Newark Airport Information

Newark Airport Information – An historic terminal building
Newark has a long and distinguished history, first opening back in the glory days of early commercial aviation, in 1928. It is the USA's oldest airfield and was also home to the first ever American commercial airline terminal building. London's Croydon airport terminal is the world's oldest. In 1935 America's superstar aviatrix Amelia Earhart dedicated the terminal, giving the place an extra and very poignant historical edge. Newark airport straddles Newark and its close neighbour Elizabeth. And, because Newark is only 14 miles from Manhattan, it is a brilliant destination if you're heading for New York City or out into New Jersey. Today it is a massive, bustling airport offering direct flights to a huge number of internal and worldwide destinations.

Newark airport, also known as Newark Liberty, is an enormous economic force as well as a key international and national hub. It contributes just under twenty million dollars to the local economy every year and pays put almost seven million in salaries to its 24,000 staff. In total it is responsible for providing just under 160,000 people with work. Big country, big airport, big numbers! Newark airport has three main terminals, simply called A, B and C. Terminal A consists of a central area with three circular satellite buildings and 27 gates. Terminal B is huge, handling 3,000 people an hour via 15 international arrivals gates. Newark Airport Terminal C is a huge building on three levels, two of which cater for departures, and 19 gates.

There's plenty of retail, eating and drinking opportunities to keep you amused if your flight's late. Terminal 3 alone has a huge retail space and they've allocated countless millions of dollars to upgrading and modernising the airport. Continental airlines have recently finished a new project designed to handle an extra 1500 arriving passengers per hour. This'll open up Newark airport to an even wider audience as well as speeding the arrivals process up. Keep up to date - use the super-fast directline-flights one-stop search engine to search airlines offering flights from Newark Airport. For directions to Newark Airport and a summary of public transport to Newark Airport, explore our comprehensive Newark Airport pages.