Williamtown Airport

Newcastle Airport Williamtown Airport
Newcastle Airport in 2011
IATA: NTL ICAO: YWLM
Summary
Airport type	Civil aviation
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	Newcastle Airport
Map
YWLM Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 2,778 9,114 Asphalt
Statistics (2016–17 (1 July – 30 June))
Passengers 1,257,210 Aircraft movements 14,125
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

The 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 over 1.25 million passengers in the year ended 30 June 2017, an increase of 6.6% on the previous year. 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.