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Newcastle Airport
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Newcastle (NCL)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
55°2'14"N / 1°41'30"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Newcastle |
| Service telephone: |
+44 871 882 1121 |
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| Address: |
Newcastle International Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8BZ, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
5,476,764 |
| Operating Company: |
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Take-off and landing: |
81,746 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, liable to a fee; short and long-term parking. |
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| Altitude of runway: |
81 m |
Length of runway: |
2329 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Newcastle upon Tyne (7 km), Sunderland (24 km), Middlesbrough (62 km)
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Operating airlines:
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easyJet, American Airlines, Jet2.com, British Airways, Ryanair, FlyBE, Qantas Airways, XL Airways Germany
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Alternative airports:
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Durham Tees Valley (MME) 61 km, Leeds-Bradford (LBA) 130 km, Edinburgh (EDI) 147 km, Blackpool (BLK) 165 km, Dundee (DND) 178 km, Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) 180 km |
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Description:
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The international airport Newcastle upon Tyne, in the northern county of Tyne and Wear, is located about 11 kilometres northwest of the city centre. According to traffic volume, the airport is one the ten major airports in the country.
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Location:
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The airport is situated directly on the A 696 towards Ponteland. Motorists should take the A1 to Newcastle and in the north of the city take the exit for the A 696. The airport is then signposted.
Those arriving by train should take service to Newcastle Central Railway Station and then use the metro that leaves approximately every 7 minutes and goes directly to the departure hall at the airport. Alternatively, take the public bus services of the X74 and X78 that leave from Eldon Square only 380 yards from the station.
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History:
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Destinations:
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A total of 19 airlines currently depart and arrive at Newcastle airport, serving 50 destinations in all. Eastern Airways for example flies regularly to Aberdeen, Cardiff, the Isle of Man and Southampton; Emirates go to Dubai; British Airways to London; Air France to Paris; Flyglobespan to Toronto-Hamilton and Aer Lingus to Dublin. In addition, the low-cost carriers such as Easyjet, Jet2, or Ryanair also operate flights from Newcastle, for example serving Pisa, Malaga, Rome, Prague, Nice, Arrecife and Las Palmas.
Besides scheduled flights, every 6 months there are also seasonal charter flights. During the 2007/08 winter season for example flights go to Paphos, Turin, Tenerife and Sharm El Sheik with Thomsonfly or Faro, Fuerteventura, Monastir and Palma with Thomas Cook.
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Favourite Flights from and to Newcastle / NCL
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to London-Gatwick (LGW) 15 Flights per week with Jet2.com, Emirates, XL Airways Germany
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to London-Heathrow (LHR) 87 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Cardiff (CWL) with Eastern Airways
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) 94 Flights per week with KLM, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, Northwest Airlines
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to London-Stansted (STN) 20 Flights per week with easyJet, XL Airways Germany
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Goa (GOI)
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton-Eastleigh (SOU) 18 Flights per week with FlyBE, Eastern Airways
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne-Tullamarine International Airport (MEL)
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) 3 Flights per week with Jet2.com, XL Airways Germany, MyTravel Airways
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