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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Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is a big airport in New Jersey. It sits between the cities of Newark and Elizabeth. The airport is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
The city of Newark owns the airport. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey runs it. Newark Liberty was the first major airport in the United States. It is also the busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area for the number of flights.
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New York City Airports
Newark Liberty is part of a large airport system. This system also includes John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Together, these three airports form one of the biggest airport systems in the United States.
They are also the second busiest airport system in the world for the number of passengers. In terms of total flight operations, they are the busiest in the world. In 2012, Newark Liberty had almost 34 million passengers. JFK had 49.3 million, and LaGuardia had 25.7 million.
A Special Name Change
On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 took off from Newark. It was headed for San Francisco International Airport. Sadly, the plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. All people on board died.
Passengers on the plane bravely tried to stop a group of people who had taken over the flight. It is believed the plane was meant to hit a famous building in Washington D.C.
In 2002, the airport's name was changed. It went from Newark International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport. This was done to honor those who lost their lives on September 11.
Airlines at Newark Liberty
Many different airlines fly in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport. Here are some of the main ones:
- 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
