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NCL Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCL / EGNT |
Airport Name: | Newcastle Airport |
Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°2'17"N by 1°41'22"W |
Area Served: | Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear County Durham Cumbria North Yorkshire Northumberland |
Operator/Owner: | Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Ltd (51%), AMP Capital (49%). |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):
- In August 2004 an extended and refurbished Departure Terminal was opened.
- The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
- The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
- The 1960s saw tremendous growth in passenger numbers at the Airport.
- Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Adjacent to the Hilton Doubletree is the Premier Inn, with another Premier Inn located at Callerton, near the general aviation terminal.
- Also, the Newcastle Airport Freight Village which is located beside the Airport, bases Emirates SkyCargo, FedEx, Servisair Cargo and NorthEast Air Cargo company offices to deal with freight such as mail and cargo to export and import goods to and from Newcastle and across the world.
- Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport mainly serves the City of Newcastle, the greater Tyneside area, Northumberland and Wearside.