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Newark Liberty International Airport
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IATA: EWR – ICAO: KEWR – FAA LID: EWR
– WMO: 72502
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
OperatorPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
ServesNew York metropolitan area
LocationNewark, New Jersey andElizabeth, New Jersey
Hub for
Elevation AMSL18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates40°41′33″N 074°10′07″WCoordinates: 40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W
Websitenewarkairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
EWR is located in New York City
EWR
EWR
Location in New York metropolitan area
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
4L/22R11,0003,353Asphalt/Concrete
4R/22L10,0003,048Asphalt
11/296,8002,073Asphalt
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H14012Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Aircraft operations (ACI)[1]413,744
Passengers (ACI)[1]35,016,236
Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR), originally named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport which straddles the municipal boundary between Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The airport is owned by the city of Newark and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Midtown Manhattan (New York City). Newark Airport was the first major airport in the United States[3] and is the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area's busiest in terms of flights.[N 1][4]
The airports in the New York metropolitan area combine to create the largest airport system in the United States, the second-largest in the world in terms of passenger traffic, and largest in the world in terms of total flight operations. In 2013 Newark Airport handled 35 million passengers, JFK handled 50.4 million, and LaGuardia handled 26.7 million.[5][6]
Newark is the third-largest hub for United Airlines (after Chicago–O'Hare and Houston–Intercontinental), which is the airport's largest tenant (operating within all of Terminal C and part of Terminal A). Newark's second-largest tenant is FedEx Express, whose third-largest cargo hub uses three buildings on two million square feet of airport property.[7] During the 12 month period ending in July 2014, over 68% of all passengers at the airport were carried by United Airlines.[8]

History[edit]

