Airport comparison · EWR vs LGA
Newark Liberty (EWR) vs LaGuardia (LGA)
In short
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is 17 km (11 mi) west-southwest of central New York; LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is 10 km (6 mi) east-northeast.
The two airports are 27 km (17 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies both as large airports.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for New York; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| EWRNewark Liberty International Airport | LGALaGuardia Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central New York | 17 km (11 mi) | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | WSW (246°) | ENE (73°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Large |
| Longest runway | 3,353 m (11,000 ft) | 2,134 m (7,002 ft) |
| Runways | 3 | 2 |
| Elevation | 5 m (18 ft) | 6 m (21 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 27 km (17 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
LGA is 8 km (5 mi) closer to central New York than EWR, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
EWR's longest runway is 3,998 ft (1,219 m) longer than LGA's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
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