Amex Centurion Lounge Newark Airport (EWR) Opening 2026

By Ben Schlappig On Sep 12, 2023

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A couple of years back, we unofficially learned that an Amex Centurion Lounge would be coming to Newark Airport. While Amex hadn’t announced it at the time, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had approved the project. There’s now an update, as Amex has formally revealed its plans for this lounge… though we’ll have to be patient.

In September 2021, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved the opening of an Amex Centurion Lounge at Newark Airport (EWR). For those not familiar, Centurion Lounges are some of the awesome lounges that those with The Platinum Card® from American Express (review) and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express (review) have access to. For many cardmembers, lounge access is a favorite perk.

American Express has finalized a 15-year lease to open a lounge in the new Terminal A building. This is exciting on many levels, not just because it will be the largest Centurion Lounge to date, but also because it means there will be a Centurion Lounge at all three major airports in the NYC area.

Furthermore, Newark Airport lacks exciting lounge options other than from United, so it will be nice to have an alternative. If nothing else, more lounge space is always a good thing in terms of less crowding in other lounges.

Rendering of the Centurion Lounge Newark Airport

Details of the Amex Centurion Lounge Newark

American Express plans to open an 18,000 square foot lounge in a 50,000 square foot expansion building of the new Newark Airport Terminal A. The lounge will be located on the third floor of the building, while the areas on the first and second floor will be subleased to third parties.

Per the proposal from 2021, the lease is for around 15 years. American Express is paying a total of $121.5 million over the term of the lease, and is investing approximately $100 million to construct the terminal expansion. The airport itself won’t have to make any capital investments in connection to the lounge.

The lounge will include a variety of amenities, including:

A viewing terrace overlooking the airfield, Port of Newark, New York and Newark Harbor, and the Manhattan skyline
Multiple signature Amex food and bar areas
A piano lounge
A Jersey jazz-themed bar
A speakeasy-themed backstage cocktail lounge
A wellness room, workstation, and “world-class restroom facilities”

This sounds like a pretty awesome Centurion Lounge to me — not only will it be huge, but those are some cool-sounding amenities.

The only bad news about this announcement is that the Centurion Lounge Newark is only expected to open in 2026 — that means we’ll have to wait around three years!

Centurion Lounges generally have great food & drinks

Bottom line

American Express will be opening a huge Centurion Lounge at Newark Airport, featuring a jazz bar and piano lounge, a terrace, and more. This should be a great lounge, though it’s only expected to open in 2026.

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