Albert Einstein at Newark Airport in April 1939.
Newark opened October 1, 1928 on 68 acres of reclaimed land along the Passaic River,[4] the first major airport serving passengers in the New York metro area.[9] The Art Deco Newark Metropolitan Airport Administration Building, adorned with murals by Arshile Gorky,[10] was built in 1934 and dedicated by Amelia Earhart in 1935.[11] It served as the terminal until the opening of the North Terminal in 1953. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is now a museum and Port Authority Police headquarters.
Newark was the busiest commercial airport in the world until LaGuardia Airport opened in December 1939; the March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 61 weekday departures on five airlines, but by mid-1940 passenger airlines had all left Newark.[12][13]
During World War II the field closed to commercial aviation while it was taken over by the United States Army for logistics operations. In 1945 captured German aircraft brought from Europe on HMS Reaperfor evaluation under Operation Lusty were off-loaded at Newark AAF and then flown or shipped to Freeman Field, Indiana or Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The airlines returned to Newark in February 1946 and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey assumed control of the airport in 1948, later building new hangars, a new terminal and runway 4/22.
The February 1947 C&GS diagram shows 5940-ft runway 1, 7900-ft runway 6 and 7100-ft runway 10.
On December 16, 1951 a Miami Airlines C-46 bound for Tampa lost a cylinder on takeoff from runway 28 and crashed in Elizabeth killing 56;[14] on January 22, 1952 an American Airlines CV-240 crashed in Elizabeth while on approach to runway 6 killing all 23 aboard and seven on the ground;[15] and on February 11, 1952 a National DC-6 crashed in Elizabeth after takeoff from runway 24, killing 29 of 63 on board and four on the ground.[16] Inevitably the airport was closed for some months; airline traffic resumed later in the year, but the airport's continued unpopularity and the New York area's growing air traffic led to searches for new airport sites. A proposal to build a new airport at what is now the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was defeated by local opposition.[17]
The April 1957 Official Airline Guide showed 144 weekday passenger fixed-wing departures from Newark: 40 Eastern, 19 Capital, 16 American, 14 United, 14 Mohawk, 13 Allegheny, 11 TWA, 8 National, 5 Delta, and 4 Braniff. National had a nonstop to Miami, Eastern had nonstops to Miami, New Orleans and Houston, Braniff had a nonstop DC-7C to Dallas, and TWA flew nonstop to St Louis; no other nonstops to points west of Chicago, and no international nonstops.[18] (Eastern started a nonstop to Montreal in 1958, probably Newark's first scheduled international nonstop since 1939, though Eastern had nonstops to San Juan in 1951.) Jet airliners arrived in 1961; in 1964 American and TWA started flying nonstop to California, though Newark's longest runway remained 7,000 ft (2,100 m) until 1970. TWA's 707 nonstop to Heathrow in 1978 was probably Newark's first intercontinental nonstop.
In the 1970s the airport became Newark International Airport. Present Terminals A and B opened in 1973, although some charter and international flights requiring customs clearance remained at the North Terminal. The main building of Terminal C was completed at the same time, but only metal framing work was completed for the terminal's satellites, and it lay dormant until the mid-1980s when for a brief time the west third of the terminal was equipped for international arrivals and used for some People Express transcontinental flights. Terminal C was completed and opened in June 1988.
Underutilized through the 1970s, Newark expanded dramatically in the 1980s. People Express struck a deal with the Port Authority to use the North Terminal as both its air terminal and corporate office in 1981 and began operations at Newark that year. It grew quickly, increasing Newark's traffic through the 1980s.[19] Virgin Atlantic began service between Newark and London in 1984, challenging JFK's status as New York's international gateway (but Virgin Atlantic now has more flights at JFK than at Newark). Federal Express (now known as FedEx Express) opened its second hub at the airport in 1986.[7]When People Express merged into Continental in 1987 operations at the North Terminal were reduced and the building was demolished to make way for cargo facilities in the early 1990s. This merger started Continental's, and later United Airlines', dominance at Newark Airport.
In late 1996, the monorail system was opened, connecting all three terminals, the overflow parking lots and garages, and the rental car facilities. A brand new International Arrivals Facility also opened in Terminal B that year.[9] The monorail was expanded the new Newark Airport train station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line in 2001, and was renamed AirTrain Newark.
Newark is a major hub for United Airlines (previously Continental Airlines before the 2010 merger). Today United has its Global Gateway at Terminal C, having completed a major expansion project that included the construction of a new, third concourse and a new Federal Inspection Services facility. With its Newark hub United is the largest provider of air service to the New York metropolitan area. In anticipation of Super Bowl XLVIII, held in the nearby Meadowlands Sports Complex, United built a new 132,000-square-foot, $25 million maintenance hangar on a 3-acre parcel to accommodate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.[20]
In 2004 Newark became the terminus of the world's longest non-stop scheduled airline route, Singapore Airlines' flight to Singapore; in October 2012 the airline announced that the non-stop Newark-Singapore would cease in 2013, which it did on November 23. The world's current longest non-stop scheduled service is Qantas' Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport flight.
A flag flies over Gate A17 in July 2006.
After the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 in the September 11, 2001 attacks while en route from Newark to San Francisco, the airport's name was changed from Newark International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport in 2002. This name was chosen over the initial proposal, Liberty International Airport at Newark, and pays tribute both to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, but also to the landmarkStatue of Liberty, just 7 miles (11 km) east of the airport.[21][22]
Further information: September 11, 2001 attacks
A modern control tower was constructed in 2002, and entered service in 2003, becoming the fourth and tallest tower in the airport's history, standing 325 feet over the main parking lot.[9]
United (then Continental) began flying from Newark to Beijing on June 15, 2005 and to Delhi on November 1, 2005. The airline soon started flights to Mumbai. Continental became for a time the only airline to serve India nonstop from the United States, the third U.S. carrier after United and Northwest to serve mainland China nonstop, and the only U.S. carrier with nonstop flights to Beijing from the New York City area. On July 16, 2007 Continental announced it would seek government approval for nonstops between Newark and Shanghai in 2009. In September 2007 the United States Department of Transportation tentatively awarded Continental the right to fly to Shanghai from Newark beginning March 25, 2009 using Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. In addition, among the three airports serving the New York area, it had been Newark that Philippine Airlines served until financial problems in the late 1990s caused it to terminate the said service. This is despite JFK airport handling more international flights than Newark. However, once PAL resumes its flights to New York in 2015, it will be JFK, and not Newark, that PAL will use, following the removal of the Philippines from the air safety blacklist of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday, April 10.[23]
In June 2008 flight caps were put in place to restrict the number of flights to 81 per hour. The flight caps, in effect until 2009, were intended to be a short-term solution to Newark's congestion.[24] The FAA has since embarked on a seven-year-long project to reduce congestion in all three New York area airports and the surrounding flight paths.[25]
In 2012 United Airlines carried 71% of the airport's passengers. The two next-busiest airlines, Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways, each had less than 5%.[26]

