AirportsCornwall Airport Newquay is a medium-sized airport serving Newquay, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NQY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NQY
- ICAO code
- EGHQ
- City
- Newquay
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.4406° N, 4.9954° W
- Elevation
- 119 m (390 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NQY means Cornwall Airport Newquay. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGHQ. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.4406° N, 4.9954° W. It stands 119 metres (390 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Plymouth, about 61 km away in a straight line.
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
Cornwall Airport Newquay has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,003 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,744 m 9,003 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penzance HeliportPenzance, Cornwall | PZE | 50 km |
| Land's End AirportLand's End, Cornwall | LEQ | 61 km |
| St. Mary's AirportSt. Mary's, Isles of Scilly | ISC | 109 km |
| Exeter International AirportExeter, Devon | EXT | 116 km |
| Cardiff International AirportCardiff | CWL | 157 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,066 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,533 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,798 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 338 km | 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,269 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,591 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,219 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,849 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,351 km | 21 h 25 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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