Newcastle International Airport

Newcastle International Airport
IATA: NCL ICAO: EGNT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Newcastle Airport Local Authority (51%) AMP Capital (49%)
Operator	Newcastle International Airport Ltd
Serves	North East England Cumbria Scottish Borders
Location	Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne
Hub for	Loganair[1]
Focus city for	Jet2.com Ryanair TUI Airways
Elevation AMSL	266 ft / 81 m
Coordinates	55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W / 55.03806; -1.68972
Website	www.newcastleairport.com
Map
EGNT Location in Tyne and Wear Show map of Tyne and Wear EGNT EGNT (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,330 7,644 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 4,819,969 Passenger change 2022-23 17% Aircraft Movements 35,447 Movements change 2022-23 12%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority[3]

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]

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]