Newark Liberty International Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Newark Liberty International Airport
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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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Location in New Jersey
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Location in New York City
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Location in the United States
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Location in North America
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Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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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.
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
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Express
- Air India
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- Austrian Airlines
- Avianca
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- Delta Connection
- El Al
- Icelandair
- Jet Airways
- JetBlue Airways
- Lufthansa
- OpenSkies
- Porter Airlines
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Swiss International Air Lines
- TAP Portugal
- United Airlines
- United Express
- US Airways
- US Airways Express
- Virgin America
- Virgin Atlantic
Images for kids
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Albert Einstein at Newark Airport in April 1939
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A July 2006 photograph of United Airlines Flight 93's departure gate, A17 (now demolished). Following the 9/11 attacks, American flags flew over the gates that the hijacked flights departed from.
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New York City and Jersey City skylines behind the airport
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Runway 11/29 with Foreign Trade Zone No. 49 in the background
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Port Newark is adjacent to Newark Airport
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Newark Liberty International Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower next to the Marriott Hotel
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Terminal A at night in 2005
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Terminal B viewed from the front
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Terminal C viewed from above
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Interior of the remodeled Terminal C
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Terminal C is equipped with over 6,000 iPads.
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AirTrain Newark
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A New Jersey Transit train at the Newark Airport train station
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View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) just south of Exit 14 next to Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Libertad de Newark para niños
