I’m a pilot — here’s the disastrous truth about flying out of Newark Airport

Offering his 162,000 TikTok followers a sneak peek at the plane pandemonium, Cappio, 35, shared visuals featuring a cluster of aircraft waiting to take off from Newark’s tarmac. 

But smooth sailing out of Newark — deemed a “travel hellhole” by frustrated frequent flyers over the past few weeks — has become virtually impossible. The disarray is largely due to a string of air-traffic control outages, construction issues and Federal Aviation Administration employees walking off the job due to malfunctioning equipment. 

The ongoing tumult forced the FAA to announce a dramatic cut to the number of flights permitted to come in and out of Newark for the next several months. 

Luckily for Cappio, endearingly known as Pilot Pete online, he made it out by the hair of his chiseled chin. 

“Here’s a live look at how many airplanes I had to wait behind prior to takeoff,” the millennial moaned in his viral vid. 

“We were No. 27 for takeoff, and that’s for multiple reasons,” he continued, adding that the “biggest” blockage was a closed runway undergoing reconstruction. 

“Every airline has to take off and land on a parallel runway, and it causes a backup bigger than I’ve ever seen before at Newark,” complained Cappio. 

“Unbelievable,” he said. “It took us 57 minutes, from push back to takeoff, behind all these airplanes.”

Still, the airman applauded Newark’s remaining air traffic controllers for doing their best under some of the worst conditions. 

“Excellent job,” he raved. “Super, super skilled getting airplanes airborne as quickly as possible while dealing with airplanes coming in to land.”

Cappio went on to assure trippers that catching a flight to or from the beleaguered hub is “super safe” — but also advised folks to “expect delays” and “possible cancellations.”

“Crazy, crazy happenings at Newark Airport.”