AirportsNewcastle Airport is a large airport serving Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NTL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NTL
- ICAO code
- YWLM
- City
- Williamtown
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.7961° S, 151.8350° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,058 m (10,033 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NTL means Newcastle Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YWLM. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.7961° S, 151.8350° E. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Newcastle Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,058 metres (10,033 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,058 m 10,033 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Seaplane BaseSydney | LBH | 100 km |
| Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney (Mascot) | SYD | 142 km |
| Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportSydney | WSI | 160 km |
| Port Macquarie AirportPort Macquarie | PQQ | 180 km |
| Tamworth AirportTamworth | TMW | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,419 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,168 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,060 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,961 km | 20 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,904 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,945 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,287 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,703 km | 9 h 45 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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