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EWR to ALB: distance & flight time
Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
143 mi
231 km · 125 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
143 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EWR from ALB?
The flight distance from Newark (EWR) to Albany (ALB) is 143 miles (231 km, 125 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EWR to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EWR to ALB?
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