The New Jersey airport, which has faced radar problems and major delays, is scrambling to bring in more air traffic controllers and complete construction.

The FAA is capping arrivals at Newark Airport to 28 per hour starting October 2025 to ease congestion, improve efficiency, and support ongoing runway upgrades.

At one point, the FAA had targeted 77 total arrivals and departures at Newark each hour, but at the start of construction on April 15 they requested airlines cut that down to 70 total during the day and 62 during specific hours in the late afternoons and evenings.