Newcastle International Airport
Newcastle International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Operator | Newcastle International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
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| Location | Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1967 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Loganair | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 81 m / 266 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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NCL/EGNT Location in Tyne and Wear NCL/EGNT NCL/EGNT (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority | |||||||||||
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.
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.