Western Air Virtual & Flying ClubNewcastle Airport, Newcastle (EGNT)
Newcastle EGNT NCL
Newcastle International Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is located in Woolsington in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north-west of the city centre. It is currently the 11th busiest airport within the United Kingdom with regard to passenger numbers.
Newcastle Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P725) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
In 2019, it was named the best airport in Europe of those serving 5–15 million passengers annually by Airports Council International (ACI) for the second consecutive year.
Key Details
| Name | Newcastle |
| ICAO | EGNT |
| IATA | NCL |
| FIR | EGTT |
| Latitude | 55.03749847 |
| Longitude | -1.69166994 |
| Elevation | 266 ft |
Additional Information
Visual Circuits
All visual circuits are conducted to the north of the airfield, unless otherwise authorised.
Circuits should be flown at a height of 1000ft QFE for fixed wing aircraft or 700ft QFE for rotary wing traffic.
Aircraft entering the visual circuit should select transponder code 7010 Mode C for ACAS purposes.
METAR
TAF
Runway Information (Airport elevation: 251ft)
| Runway | 07 | Length | 7,642ft | Width | 148ft | Elevation | 251ft | Surface | Asphalt | Heading | 65 |
| Runway | 25 | Length | 7,642ft | Width | 148ft | Elevation | 251ft | Surface | Asphalt | Heading | 245 |