Newcastle International Airport

Newcastle International Airport
Newcastle International Airport
	IATA: NCL; ICAO: EGNT;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Newcastle Airport Local Authority (51%); InfraBridge (49%);
Operator	Newcastle International Airport Ltd
Serves	North East England; Cumbria; Scottish Borders;
Location	Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Hub for	Loganair
Focus city for	easyJet; Jet2.com; Ryanair; TUI Airways;
Elevation AMSL	81 m / 266 ft
Coordinates	55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W
Website	www.newcastleairport.com
Map
	NCL/EGNT Location in Tyne and Wear NCL/EGNT NCL/EGNT (the United Kingdom)
Runways
Statistics (2024)
Passengers
Passengers	5,143,412
Passenger change 2023-24	6.7%
Aircraft movements	35,447
Movements change 2022-23	12%
	Sources: UK AIP at NATS; Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority

Newcastle International Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is an international airport serving 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.

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.