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Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark, New Jersey (United States)
IATA: EWR ICAO: KEWR
Longest Active Runway
11,000 ft
3,353 meters
Field Elevation
18 ft
5 m MSL
Runway Inventory
3 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
40.6894°, -74.1705°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#122 in United States
Out of 2020 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#599 Worldwide
Top 7.9% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#6680 MSL
Top 91.3% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+10%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Newark Liberty International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,000 ft (3,353 m). It ranks as the #122 longest runway in United States and #599 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
4L/22R 11,000 ft (3353m) 150 ft (46m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
4R/22L 9,999 ft (3048m) 150 ft (46m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
11/29 6,725 ft (2050m) 150 ft (46m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name IATA Distance Longest Runway Lighting
John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York) JFK 18.1 NM (33.5 km) 14,511 ft ✅ Lighted
Philadelphia International Airport (Philadelphia) PHL 69.4 NM (128.5 km) 12,000 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/ewr.json ↗