AirportsNewcastle International Airport is a large airport serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NCL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NCL
- ICAO code
- EGNT
- City
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.0380° N, 1.6896° W
- Elevation
- 81 m (266 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,330 m (7,644 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NCL means Newcastle International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGNT. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.0380° N, 1.6896° W. It stands 81 metres (266 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Newcastle International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,330 metres (7,644 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,330 m 7,644 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Teesside International AirportDarlington, Durham | MME | 61 km |
| Leeds Bradford AirportLeeds, West Yorkshire | LBA | 130 km |
| Edinburgh AirportIngliston, Edinburgh | EDI | 147 km |
| Dundee AirportDundee | DND | 178 km |
| Humberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | HUY | 184 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,748 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,301 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,654 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 405 km | 1 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,351 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,438 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,874 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,294 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,871 km | 20 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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