Newcastle Airport (Williamtown)
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| Newcastle Airport[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: NTL - ICAO: YWLM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Newcastle Airport Ltd | ||
| Serves | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 31 ft (9 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 7,999 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a located 20 km north of Newcastle, New South Wales, with flights operated by Jetstar, Virgin Blue, QantasLink, Aeropelican and Brindabella Airlines.
It shares its runway with RAAF Base Williamtown. Whilst the airfield is classified as a military airfield, civilian operations are permitted. Managed by Newcastle Airport Limited (Newcastle City Council & Port Stephens Council joint partners), the facility is leased from the Federal Government for the purposes of civilian air travel. This lease is for 40 years, starting from June 2005.
The terminal facilities have recently been upgraded to cope with future demand and security requirements. The new terminal facilities were commissioned on 9 November 2005.
Williamtown was also named the Regional Airport of the Year 2005 by the Australian airports industry.
Impulse Airlines, a regional airline and later one of Australia's first low cost airlines established a base at the airport in the early 1990s. It established a maintenance facility at the airport, which became the maintenance base for Jetstar's Airbus A320 fleet following Qantas' acquisition of Impulse in 2001 and subsequent restructure to create Jetstar.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aeropelican (Sydney)
- Brindabella Airlines (Canberra)
- Qantas
- Jetstar (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne)
- QantasLink (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney)
- Virgin Blue (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ World Aero Data airport information for YWLM
