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NWI Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NWI / EGSH |
| Airport Name: | Norwich International Airport |
| Location: | Norwich, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°40'32"N by 1°16'58"E |
| Area Served: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Operator/Owner: | Omniport (80.1%) Norfolk County Council Norwich City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NWI |
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Facts about Norwich International Airport (NWI):
- In December 2013 Loganair announced they would be taking over Flybe's service to Edinburgh Airport from April 2014 and increasing flights from 1 to 3 times a day each weekday and twice on Sundays in the peak season, with this there will be two further D328s based at the airport one to operate the route and one as a 'hot spare'/charter aircraft with all crew being relocated from Edinburgh and Dundee.
- Norwich International Airport handled 463,401 passengers last year.
- Because of Norwich International Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Norwich International 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.
- Most of the World War II buildings used by the USAAF remain, although converted for a variety of purposes.
- The furthest airport from Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,816 miles (19,015 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Norse operates a park and ride service a 2 minute walk from the airport direct to Norwich city centre on Monday – Saturday every 10 – 15 minutes.
- Norwich International Airport (NWI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of NWI.
- The first Norwich airport was set up on a former First World War aerodrome on Mousehold Heath under what is now the Heartsease housing estate.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.90 miles (7.89 km) NE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom |    |
| 2 | 30.74 miles (49.48 km) W | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) SW | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 35.67 miles (57.41 km) WSW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 39.97 miles (64.33 km) WSW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) S | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 7 | 56.88 miles (91.54 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 58.55 miles (94.22 km) SW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 63.16 miles (101.65 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 66.88 miles (107.63 km) WSW | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 66.93 miles (107.72 km) WNW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 70.34 miles (113.19 km) SW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 80.37 miles (129.35 km) SSW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 81.06 miles (130.45 km) W | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 81.65 miles (131.40 km) NW | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,815.55 miles (19,015.23 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,754.99 miles (18,917.78 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,731.89 miles (18,880.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,727.86 miles (18,874.12 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,713.72 miles (18,851.36 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,698.78 miles (18,827.32 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,691.53 miles (18,815.65 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,691.45 miles (18,815.52 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,685.68 miles (18,806.23 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,662.01 miles (18,768.15 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,661.00 miles (18,766.51 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,644.88 miles (18,740.58 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,644.18 miles (18,739.44 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,637.28 miles (18,728.35 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,616.77 miles (18,695.33 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |