Newcastle International Airport (NCL)

Introduction

Newcastle International Airport has seen a large growth in passengers in recent years. Over 5.2 million passengers are handled by Newcastle International Airport every year. Located six miles north of Newcastle city centre, Newcastle International Airport is the UK’s 9th largest airport.

Facilities and Services

Newcastle International Airport can offer its passengers flights to over 85 scheduled destinations including domestic; European; and transatlantic services.
Newcastle International Airport has one terminal that provides passengers with a departure lounge containing a fair range of retail and catering outlets. Newcastle International Airport also has currency exchange facilities, car hire representatives and information desks to meet arriving passengers needs.
Newcastle International Airport has an executive lounge in the departure lounge. Passengers can enjoy business facilities such fax; e-mail; and Internet access as well as complimentary drinks and snacks in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. There is also an exclusive executive lounge for certain British Airways customers.

Getting To The Airport

Newcastle International Airport is located close to the A1. Whichever direction you are coming from, leave the A1 at the A696 and follow the signs to the airport from there.
For those travelling by train, Newcastle international Airport does not have its own train station but it is on the city’s Metro line, putting it just half an hour from the city train station and the metro services are frequent.
In addition there are regular bus services from Newcastle city centre, the Metro Centre in Gateshead and Blyth, to the airport terminal or alternatively, National Express runs services runs services from all over the country into Newcastle city centre.

Parking at the Airport

The short stay car park is situated immediately outside the entrance to Newcastle International Airport, the Short Stay Car Park offers convenient and secure car parking from a few hours to several days. The long stay car park offers passengers a quick and convenient parking service with 24 hour coach transfer direct to the Newcastle Airport terminal.
In order to make a booking to secure a space at any of these pre-bookable car parks at Newcastle International Airport via carparkinguk.co.uk.

History of Liverpool John Lennon Airport

The airport was opened on 26th July 1935. During the Second World War airport facilities for the region were temporarily moved to Cramlington in Northumberland. After the war was over the original airport site was developed. In the early 1950s, Newcastle Airport began to be used for package holidays.

Due to the dramatic increase in the package holiday market in the 1960s, Newcastle was forced to make further improvements in order to cope with the increasing demand for air travel. By the end of the decade the airport had a new runway, apron and control tower.

Passenger figures reached 700,000 by the 1970s and in 1978 the Government designated Newcastle International Category B status which meant that it became a regional international airport. By the end of the 1970s US flights were passing through Newcastle, including jumbo jets.

In the 1980s a £8 million development was instigated to provide improved check-ins, lounges, catering and duty free facilities. During this decade, passenger numbers continued to increase until Newcastle was handling around 1.24 million people a year.

During the following decade the extended and improved terminal building was completed and was officially opened in 1994 by the Princess Royal. Passenger numbers were still growing and actually reached a record breaking 1.67 million in the 1990s.

In 2000 a new £27 million extension was opened by Prime Minister Tony Blair and the first low cost airline arrived at the airport, with Go-Fly commencing a service to London Stansted and later in March 2003, easyJet also came to Newcastle. Since then further extensions and renovations have taken place, which means that the airport is more than able to accommodate the 5 million passengers per year that now pass through its gates.