Facilities[edit]

Interior of the remodeled Terminal C.
Another view of the interior of Terminal C.
Terminal A at night in 2005
New York City skyline from Terminal C

Runways[edit]

Newark Liberty International Airport covers 2,027 acres (820 ha) and has three runways and one helipad:
  • Runway 4L/22R: 11,000 x 150 ft (3,353 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 4R/22L: 10,000 x 150 ft (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 11/29: 6,800 x 150 ft (2,073 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Helipad H1: 40 x 40 ft (12 x 12 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 11/29 is one of the three runways built during World War II. In 1952 Runways 1/19 and 6/24 were closed and a modern Runway 4/22 (now 4R/22L) opened at a length of 7,000 ft (2,100 m) After 1970 this runway was extended to 9,800 feet (3,000 m), shortened for a while to 9,300 ft (2,800 m) and finally reached its present length by 2000. Runway 4L/22R opened in 1970 at a length of 8,200 ft (2,500 m) and was extended to its current length by 2000.
All approaches except Runway 29 have Instrument Landing Systems and Runway 4R is certified for Category III approaches. Runway 22L was recently upgraded to CAT III approach capability.[27]
Runway 4L/22R is primarily used for takeoffs while 4R/22L is primarily used for landings, and 11/29 is used by smaller aircraft, or when there are strong crosswinds on the two main runways. Newark's parallel runways (4L and 4R) are 950 feet (290 m) apart, the fourth smallest separation of major airports in the U.S., after SFO, LAX and SEA.[28][29]

Terminals[edit]

Newark Liberty International Airport has three passenger terminals. Terminal A and Terminal B were completed in 1973 and have four levels. Ticket counters are on the top floor, except for the second-floor Air India and first-floor British Airways desks in Terminal B. Gates and shops are on the third floor. Baggage carousels (both A and B) are on the second floor, and Terminal B has an international arrivals lounge on that floor too. Finally, short-term parking and ramp operations (restricted areas) are on the ground floor.
Terminal C, designed by Grad Associates[30] and completed in 1988, has two ticketing levels, one for international check-in and one for domestic check-in. The main terminal building for Terminal C was built alongside Terminals A and B in the 1970s, but lay dormant until People Express Airlines took it over as a replacement for the former North Terminal when the airline's hub there outgrew the old facility. Upon opening, Terminal C had 41 gates, originally with one departures level, one arrivals level, and an underground parking garage. The gates, as well as food and shopping outlets, are located on a mezzanine level between the two check-in floors.
From 1998 to 2003, Terminal C was rebuilt and expanded in a $1.2 billion program known as the Continental Airlines Global Gateway Project.[31] The project, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,[31] doubled the available space for outbound travelers as the former baggage claim/arrivals hall was remodeled and turned into a second departures level. Probably most significant was the addition of International Concourse C-3, a spacious and airy new facility with capacity for a maximum of 19 narrowbody aircraft (or 12 widebody planes). Completion of this new concourse brought Terminal C's total number of mainline jet gates to 57. Concomitant with Concourse C-3 is a new international arrivals facility. Also included in the project: a 3,400-space parking garage constructed in front of the terminal, a new airside corridor connecting Concourses C-1, C-2, and C-3, a new President's Club (now called United Club) lounge between C-2 and C-3, and all-new baggage processing facilities, including reconstruction of the former underground parking area into a new baggage claim and arrivals hall.
In 2008, Terminal B was renovated to increase capacity for departing passengers and passenger comfort. The renovations included expanding and updating the ticketing areas, building a new departure level for domestic flights, and building a new arrivals hall.[32] Plans are also in place to expand Terminal A by adding a new parking garage and radically expanding the size of the first concourse to add new gates, ticketing, baggage and security areas.[33]
Each terminal has three concourses: Terminal A, for instance, is divided into concourses A1, A2, and A3. Gate numbering is continuous through all the terminals. Wayfinding signage throughout the terminals was designed by Paul Mijksenaar, who also designed signage for LaGuardia and JFK Airports.[34]
Terminal A is the only terminal having no immigration facilities: flights arriving from other countries cannot use Terminal A (except countries with US customs preclearance), although some departing international flights use the terminal.
Following the business model of the Port Authority's other facilities, in some cases entire terminals are operated by terminal operators and not by the Port Authority directly. At Newark Liberty, Terminal A and Terminal C are operated by United Airlines. Terminal B is the only passenger terminal directly operated by the Port Authority.[35]
In January 2012, Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye said $350 million would be spent on Terminal B, addressing complaints by passengers that they cannot move freely. That renovation is currently underway. Foye also said a new Terminal A may be built.[36]
Further developments were made in Terminal B when the Port Authority installed new LED fixtures in 2014. The LED fixtures developed by Sensity Systems, use wireless network capabilities to collect and feed data into the software that can spot long lines, recognize license plates as well as identify suspicious activity, and alert the appropriate staff.[37]
In November 2014, airport amenity manager OTG announced a new $120 million renovation plan for terminal C that includes installing 6,000 iPads as well a 55 new restaurants headed by celebrity chefs, with the first new restaurants opening in summer of 2015, and the whole project completed in 2016.[38]
Terminal B has security cameras in the lighting that watch passengers.[39]

