Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Statistics 2026

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is one of the primary international entry points for the New York metropolitan area and one of United Airlines’ largest hubs. Located in New Jersey, southwest of Manhattan, the airport links the tri-state region with destinations worldwide.

Newark Liberty International Airport key statistics

• Passengers (2025): 47.00 million, down 4.1% from 2024¹
• Passengers (January–August 2026): 31.12 million, up 0.3% on the same months of 2025²
• Flights (2025): 390,476 takeoffs and landings¹
• Air freight (2025): 679,097 short tons¹
• Largest airline (2025): United Airlines, with 67.9% of passengers¹
• Busiest domestic route (July 2025–June 2026): Orlando (MCO), with 994,830 passengers³
• On-time departures (2025): 75%³

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) handled 31.12 million passengers from January to August 2026, up 0.3% on the same months of 2025.²

• Domestic travelers made up about 67% (20.87 million) and international travelers about 33% (10.24 million).²
• The airport handled 259,335 flights, up 1.1% on January to August 2025, and 439,347 short tons of freight, down 0.2%.²
• August was the busiest month so far, with 4,159,897 passengers. May showed the biggest gain, up 14.8% on a weak May 2025.²
• Latest available month: August 2026.

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) was the second-busiest of New York's three major airports in 2025, with 47.00 million passengers, behind JFK (62.63 million) and ahead of LaGuardia (32.79 million).¹

• Newark handled about a third (33%) of the 142.42 million passengers who used the three airports in 2025.¹
• Newark's passenger count fell 4.1% from 2024, a steeper drop than at JFK (1.0%) or LaGuardia (2.2%).¹
• Newark handled 390,476 flights (takeoffs and landings), fewer than JFK (464,281) but more than LaGuardia (354,645).¹

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) generated $1.42 billion in gross operating revenue in 2025.⁵

• The airport generated $1.05 billion in gross operating revenue in 2019⁶, but dropped to $739.6 million in 2020⁷ due to the pandemic.
• Recovery progressed steadily from $976.6 million in 2021⁸ to $1.14 billion in 2022⁹ and $1.35 billion in 2023¹⁰.
• In 2024, the airport generated $1.39 billion¹¹, up 2.6% from 2023 and 32% above 2019 levels.
• In 2025, the airport generated $1.42 billion⁵, up 2.4% from 2024 and 35% higher than pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

United Airlines carries the most passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), having a 67.9% market share in 2025¹.

Market Share by Airline at EWR (2025)

• United Airlines: 67.9% market share (31.91 million passengers)¹
• Spirit Airlines: 5.7% market share (2.66 million passengers)¹
• Delta Air Lines: 4.2% market share (1.95 million passengers)¹
• American Airlines: 4.1% market share (1.92 million passengers)¹
• JetBlue Airways: 4% market share (1.87 million passengers)¹
• Alaska Airlines: 2% market share (947,529 passengers)¹
• Air Canada: 1.5% market share (710,441 passengers)¹
• Other carriers: 10.7% market share (5.02 million passengers)¹

Orlando is the most popular destination from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), with 994,830 passengers flying there in the latest 12 months of data (July 2025 to June 2026), up 5.8% on the year before.³

• Denver grew fastest among the top 10, up 8.5%, while Fort Lauderdale (5.1%) and Los Angeles (5.0%) fell the most.³
• Latest available: July 2025 to June 2026.

Top 10 Destinations from Newark by Passengers (July 2025 to June 2026)

• Orlando (MCO): 994,830 passengers (up 5.8%)³
• Los Angeles (LAX): 896,450 passengers (down 5.0%)³
• Atlanta (ATL): 885,670 passengers (up 5.8%)³
• San Francisco (SFO): 869,430 passengers (up 3.1%)³
• Chicago O'Hare (ORD): 848,400 passengers (down 3.1%)³
• Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 696,420 passengers (down 5.1%)³
• Miami (MIA): 591,530 passengers (down 1.1%)³
• Houston Intercontinental (IAH): 566,170 passengers (down 2.7%)³
• Denver (DEN): 526,060 passengers (up 8.5%)³
• Dallas Fort Worth (DFW): 490,310 passengers (up 2.8%)³

August was the peak month at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in 2025¹.

• August was the busiest month at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in 2025, serving approximately 4.50 million passengers¹, followed by July (4.29 million), December (4.23 million), October (4.10 million), and March (4.01 million).

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) had a 75% on-time departure rate and a 71% on-time arrival rate in 2025, down from 76% for both in 2024.³

• Cancellations (2025): 2.52% of scheduled flights, level with 2024 and down from 2.77% in 2023³
• Average delay for delayed flights (2025): Departure 84.14 minutes and arrival 90.63 minutes, up from 77.97 and 81.61 minutes in 2024³
• Worst months (2025): May, when only 49.2% of arriving flights were on time and 5.6% were cancelled, followed by July (58.4% on time, 7.3% cancelled)¹²
• Main cause of delays (2025): Air traffic system delays, which cover non-extreme weather, heavy traffic and air traffic control, held up 15.0% of arriving flights, ahead of late-arriving aircraft (6.0%), airline problems (5.0%) and extreme weather (0.8%)¹²

Newark Liberty International Airport employs around 25,000 people¹ and plays a major role in the regional economy.

• Each year, the airport generates more than $24 billion in economic activity across the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, supporting roughly 99,000 jobs and around $11 billion in annual wages¹.