Newcastle Airport (New South Wales)
Newcastle Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Civil aviation | ||||||||||
| Owner | Newcastle City Council Port Stephens Council | ||||||||||
| Operator | Newcastle Airport Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Newcastle | ||||||||||
| Location | Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Hub for | FlyPelican | ||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E / 32.79500°S 151.83444°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Newcastle Airport | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2016–17 (1 July – 30 June)) | |||||||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart | |||||||||||
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Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM), also known as Williamtown Airport, is a domestic airport in Williamtown, New South Wales. It is located 15 kilometres; 9.2 miles (8 NM) north of the Newcastle City Centre (27 km (17 mi) by road) in Port Stephens. It is the 13th busiest airport in Australia, handling over 1.25 million passengers in the year ended 30 June 2017, an increase of 6.6% on the previous year. The airport occupies a 28 ha (69-acre) site on the southern border of RAAF Base Williamtown.