express | Albany, Allentown, Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, Norfolk, Oakland, Ontario, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Portland (OR), Richmond, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul–Incheon, Washington–Dulles | |
| UPS Airlines | Anchorage, Chicago/Rockford, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Hartford, London–Stansted, Louisville, Ontario, Tokyo–Narita |
Notes
References
Other websites
- Newark Liberty International Airport (official site)
- "World's Busiest Airport" Popular Mechanics, May 1937
- How To Get To Newark Airport Archived 2018-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
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