Newark Liberty International Airport Guide
Newark Liberty International Airport sits in Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, straddling the Essex-Union county line roughly 26 km west-southwest of Midtown Manhattan. It is the second-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area after JFK, handling 48.9 million passengers in 2024 across three terminals and 125 gates.
United Airlines dominates EWR, accounting for approximately 68% of traffic and operating exclusively from Terminal C. The airport's position as a major transatlantic gateway is reinforced by Terminal B, which hosts over 20 international carriers including Emirates, Lufthansa, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Turkish Airlines. Terminal A, which opened in January 2023 after a $2.7 billion redevelopment, serves American, Delta, JetBlue, Air Canada, and United Express.
The airport opened in 1928 on reclaimed marshland adjacent to Port Newark, making it one of the oldest commercial airports in the United States. Three active runways handle approximately 414,000 aircraft operations per year. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates EWR alongside JFK and LaGuardia as part of the region's integrated airport system.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 49M passengers (2024)3 runwaysopened 1928
- Location
- 40.689, -74.171
- Operator
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Terminals
3 terminalsNewark Liberty International Airport has 3 passenger terminals — Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C, handling both international and domestic flights for around 16 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Terminal AMixed
American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Express
Concourses South Concourse · East Concourse · North Concourse
- Terminal BInternational
Emirates, Lufthansa, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air France, TAP Air Portugal, LOT Polish Airlines, Icelandair
Concourses B1 · B2 · B3
- Terminal CMixed
United Airlines
Concourses C1 · C2 · C3
Nearby cities
4 citiesNewark Liberty International Airport is closest to Elizabeth (5 km south), and also serves Newark, Jersey City and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Newark7 km northeast
- New York City26 km east
- Jersey City14 km northeast
- Elizabeth5 km south
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