Newcastle International Airport
Airport in Newcastle upon Tyne, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newcastle International Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is an international airport in 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.[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Operator | Newcastle International Airport Ltd | ||||||||||
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Location | Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||||||||||
Hub for | Loganair[1] | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 266 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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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.[4]