Market · U.S. Airport Market Profile

Newark (EWR)

U.S. flights only 12 months ending April 2026 BTS source data through April 2026
Arriving passengers
15.77M
▼ 5.49% year over year · Rank No. 14
Departing passengers
15.81M
▼ 5.35% year over year · Rank No. 14
Passengers daily each way
43,256
Average passengers per direction per day
Scheduled departures
136,353
▼ 6.16% year over year · Rank No. 18 · 374 daily
Freight and mail
964M lb.
▼ 4.49% year over year · Rank No. 14
Scheduled carriers
20
▲ 5.26% year over year

Airline Market Share

Total passengers · 31.58 million

April 2026
United59.82%
18.89 million passengers
Other16.38%
5.17 million passengers
Spirit8.35%
2.64 million passengers
American5.64%
1.78 million passengers
Delta5.32%
1.68 million passengers
JetBlue4.48%
1.42 million passengers

Busiest U.S. Destinations

Passengers in thousands, compared with the prior 12-month period

Top 10
1
MCOOrlando, FL
992.12k1,359 PDEW
▲ 2.4%
2
LAXLos Angeles, CA
915.49k1,254 PDEW
▼ 5.3%
3
ATLAtlanta, GA
875.87k1,200 PDEW
▲ 3.3%
4
SFOSan Francisco, CA
865.94k1,186 PDEW
▲ 4.8%
5
ORDChicago, IL
826.07k1,132 PDEW
▼ 5.9%
6
FLLFort Lauderdale, FL
705.44k966 PDEW
▼ 7.6%
7
MIAMiami, FL
584.00k800 PDEW
▼ 5.0%
8
IAHHouston, TX
560.12k767 PDEW
▼ 6.7%
9
DENDenver, CO
504.24k691 PDEW
▲ 0.8%
10
PBIWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL
478.03k655 PDEW
▼ 2.3%
Total passengers31.58 million
Largest carrierUnited · 59.8%
Largest U.S. destinationOrlando (MCO)
Average departures374 per day

Passenger History

Rolling 12-month arriving and departing passengers

Growing monthly

Operations and Cargo History

Scheduled departures and freight/mail volume

BTS

Flightline Insight

EWR handled 31.58 million arriving and departing passengers during the latest 12-month reporting period, down 5.5% year over year. United was the largest scheduled carrier with 59.8% of reported passengers. The busiest reported U.S. destinations were Orlando (MCO), Los Angeles (LAX) and Atlanta (ATL).

Data note: Passenger totals represent scheduled enplaned revenue passengers on U.S. flights. PDEW is calculated as total arriving and departing passengers divided by two directions and 365 days. Carrier shares are based on BTS-reported scheduled enplaned revenue passengers. Freight and mail include scheduled and nonscheduled activity. Destination figures are BTS-reported passenger totals in thousands; route PDEW is calculated from the latest rolling 12-month passenger total. Historical charts retain each monthly BTS endpoint as future updates are generated.