Ground transportation[edit]

Train[edit]

AirTrain Newark
Further information: Newark Liberty International Airport (NJT Station)
A free monorail system (AirTrain) connects the terminals with Newark Liberty International Airport Station. The station provides direct rail connections to any station along New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line or North Jersey Coast Line, including regional transit hubs such as Newark Penn Station, Secaucus Junction, and New York Penn Station where transfers are available to any rail line in northern New Jersey or Long Island, New York. Amtrak also serves the station with Northeast Regional and Keystone Service trains excluding Acela Express.
The AirTrain monorail also connects the terminals with parking lots, parking garages, and rental car facilities.

Bus[edit]

go bus 28
NJT buses operate northbound local service to Irvington, Downtown Newark, and Newark Penn Station, where connections are available to the PATH rapid transit system and rail lines. The go bus 28 is a bus rapid transit line to Downtown Newark, Newark Broad Street Station and Bloomfield Station. Southbound service travels to Elizabeth, Lakewood, Toms River and intermediate points.
Olympia Trails operates express buses to Port Authority Bus Terminal, Bryant Park, and Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan[40] and Super-Shuttle, Go Airport Shuttle and Go-link operate shared taxiservices.[41]

Road[edit]

Private limousine, car service, and taxis also provide service to/from the airport. Taxis serving the airport charge a flat rate based on destination. For trips to/from New York, fares are set by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.
The airport is serviced directly by U.S. Route 1/9, which provides connections to Route 81 and Interstate 78, both of which have interchanges with the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) at exits 13A and 14, respectively. Northbound, Route 1/9 becomes the Pulaski Skyway which connects to the Holland Tunnel which links Jersey City with Lower Manhattan.
The airport operates short and long term parking lots with shuttle buses and monorail access to the terminals.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Air CanadaCalgary, Toronto–Pearson, VancouverA
Air Canada ExpressMontréal–Trudeau, Toronto–PearsonA
Air IndiaAhmedabad, MumbaiB
Alaska AirlinesSeattle/TacomaA
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Phoenix[42]A
American EagleChicago–O'HareA
Austrian Airlines
operated by Tyrolean Airways		Vienna[43]B
Avianca El SalvadorSan Salvador (ends February 1, 2015)[44]B
British AirwaysLondon–HeathrowB
Cathay PacificHong KongB
Delta Air LinesAmsterdam, Atlanta, Detroit, London–Heathrow (begins March 29, 2015),[45] Minneapolis/St. Paul, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake CityB
Delta ConnectionCincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. PaulB
EL ALTel Aviv–Ben GurionB
IcelandairReykjavík–KeflavíkB
Jet AirwaysBrussels, MumbaiB
JetBlue AirwaysBoston, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, San Juan, Santiago de los Caballeros,[46] Tampa, West Palm BeachA
La CompagnieLondon–Luton (begins March 29, 2015),[47] Paris–Charles de GaulleB
LufthansaDüsseldorf, Frankfurt, MunichB
OpenSkiesParis–OrlyB
Porter AirlinesToronto–Billy Bishop
Seasonal: Mont Tremblant[48]		B
Scandinavian AirlinesCopenhagen, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–ArlandaB
Southwest AirlinesAustin, Chicago–Midway, Denver, Houston–Hobby, Nashville, New Orleans, Phoenix, St. LouisA
Swiss International Air LinesZürichB
TAP PortugalLisbon, PortoB
United AirlinesAguadilla, Amsterdam, Antigua, Aruba, Atlanta, Austin, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital, Berlin–Tegel, Bermuda, Birmingham (UK), Bogotá, Boston, Brussels,Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dublin, Delhi, Denver, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow–International, Guatemala City, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Houston–Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Lima, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid,Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Montego Bay, Mumbai, Munich, Nassau, New Orleans, Orange County, Orlando, Oslo–Gardermoen,Panama City, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix, Port of Spain, Portland (OR), Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, San Juan, San Pedro Sula, Santo Domingo–Las Americas, Santiago de los Caballeros,[49] São Paulo–Guarulhos, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong, Shannon, St. Maarten, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tampa, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tokyo–Narita, West Palm Beach, Zurich
Seasonal:Belfast–International, Belize City, Bonaire, Bozeman, Cozumel, Eagle/Vail, Grand Cayman, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Jackson Hole, Liberia (Costa Rica), Montrose, Newcastle (UK) (begins May 23, 2015),[50] Rome–Fiumicino, San Salvador,[51] Sarasota (begins February 15, 2015),[52] St. John's, St. Lucia,[51] St. Thomas, Vancouver, Venice–Marco Polo (begins June 4, 2015)[53]		C
United ExpressAlbany (NY), Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Binghamton, Boston, Buffalo, Burlington (VT), Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati,Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Grand Rapids, Greensboro,Greenville/Spartanburg, Halifax, Harrisburg, Hartford, Indianapolis, Ithaca, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Knoxville, London (ON), Louisville, Madison,Manchester (NH), Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal–Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Omaha, Ottawa, Pittsburgh,Portland (ME), Providence, Québec City, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. John's, St. Louis, Savannah, South Bend, Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Washington–Dulles, Washington–National, West Palm Beach, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Seasonal: Fort Myers, Miami, Nantucket, Oklahoma City, Traverse City[54]		A, C
US AirwaysCharlotte, Miami, PhoenixA
US Airways ExpressPhiladelphiaA
Virgin AmericaLos Angeles, San FranciscoA
Virgin AtlanticLondon–HeathrowB

