AirportsNorwich Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Norwich, Norfolk, in England, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NWI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NWI
- ICAO code
- EGSH
- City
- Norwich, Norfolk
- State or region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.6758° N, 1.2828° E
- Elevation
- 36 m (118 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,842 m (6,043 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NWI means Norwich Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGSH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.6758° N, 1.2828° E. It stands 36 metres (118 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
Norwich Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,842 metres (6,043 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,842 m 6,043 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| London Stansted AirportLondon, Essex | STN | 113 km |
| London Southend AirportSouthend-on-Sea, Essex | SEN | 129 km |
| London Luton AirportLuton, Luton | LTN | 143 km |
| Humberside AirportGrimsby, Lincolnshire | HUY | 148 km |
| London City AirportLondon | LCY | 155 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,593 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,097 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,408 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 179 km | 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,612 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,758 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,740 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,415 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,851 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.