Newark Liberty International Airport is an international airport located 15 miles southwest of Midtown Manhattan (New York City) in the United States. Owned by the city of Newark, the airport is leased to and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Originally named Newark Metropolitan Airport, Newark Liberty Airport was the first major airport in the United States one of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area’s busiest in terms of flights. The airport handled 35.6 million passengers in 2014. In that same year, over 68% of all passengers were carried by United Airlines.
Over 50 air carriers operate from the airport, which is United Airlines’ third-largest hub (after Chicago–O’Hare and Houston–Intercontinental). United Airlines is the airport’s largest tenant, operating 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.
Airport Codes: Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR)