Newark Liberty International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#599 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #39 of 63 in US

same length as SJC, KOA, PDX · #122 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 EWR in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #599 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · tied #39 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

EWR lies at 5 m (18 ft), #594 of 650 published airports by elevation and 8.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 589 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,169 ft higher than EWR.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 18.1 NM, 14,511 ft. Next: PHL 69.4 NM. JFK has the radius's longest runway, 3,511 ft more than EWR.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

EWR runways: 4L/22R 11,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 4R/22L 9,999 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 11/29 6,725 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #39 of 63 in United States with SJC/KOA/PDX at 11,000 ft; DEN leads by 5,000 ft (16,000 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
4L/22R	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
4R/22L	9,999 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11/29	6,725 ft (2050 m / 2.050 km)	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

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →