
The airport was constructed adjacent to Port Newark and U.S.

The City of Newark built the airport on 68 acres (28 ha) of marshland in 1928, and the Army Air Corps operated the facility during World War II. Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Keystone Service trains also stop at the station. The station is served by NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line. AirTrain Newark connects the terminals with the Newark Liberty International Airport Station. Routes 1 and 9, which has junctions with U.S. It is near the Newark Airport Interchange, the junction between Interstate 95 and Interstate 78 (both components of the New Jersey Turnpike), as well as U.S. The airport is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Downtown Newark and 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Manhattan in New York City.

It is the second-busiest airport in the New York airport system, behind John F. It is jointly owned by the cities and leased to its operator, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Located about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of downtown Newark, it is a major gateway to points in Europe, South America, Asia, and Oceania. Newark Liberty International Airport ( IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR), originally Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey.

Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, FAA
