Name: Newcastle Airport
IATA code: NCL
Address: Newcastle International Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8BZ, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0) 871 882 1121
Website: www.newcastleairport.com

Newcastle Airport was the UK’s 10th busiest airport in 2007. It handled just over 5.65 million passengers, making it the 2nd busiest airport in the north of England after Manchester Airport. It serves the northeast of England, particularly Northumberland, Tyneside and Wearside. The airport is located about 6 miles northwest of Newcastle city centre close to Woolsington and Ponteland. Scheduled flights to domestic and European destinations account for the bulk of passenger traffic at Newcastle Airport. The airport introduced its first long-haul scheduled flight in September 2007, with Emirates beginning a direct daily service to Dubai. Charter airlines offering flights from Newcastle to destinations across Europe, North Africa and North America are popular at the airport during the holiday season.

Easyjet, Flybe, Jet2.com and Eastern Airways all have a considerable presence at the airport. Between them, they offer scheduled flights from Newcastle Airport to destinations such as Aberdeen, Barcelona, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Cork, Isle of Man, Jersey, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Malta, Paris, Rhodes, Split, Stavenger and Tenerife. Other scheduled airlines offering services at Newcastle Airport include Ryanair, Air Southwest, Air Transat, British Airways, Lufthansa and KLM.

The majority of charter flights from Newcastle Airport are provided by Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways. The offer seasonal charter services to holiday hotspots in countries such as Spain, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Mexico, USA and the Canary Islands. BH Air, Eurocypria Airlines, Onur Air and Viking Airlines are some of the other charter companies flying from Newcastle.

Newcastle Airport is directly connected to the Tyne and Wear Metro, so travel between the terminal and city centre is fast and simple. A bus regular bus service also runs between the airport and central Newcastle. Further information can be found on the airport website.

If you can’t find flights to Newcastle Airport, then Durham Tees Valley Airport is the closest alternative, but is currently only served by London Heathrow, Aberdeen, Amsterdam and Dublin. If you are prepared to do some extra travelling then Leeds/Bradford, Edinburgh and Glasgow International are other alternative airports worth considering.