Airports / New Jersey / EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport
KEWR / EWRNewark, New JerseyELEV 18 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
West 30th Street Heliport (JRA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Newark Liberty International Airport, listed as KEWR / EWR, is a large commercial airport in Newark, New Jersey. The field lies at an elevation of 18 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
EWR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include West 30th Street Heliport (JRA, 8 nm), New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base (NYS, 9 nm), and East 34th Street Heliport (TSS, 9 nm).
Quotes for flights out of EWR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Manhattan and New York City. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from EWR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“Lounges are right in the center of it all making it easy to get to your gate quickly once boarding opens up.”
Mr3dPHD5★ on Google
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“Lounges are right in the center of it all making it easy to get to your gate quickly once boarding opens up.”
Mr3dPHD5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Express Bus: The Newark Airport Express bus offers direct service from the terminals to major hubs in Manhattan, including Port Authority Bus Terminal and Grand Central.”
André Björnstad4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Newark Liberty International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KEWR
IATA
EWR
FAA / Local
EWR
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
40.6925° N · 74.1687° W
Airspace
B · BravoClass B — BravoThe FAA's busiest airspace tier — major hubs like LAX or JFK. Every flight needs an explicit ATC clearance to enter, and charter jets are sequenced alongside airline traffic.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NJ fields
state range 9–213 ft
At 18 ft, EWR sits lower than 88% of the 16 New Jersey fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmJRAWest 30th Street HeliportNew York
- 9nmNYSNew York Skyports Inc Seaplane BaseNew York
- 9nmTSSEast 34th Street HeliportNew York
- 11nmTEBTeterboro AirportTeterboro
- 13nmMMUMorristown Municipal AirportMorristown
- 14nmLGALaGuardia AirportNew York
Location
Open the full mapKEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, NJ
From the ramp
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