Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 103; Flight Crew Type 66
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
While sitting on taxiway A short of RK the First Officer and I observed a roughly 12' drone overfly the ramp. The drone approached from the ball park and flew between Gate 1 and Gate 2. It was at roughly 30 feet. We advised Ramp of the drone and another aircraft on frequency confirmed that they also had a visual on the drone. Upon contact with Ground Control we also advised them of the drone sighting.
B737 Captain reported sighting a small UAV flying at approximately 30 feet over adjacent taxiways at EWR.