Newark Liberty International Airport

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The Newark Liberty International Airport ( IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, including Newark International Airport ) is an international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is 17 kilometers south-west of New York City between Newark and Elizabeth and is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The airport made ​​in 2011 from over 33 million passengers and serves as a hub for United Airlines and FedEx. He was in his early days of the largest U.S. airport and today after John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport before one of the three major airports in the greater New York City.

History

The airport was opened on October 1, 1928, was the first airport in the vicinity of New York.

In 1935, the airport was the first commercial aircraft terminal in the world. Newark was until the opening of the second New York LaGuardia Airport in 1939, the busiest airport in general. At the beginning of the Second World War, Newark was closed for passenger traffic, and served throughout the war as a logistical base for the U.S. Army.

In 1948 the "Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ," the airport; Passenger traffic was then added quickly. The infrastructure has been greatly expanded including new start and runways and hangars. Until the opening of the North Terminal in 1953 there was only one main building.

In the 1970s, the airport rose slowly in the category " International Airport " on. In 1973, the terminals A and B were built, and the airport is now called itself the Newark International Airport.

In the 1980s, Newark developed even faster. The first Atlantic flights took off in 1984 from Newark to London ( flown by Virgin Atlantic Airways ). Thus, gradually getting more traffic came to the airport. Continental Airlines built in Newark in the sequence a turnstile its flight connections. In 1987, the North Terminal was demolished and the new Terminal C opened in 1988. There, United Airlines, formerly Continental Airlines, its main terminal; most flights are served by the line here.

On 11 September 2001, the United Airlines Flight 93 was launched from Newark to fly to San Francisco. The machine was kidnapped about an hour after the start of terrorists and now headed for Washington, DC According to official figures, the passengers were trying to get the machine back into their power, but failed, and the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on a field from. As a result of the addition of " Liberty " was recorded in the name of the airport. See also: terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.

2003 Newark was honored with ties to Hong Kong, Singapore and New Delhi to the airport with the longest non-stop connections.

Terminal building

In Newark, there are now three terminals, they are identified by the letters A, B, and C. These are in turn divided into three groups, with the terminal A: A1, A2 and A3, wherein the terminal B: B1, B2, B3, and so on. Because the terminal A does not have sufficient controls for entry into the United States, it is only used for domestic flights and flights from Canada.

Transport links

Newark has an airport station (Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station). It is located on the Northeast Corridor and is served by NJ Transit and Amtrak trains.

The airport also numerous bus lines is connected to the surrounding cities.

AirTrain Newark

AirTrain Newark is a airport train ( monorail ), which connects the three terminals, all the car parks and the airport station together. AirTrain Newark is three kilometers long and was made ​​after the completion of the new Terminal C at the beginning of the 1990s in service. It operates just like the Newark Airport by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

AirTrain Newark holds at stations P1, P2 and P3, followed by the terminals A, B and C, P4 and Newark Liberty International Airport Station.

Between the car parks and the terminals to use the AirTrain is free. Trips to or from the airport train station cost $ 5.50. The fee is included in the issued by Amtrak and NJ Transit tickets already.

From Germany

From Germany Newark is served by the following places ( with respective aircraft ):

  • Berlin- Tegel: Daily in the morning from United Airlines Boeing 757
  • Dusseldorf: Daily with Airbus A340 -300 from Lufthansa
  • Frankfurt am Main: Three times a day, once Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 and two United Airlines Boeing 757 and Boeing 767
  • Hamburg: Daily with Boeing 757 of United Airlines
  • Munich: Twice a day, once each by Lufthansa Airbus 340 and United Airlines Boeing 767/777
  • Stuttgart: daily with Boeing 757 of United Airlines

Airport statistics

In the year 2011, some 33,701,031 passengers used the airport, of which approximately 22,189,712 11,511,319 national and international passengers.

Stand: 2011

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