Newark Liberty International Airport safety profile
38 recorded occurrences at or near Newark Liberty International Airport (1983–2026): 12 at the airport, 26 nearby; 1 fatal, 2 fatalities.
What happens most
Runway incursions
The FAA Runway Safety database records 198 runway incursions at this airport, including 4 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.
Notable investigated occurrences
- 2025-03-01 — FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP — 0.4 km
- 2024-02-06 — UNITED AIRLINES INC — 0.4 km
- 2023-06-28 — United Airlines — 0.3 km
- 2021-12-31 — Turkish Airlines — 0.3 km
- 2018-09-24 — United Airlines — 0.4 km
- 2014-06-17 — UNITED AIR LINES INC — 1.8 km
- 2014-04-24 — Embraer ERJ145, NOT SPECIFIED — 0.4 km
- 2013-05-18 — Bombardier DHC-8-102, U.S Airways Express — 0.4 km
- 2010-04-05 — JetBlue — 0.4 km
- 2009-09-18 — Continental Airlines — 5.7 km
- 2009-04-02 — EMERSUMS LLC — 0.4 km
- 2008-04-20 — KALITTA AIR LLC — 5.7 km
Runways
- 4L/22R: 11,000 ft, ASP, lighted
- 4R/22L: 9,999 ft, ASP, lighted
- 11/29: 6,725 ft, ASP, lighted
Weather patterns
- Fog: 22.397 days/year
- Thunderstorms: 36.295 days/year
- Snow: 25.397 days/year
- Crosswind >15kt: 0.175% of observations
- Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations
Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.