EWR Airport is located within city limits of Newark & Elizabeth, in the state of New Jersey, and is only 16 miles from midtown Manhattan. It is accessible from the New Jersey Turnpike Exits 13A and 14, U.S. Routes 1 & 9 and Interstate Hwy. 78. It is accessible by the 'Airtrain Newark' which serves all terminals and parking facilities P1 through P4, and connects at Newark Liberty Airport Station to other trains and subways in New Jersey & New York City.

Its annual passenger count is an estimated 35 million passengers annually and is hub to United Airlines, and is served by all of the major U.S. and numerous international airlines. Construction on rehabilitation of Runway 4R-22L and associated high-speed taxiways should be completed by late 2013.