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Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) - Statistics
2003-2017

  
 
 
  Year Aircraft
Movements		 Passengers Air Cargo
(tons)		 Air Mail
(tons)		  
 
2017
438,578
43,234,161
826,227
55,623
  
 
2016
435,907
40,563,293
746,771
45,798
  
 
2015
413,878
37,493,540
705,214
49,029
  
 
2014
397,361
35,610,687
666,840
36,380
  
 
2013
413,742
35,016,236
663,155
54,677
  
 
2012
414,127
33,984,027
742,897
79,393
  
 
2011
410,024
33,697,492
812,341
84,603
  
 
2010
409,320
33,194,190
860,970
82,479
  
 
2009
411,821
33,360,123
761,921
97,441
  
 
2008
434,050
35,360,736
869,450
108,558
  
 
2007
435,930
36,367,210
953,556
109,062
  
 
2006
445,258
35,634,708
968,528
95,658
  
 
2005
436,244
33,079,244
957,603
90,169
  
 
2004
437,446
31,893,372
995,256
90,564
  
 
2003
406,879
29,450,514
975,595
84,591
  
     
     
 
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

  
 
  • Operated by: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease with the City of Newark since March 22, 1948.

  • Location: EWR is located in Essex and Union Counties between the New Jersey Turnpike, U.S. Routes 1 and 9 and I-78, and is about 16 miles from midtown Manhattan.

  • Size: EWR consists of 2,027 acres and has about 110 aircraft gates.

  • Central Terminal Area: The 425-acre oval Central Terminal consists of three passenger terminals; Terminals A, B, and C. Terminal A accommodates 27 gates, Terminal B accommodates 23 gates, and Terminal C accommodates 60 gates.

  • Approximately 50 scheduled airlines operate out of EWR.

  • Employment and Economic Impact: Over 24,000 people are employed at the airport. EWR contributes about $11.3 billion in economic activity to the NY/NJ metropolitan region including about $3.3 billion in wages and salaries for about 110,000 jobs derived from airport activity.

  • AirTrain: In the fall of 2001, AirTrain Newark began service to the new Northeast Corridor Station (NEC) where passengers can connect to NJ Transit and Amtrak rail lines. The AirTrain/NEC connection provides an all-rail link between the airport and NYC, Philadelphia, points across New Jersey, and destinations beyond.

  • Cargo: EWR is the overnight small package center for the NY/NJ region, offering a full range of short, medium and long-haul services to domestic and international destinations. Cargo space on airport has increased to 1.3 million square feet.
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Source:
The Port Authority of NY-NJ, Airport Traffic Report

  
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