Cargo[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
ABX AirCincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Cargojet AirwaysBermuda
FedEx ExpressAnchorage, Boston, Chicago–O'Hare, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Newburgh, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Syracuse, Washington–Dulles, Tampa
FedEx Feeder
operated by Mountain Air Cargo		Baltimore, Buffalo, Washington–Dulles
FedEx Feeder
operated by Wiggins Airways		Albany (NY), Boston, Bridgeport, Danbury, Harrisburg, Hartford, Manchester (NH), Plattsburgh, Providence, Rochester (NY)
UPS AirlinesChicago/Rockford, Cologne/Bonn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Hartford, London–Stansted, Louisville, Newburgh, Tokyo–Narita

Statistics[edit]

In 2012, Newark Liberty International Airport handled 33,993,962 passengers.
Busiest international routes from EWR (2013)[55]
RankAirportPassengersCarriers
1London–Heathrow, United Kingdom1,144,208British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic
2Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Israel497,636El Al, United
3Frankfurt, Germany428,962Lufthansa, United
4Toronto–Pearson, Canada366,697Air Canada, United
5Toronto–Billy Bishop, Canada351,239Porter Airlines
6Munich, Germany322,154Lufthansa, United
7Mumbai, India315,388Air India, Jet Airways, United
8Brussels, Belgium302,829Jet Airways, United
9Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France284,516Delta Air Lines, United
10Zurich, Switzerland244,126Swiss Airlines, United
Busiest domestic routes from EWR (October 2013 - September 2014)[56]
RankAirportPassengersCarriers
1San Francisco, California715,000United, Virgin America
2Los Angeles, California690,000American, United, Virgin America
3Orlando, Florida681,000JetBlue, United
4Chicago,–O'Hare Illinois627,000American, United
5Charlotte, North Carolina512,000United, US Airways
6Boston, Massachusetts502,000JetBlue, United
7Houston, Texas500,000United
8Fort Lauderdale, Florida458,000JetBlue, United
9Atlanta, Georgia456,000Delta, United
10Denver, Colorado379,000Southwest, United
Largest Airlines at EWR (12 months ending July 2014)[8]
RankAirlinePassengers
1United Airlines24,060,653
2Delta Air Lines1,628,320
3JetBlue1,419,672
4US Airways1,345,783
5Southwest Airlines1,290,807
6American Airlines1,063,279
7Lufthansa531,163
8Scandinavian Airlines489,908
9Virgin America454,307
10Air Canada432,044

Accommodations[edit]

Within the Newark Liberty International Airport complex is a Marriott hotel, the only hotel located on airport property.[57] Shuttle vans operate between the hotel and terminals because the Marriott is not serviced by the monorail and there is no official walking route to the terminals, despite the Marriott's immediate proximity to the main parking lot between the terminals.

