One of America's largest airports is located in the state of New Jersey, about 27 km from Manhattan.

United, the world's largest airline, has its main base and headquarters here.

Thanks to United Airlines, Newark is one of the world's most important airports with direct flights to every continent except Australia.

Although the airport is not located in New York, many airlines use New York instead of Newark. From the downtown Manhattan terminal, you'll be even faster than from the better-known New York JFK.

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