Newcastle Airport

Newcastle International Airport
IATA: NCL ICAO: EGNT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Ltd (51%), AMP Capital (49%).
Operator	Newcastle International Airport Ltd
Serves	Tyne and Wear County Durham Cumbria North Yorkshire Northumberland
Location	Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne
Elevation AMSL	266 ft / 81 m
Coordinates	55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W / 55.03806; -1.68972Coordinates: 55°02′17″N 001°41′23″W / 55.03806°N 1.68972°W / 55.03806; -1.68972
Website	newcastleairport.com
Map
EGNT Location in Tyne and Wear
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,329 7,641 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 4,804,958 Passenger change 15-16 5.4% Aircraft Movements 55,000 Movements change 14-15 5.4%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	4,804,958
Passenger change 15-16	5.4%
Aircraft Movements	55,000
Movements change 14-15	5.4%

Newcastle International Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is an international airport located near the main area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north-west of the city centre. In 2015 it was the 10th busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the second busiest in Northern England after Manchester Airport, handling over 4.5 million passengers. Newcastle Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P725) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

The airport is owned by seven local authorities (51%) and AMP Capital (49%). The seven local authorities are: City of Newcastle, City of Sunderland, Durham County Council, Gateshead MBC, North Tyneside MBC, Northumberland County Council and South Tyneside MBC. On 27 October 2012 Copenhagen Airport sold the stake in the airport to AMP Capital, which is an Australian-based Investment Management Company.

The airport mainly serves the City of Newcastle, the greater Tyneside area, Northumberland and Wearside. The airport competes with the smaller Durham Tees Valley Airport for passengers travelling from and to County Durham and Teesside. Passengers from Cumbria, North Yorkshire and southern Scotland also use the airport, the nearest similar sized airport being Leeds Bradford Airport to the south and the larger Edinburgh and Glasgow International airports to the north. In terms of passenger numbers, Newcastle is the second largest airport in the North of England, after Manchester Airport.