Newcastle International Airport

For other airports, see Newcastle Airport (disambiguation).

Newcastle International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner
  • Newcastle Airport Local Authority (51%)
  • AMP Capital (49%)
OperatorNewcastle International Airport Ltd
Serves
LocationWoolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Hub forLoganair
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL81 m / 266 ft
Coordinates55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W / 55.03806; -1.68972
Websitewww.newcastleairport.com
Map
NCL/EGNT is located in Tyne and Wear
NCL/EGNT
NCL/EGNT
Location in Tyne and Wear
NCL/EGNT is located in the United Kingdom
NCL/EGNT
NCL/EGNT
NCL/EGNT (the United Kingdom)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,330 7,644 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers4,819,969
Passenger change 2022-23Increase17%
Aircraft movements35,447
Movements change 2022-23Increase12%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority[2]

Newcastle International Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is an international airport serving Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Located approximately 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Newcastle City Centre, it is the primary and busiest airport in North East England, and the second busiest in Northern England. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Newcastle International handled 5.2 million passengers annually.[2]

Newcastle Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P725) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

In 2019, it was named the best airport in Europe of those serving 5–15 million passengers annually by Airports Council International (ACI) for the second consecutive year.[3]

  1. ^ "NATS – AIS – Home". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Airport Data 2023". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Newcastle International Airport Named Best Airport in Europe - Again!". Eye Airports. 21 March 2019.