Airports

Cargo at Newark Liberty

Whether it's textiles from Asia, or flowers from Holland, EWR’s air cargo capacity is expanding at an astounding rate to keep up with the airport's increasing cargo needs. With worldwide cargo expected to nearly triple in the next two decades, EWR has joined the race to provide more efficient and spacious cargo handling facilities at EWR.

Added to the cargo facilities opened in 2001 by Continental Airlines and United Airlines, the Port Authority expanded its cargo capacity at EWR even more in 2003 with the construction of a new 142,000 square-foot facility. When combined with existing cargo space at EWR, cargo space increased by approximately 17.5% to 1.38 million square feet, augmenting the airport's recognized role as a major hub for express carriers.

Being the overnight small package center for the entire metropolitan area, EWR offers a full range of short-, medium- and long-haul services to many domestic and international destinations. Located in Newark, New Jersey, directly adjacent to the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminals, EWR also provides fast, efficient air-sea connections. EWR lies only sixteen miles from lower Manhattan, twenty miles from Kennedy, seventeen miles from LaGuardia, and is situated at the center of the major lines of transportation for the Northeast Corridor.

Facts about EWR's air cargo operation:

The air cargo area: 290 acres.
It is adjacent to Port Newark/Elizabeth Foreign-Trade Zone No. 49.
It houses over 1.5 million square-feet of cargo space in modern buildings.
It serves more than 85 air carriers making over 1,200 daily plane movements to domestic and international destinations.
It is served by a heavy concentration of express package carriers.
It offers modern passenger terminals and accommodates 30 million passengers annually.

See information about EWR's cargo facilities.

Visit the airport's website at www.newarkliberty.com.