Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A  has been declared as the world’s best new airport terminal by the global airport evaluation firm Skytrax.

The international industry honour comes a month after Skytrax gave the terminal its highest rating, five stars, following a detailed audit of the terminal’s facilities, operations and customer service.

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“This is a tremendously well-deserved honour for the flagship of the Port Authority’s ongoing renaissance at Newark Liberty International Airport,” said N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy. “It’s no surprise that the industry’s leader has bestowed one of its highest honors on this facility. From the distinctly Jersey aesthetic to the first-rate amenities and home-grown attractions, Terminal A is a point of pride for the Garden State that the whole world now gets to enjoy.” 

The $2.7 billion Terminal A represented both the Port Authority’s largest single investment in New Jersey and the state’s largest design-build project. The terminal opened in phases throughout 2023 as operations migrated from the 50-year-old former Terminal A. Within its first year of service, the terminal served 15 million passengers, greatly outperforming yearly passenger totals from the previous Terminal A.