Newark Liberty International Airport probably provides the most convenient international access to New Jersey. Philadelphia is another option. Atlantic City Airport provides some minor domestic service, mostly carrier service, but travellers should be aware that it is a good distance away from most destinations.
Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID:EWR). Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, This airport has extensive passenger and freight operations and is a hub for Continental Airlines. Newark Liberty International Airport has three passenger terminals. The airport is in Newark in New Jersey.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID:JFK) Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Located in Queens County, on Long Island, in southeastern New York City. This is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States with more international traffic than any other airport in North America. It is also the main air freight gateway to the US. In 2010 58,320,000 passengers used the airport making it the 12th busiest in the world in terms of passenger traffic.
LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGAICAO: KLGA FAA LID: LGA) . Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This is the smallest of the area's three primary commercial airports. Located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York and is on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay.
Philadelphia International Airport (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL, FAA LID:PHL) is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania. It is the second largest hub and the primary international hub of US Airways and operates to destinations throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Atlantic City International Airport (IATA: ACY, ICAO: KACY, FAA LID:ACY) A joint civil-military public airport located 10 mi (17 km) (9 nm) northwest of the CBD of Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey within the Pomona section of Galloway Township. It is a major aviation facility and lies on portions of 3 local municipalities; Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, and Hamilton Township. The airport is accessible via Exit 9 on the Atlantic City Expressway. The facility is owned and operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
Atlantic City International Airport is a base for the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing and the United States Coast Guard's Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.
The airport is adjacent to the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center, a major research and testing hub for the Federal Aviation Administration, and a training center for the Federal Air Marshal Service.
It is also an abort landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle.
Old Bridge Airport (IATA:none, FAA:LID:3N6) Public-use airport located 9.26 km (5 mn) south of the Old Bridge CBD in Middlesex County. The airport is privately owned and situated next to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Newark Airport, JFK and LaGuardia had a throughput of over 107 million passengers in 2008, making those 3 airports the busiest airport system in the United States in terms of passenger numbers and second in the world behind London in the United Kingdom.
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