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Newark Liberty International Airport: Runway Incursions

198 reported incursions · 4 serious (Category A/B) · Newark, NJ

By year

  • 20253
  • 20249
  • 20236
  • 202210
  • 202112
  • 20202
  • 201911
  • 20189
  • 201714
  • 20167
  • 20156
  • 201419
  • 20137
  • 201212
  • 20115
  • 20104
  • 20098
  • 20088
  • 20076
  • 20069
  • 20058
  • 200411
  • 20034
  • 20026
  • 20012

By severity category

  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision113
  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence58
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications23
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided3
  • Category B — significant separation loss1

By type

  • Pilot deviation86
  • Air traffic control75
  • Vehicle or pedestrian36
  • Other / unknown1

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2007-12-06 · Newark Liberty International Airport · E145 / B737 · RWY 22L · Category B

    AN EMBRAER E145 TAXIING TO RUNWAY 29 FOR DEPARTURE WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 22L APPROACH PATH ON TAXIWAY ZULU. THE E145 READ BACK HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY THEN CROSSED THE APPROACH PATH OF RUNWAY 22L WITHOUT CLEARANCE AND CONFLICTED WITH A BOEING B737 PASSING OVER ZULU ON APPROACH FOR 22L. CLOSEST PROXIMITY REPORTED WAS 400 FEET VERTICAL AS THE B737 PASSES OVER THE E145. THE AMASS LOGS RECORDED AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET FOR THE B737 AS IT CROSSED OVER THE E145 ON ZULU. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ALTITUDE RECORDED BY AMASS (ORIGINATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALTIMETER) HAS AN ACCURACY OF +/- ONE HUNDRED FEET.

  • 2004-10-05 · Newark Liberty International Airport · MD80 · RWY 4R · Category A

    A MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS MD80 LANDED RUNWAY 4R AND REPORTED THEY “ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN FRONT OF THEM”. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT HE SAW THE PEDESTRIAN JUST PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE PEDESTRIAN APPEARED TO SCURRY OUT OF THE WAY, AND AS THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN, THE CAPTAIN BELIEVED THE LEFT WING PASSED OVER THE INDIVIDUAL. AIRSPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 120 KIAS. THE UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL JUMPED THE FENCE FROM THE TURNPIKE AND WAS APPREHENDED BY SECURITY.

  • 2003-12-07 · Newark Liberty International Airport · C650 / E145 · RWY 29 · Category A

  • 2003-05-10 · Newark Liberty International Airport · A310 · RWY 4L · Category A

See also: Newark Liberty International Airport safety profile.

Counts are reported events, not a danger ranking. Before FY2008 the FAA used a narrower definition, so earlier years are not directly comparable.

Source: FAA Runway Safety (RWS) database, via ASIAS · United States Government public domain.