Norwich International Airport

Norwich Airport
IATA: NWI ICAO: EGSH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Regional & City Airports
Operator	Norwich Airport Limited
Serves	Norwich, Norfolk
Elevation AMSL	117 ft / 36 m
Coordinates	52°40′33″N 001°16′58″E / 52.67583°N 1.28278°E / 52.67583; 1.28278Coordinates: 52°40′33″N 001°16′58″E / 52.67583°N 1.28278°E / 52.67583; 1.28278
Website	norwichairport.co.uk
Map
NWI/EGSH Location in Norfolk
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,841 6,040 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 459,664 Passenger change 14-15 0.2% Aircraft Movements 36,045 Movements change 14-15 3.7%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers	459,664
Passenger change 14-15	0.2%
Aircraft Movements	36,045
Movements change 14-15	3.7%

Norwich Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH), until early 2017 Norwich International Airport, is a minor international airport in the City of Norwich within Norfolk, England 2.8 NM (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) north of the city centre and on the edge of the city's suburbs at Hellesdon. In 2014 Norwich airport was the 29th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region.

Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P723) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. Along with a long history of flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via KLM Cityhopper (formerly KLM UK), it offers flights to various destinations in the United Kingdom and Europe. Besides the commercial flights, charter operators also operate out of Norwich. Bristow Helicopters, DanCopter and Bond Offshore Helicopters fly crews to North Sea gas rigs and SaxonAir operates executive, private aircraft and helicopter charter flights.

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. This fell into disuse in the early part of the Second World War.