Newcastle Airport (New South Wales)

Newcastle Airport RAAF Base Williamtown Williamtown Airport
Newcastle Airport in 2011
IATA: NTL ICAO: YWLM
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Newcastle City Council Port Stephens Council
Operator	Newcastle Airport Ltd
Serves	Lower Hunter Region
Location	Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia
Hub for	FlyPelican
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Elevation AMSL	31 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E / 32.79500°S 151.83444°E / -32.79500; 151.83444Coordinates: 32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E / 32.79500°S 151.83444°E / -32.79500; 151.83444
Website	www.newcastleairport.com.au/page345/Home.aspx
Map
YWLM Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 2,438 7,999 Asphalt
Statistics (2014–15)
Passengers 1,142,997 Aircraft movements 14,634
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart Passengers and movements from BITRE

Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is 15 kilometres; 9.2 miles (8 NM) north of Newcastle, New South Wales (27 km (17 mi) by road) in Port Stephens. It is the 12th busiest airport in Australia, handling just over 1.2 million passengers in the year ending 30 June 2011, which is 83,910 more than in 2009–10. The airport occupies a 28 ha (69 acres) site on the southern border of RAAF Base Williamtown.

The airport is jointly owned by Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, and managed by Newcastle Airport Limited. The airport and associated developments support over 3,300 jobs and contributed $1.19 billion to the economy of the lower Hunter Region in 2015.

The airport runway is shared with the RAAF Base Williamtown. Even though this base is a military airfield, civilian operations are permitted. Jetstar, Virgin Australia, QantasLink and Regional Express operate flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Ballina. FlyPelican also operates flights to Ballina and Canberra. Brindabella Airlines operated at the airport until its collapse in late 2013. The airport is leased from the Federal Government for civilian air travel until 2045.