Norwich Airport
Civilian airport in Norwich, Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norwich Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) north of the city of Norwich.[3] In 2023, Norwich Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in East Anglia.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Regional & City Airports | ||||||||||
Operator | Norwich Airport Limited | ||||||||||
Serves | Norwich, Norfolk | ||||||||||
Location | Hellesdon | ||||||||||
Opened | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) | ||||||||||
Focus city for | TUI Airways | ||||||||||
Built | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) (as RAF Horsham St Faith) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36 m / 117 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°40′33″N 01°16′58″E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Norwich Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. Along with a long history of flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via KLM Cityhopper, it offers flights to various destinations in the United Kingdom and Europe. Besides the commercial flights, charter operators also operate from Norwich. Bristow Helicopters, DanCopter, and Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore fly crews to North Sea gas and oil rigs, and SaxonAir operates executive, private aircraft and helicopter charter flights.
The airport was established on the aerodrome site of RAF Horsham St Faith, a former Royal Air Force station in the early 1970s, under the ownership of the local authorities. It was later sold into private ownership.