AirportsNewark Liberty International Airport is a large airport serving Newark, in New Jersey, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EWR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EWR
- ICAO code
- KEWR
- City
- Newark
- State or region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.6894° N, 74.1705° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EWR means Newark Liberty International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KEWR. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.6894° N, 74.1705° W. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Newark Liberty International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 59.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4L/22R | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 4R/22L | 3,048 m 9,999 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 2,050 m 6,725 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West 30th Street HeliportNew York | JRA | 16 km |
| New York Skyports Inc Seaplane BaseNew York | NYS | 17 km |
| East 34th Street HeliportNew York | TSS | 18 km |
| Teterboro AirportTeterboro | TEB | 20 km |
| LaGuardia AirportNew York | LGA | 27 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,765 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,546 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,022 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,562 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,941 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,337 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,855 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,981 km | 19 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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