Newark Liberty International Airport safety profile

40 recorded occurrences at or near Newark Liberty International Airport (19832026): 13 at the airport, 27 nearby; 1 fatal, 2 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20261 (0 fatal)
  • 20251 (0 fatal)
  • 20241 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20221 (0 fatal)
  • 20213 (0 fatal)
  • 20191 (0 fatal)
  • 20181 (0 fatal)
  • 20161 (0 fatal)
  • 20142 (0 fatal)
  • 20132 (0 fatal)
  • 20102 (0 fatal)
  • 20092 (0 fatal)
  • 20082 (0 fatal)
  • 20061 (0 fatal)
  • 20052 (0 fatal)
  • 20002 (0 fatal)
  • 19993 (0 fatal)
  • 19974 (0 fatal)
  • 19931 (0 fatal)
  • 19921 (0 fatal)
  • 19912 (0 fatal)
  • 19891 (0 fatal)
  • 19861 (0 fatal)
  • 19831 (1 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown27
  • On the ground5
  • Climb3
  • Landing2
  • Takeoff2
  • Approach1

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

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.