Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR/EWR) is a large international airport located in Newark, NJ. It features 3 runways with the longest being 11,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 555 arrivals and 561 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 42 carriers across 162 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 4% of observed flights. The most active carrier is United Airlines (UAL). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 71% with an average delay of 23 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 44 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 145 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Observed weather patterns
- • 13 of 485 unstable approaches (3%) coincided with wind speeds above 20 kt or gusts above 25 kt — 4.1× the rate observed during clear conditions.
Statistical association, not causation. Last 30 days.
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
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FDX
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TWR | 118.300 | 24 |
| TWR | 134.050 | 24 |
| TWR | 257.600 | 24 |
| GND | 121.800 | 24 |
| GND | 126.150 | 24 |
| CLR | 118.850 | 24 |
| ATIS | 115.700 | 24 |
| ATIS | 134.825 | 24 |
| APCH | 125.700 | — |
| APCH | 126.400 | — |
| APCH | 127.600 | — |
| APCH | 127.850 | 24 |
| APCH | 128.125 | — |
| APCH | 128.550 | — |
| APCH | 132.700 | — |
| APCH | 132.800 | — |
| APCH | 257.600 | 24 |
| APCH | 379.900 | — |
| DEP | 119.200 | — |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| LCL/P | 118.300 | 24 |
| BRAND ST | 119.750 | — |
| OTHER | 119.750 | — |
| SHAFF ST | 121.150 | — |
| OTHER | 121.150 | — |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 24 |
| BRAND ST | 124.550 | — |
| OTHER | 124.550 | — |
| CLASS B | 125.700 | — |
| CLASS B | 126.400 | — |
| CLASS B | 127.600 | — |
| CLASS B | 127.850 | 24 |
| CLASS B | 128.125 | — |
| OTHER | 128.550 | — |
| PHLBO ST | 128.550 | — |
| CLASS B | 128.550 | — |
| BRAND ST | 128.550 | — |
| RAMP | 132.450 | 24 |
| RAMP CTL | 132.450 | 24 |
| LCL/S | 134.050 | 24 |
| EMERG | 243.000 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 257.600 | 24 |
| CLASS B | 257.600 | 24 |
| OTHER | 269.250 | — |
| BRAND ST | 269.250 | — |
| OTHER | 317.425 | — |
| BRAND ST | 317.425 | — |
| BRAND ST | 379.900 | — |
| PHLBO ST | 379.900 | — |
| SHAFF ST | 379.900 | — |
| OTHER | 379.900 | — |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZNY
- Mag var:
- 13° W
- Fuel:
- 100LL
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KEWR · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
EWRIAH Houston, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
164 | 4h 7m |
EWRORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
137 | 2h 1m |
EWRSFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
128 | 5h 51m |
EWRDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
128 | 4h 19m |
EWRMCO Orlando, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
119 | 2h 24m |
EWRDCA Washington, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
97 | 0h 59m |
EWRLAX Los Angeles, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
96 | 5h 16m |
EWRLHR London, GB |
UAL
United Airlines |
86 | 7h 21m |
EWRBOS Boston, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
80 | 1h 0m |
EWRATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
76 | 2h 1m |
EWRYTZ Toronto, CA |
PTR
PTR |
75 | 1h 19m |
EWRLAS Las Vegas, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
74 | 4h 55m |
EWRIAD Washington, DC, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
70 | 1h 10m |
EWRFLL Fort Lauderdale, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
67 | 2h 45m |
EWRDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
67 | 3h 20m |
EWRIND Indianapolis, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
66 | 1h 42m |
EWRATL Atlanta, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
65 | 2h 4m |
EWRBNA Nashville, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
64 | 1h 56m |
EWRMIA Miami, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
63 | 2h 40m |
EWRCMH Columbus, US |
RPA
Republic Airlines |
60 | 1h 24m |