Airport information[edit]

Airport information can be obtained in several ways both before traveling to the airport and while there. In addition to the Web site listed below, travelers may call the airport at +1 (973)961-6000 or from within the United States and Canada, toll-free at 888-EWR-INFO (397-4636).
In the immediate vicinity of the airport, parking and other information is available by tuning to a highway advisory radio station at 530 AM.
Newark Airport, along with LaGuardia and Kennedy airports, uses a uniform style of signage throughout the airport properties. Yellow signs direct passengers to airline gates, ticketing and other flight services; green signs direct passengers to ground transportation services, and black signs lead to restrooms, telephones and other passenger amenities.
New York City traffic reporter Bernie Wagenblast provides the voice for the airport's radio station and curbside announcements, as well as the messages heard onboard AirTrain Newark and in its stations.
The airport has the IATA designation EWR, rather than a designation that begins with the letter 'N' because the obvious designator of "NEW" is already assigned to Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, LA.
The airport has no official area to view flight traffic, but the IKEA of Elizabeth (located on the East side of the New Jersey Turnpike) may be used as an unofficial vantage point for aircraft both departing and landing.

Incidents and accidents[edit]

  • On December 16, 1951, A passenger C-46 lost a cylinder on takeoff from runway 28 and crashed in Elizabeth, killing 56.
  • On January 22, 1952, an American Airlines Convair 240 on approach to runway 6 crashed in Elizabeth, killing 30.
  • On February 11, 1952, a National DC-6 crashed in Elizabeth after takeoff from runway 24, killing 33.[58]
  • On April 18, 1979, a New York Airways Commuter helicopter on a routine flight to Laguardia and JFK Airports plunged 150 feet (46 m) into the area between Runways 4L/22R and 4R/22L killing 3 passengers and injuring 15. It was later determined the crash was due to a failure in the helicopter's tail rotor.[59]
  • In the September 11, 2001 attacks, United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark to San Francisco was hijacked, but the passengers revolted forcing the hijackers to crash the aircraft into an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Based on the direction the plane was flying at the time and information gathered afterwards, most observers believe that the hijackers intended to crash the plane into a target in Washington, D.C., such as the Capitol or White House.[61] A flag now flies over Gate A17, the gate from which the flight pushed back from that day.[62]
  • On January 10, 2010, United Airlines Flight 634, an Airbus A319, made an emergency landing after the aircraft's right main landing gear failed to deploy. No passengers or crew members were injured during the landing.[64] The aircraft sustained substantial damage in the accident.[65]
  • On January 21, 2013, United Airlines Flight 4480 from Rochester was landing when several rear tires blew. The plane veered onto a taxiway, but didn't strike anything. The plane was carrying eight passengers and five crew members. No one was hurt.[66]
  • On May 18, 2013, A malfunctioning landing gear forced US Airways Flight 4560 to make a belly landing. None of the passengers or crew were injured.[69]

See also[edit]

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  1. Jump up^ "Newark Liberty International Airport is an airport of firsts: the first major airport in the New York metropolitan area, the first with a control tower, and now the area's busiest. Sandwiched between the New Jersey Turnpike, U.S. Routes 1 and 9, and I-78, the airport handles more flights (though not as many passengers) as Kennedy International Airport, despite being 40 percent of Kennedy's land size. The airport serves as a hub for United Airlines, among 50 other scheduled carriers. The City of Newark built the airport on 68 acres of marshland in 1928, and the Army Air Corps operated the facility during World War II. After the Port Authority took it over in 1948, an instrument runway, a terminal building, a control tower and an air cargo center were added. The airport's original 1935 central terminal building is a National Historic Landmark. Newark Liberty employs more than 24,000 people." Ken Belson, "Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ)" The New York Times July 10, 2008

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