NEWS
Aviation

146-00: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE , October 24, 2000

MEDIA ADVISORY -- PORT AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE 7,000-TON NEWARK AIRPORT TERMINAL


The Port Authority will begin moving Newark International Airport's original airport Terminal Building, a 7,000-ton National Historic Landmark building - used by millions of passengers in the 1940s and early 1950s - to a new airport location almost three-quarters of a mile away. The relocation will begin Wednesday, October 25.

Twenty-nine hydraulic jacks have been used to lift the building, and almost 1,000 tons of supporting structure, eight feet into the air. Rubber-wheeled platforms will then be used to transport the building, in three sections, to its new site. The site left vacant will be used to create additional parking for airport passengers.

In its new location, the building will be the centerpiece of a structure housing the Port Authority Police, a garage for emergency vehicles, administrative offices and a museum with exhibits showcasing Newark Airport's rich history. Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was present for the dedication of the building in 1934.

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