The federal cap on flights at Newark Liberty International Airport, which was set to run out this weekend, will instead remain in place for another year, according to an FAA order published in the Federal Register.

The extension takes effect Sunday, October 25, and keeps Newark limited to 36 arrivals and 36 departures per hour, or 72 flights total, through October 30, 2027.

The FAA first restricted Newark flights in June 2025, after radar and radio outages, air traffic controller shortages and runway construction caused widespread delays. The limits were extended in September 2025, when the current 72-flight cap was set.

This time, the FAA points to staffing. According to the order, the area of the Philadelphia approach control facility that handles Newark has 28 certified controllers, 60.8% of its target of 46, and the agency does not expect staffing to significantly improve before the end of the summer 2027 scheduling season.

The order says the FAA “does not expect to accommodate new scheduled operations” at Newark while the limits are in place. Unscheduled operations, such as cargo, charter or nonscheduled foreign carrier flights, will be handled on a “first come, first serve” basis when they can be accommodated.

For travelers, nothing changes on Sunday. The same limits that have been in effect for the past year simply continue.

Newark remains the main gateway for many Lakewood residents flying to Israel. United resumed its Newark-Tel Aviv nonstops on September 8, and El Al also flies the route.