Newcastle Airport NCLEGNT

Newcastle Airport (NCL) is best understood as a compact regional international gateway for North East England, not a major global or alliance hub. It has one passenger terminal, so all airlines use the same building and there is no inter-terminal transfer problem. The airline mix is practical rather than hub-heavy: British Airways to Heathrow, KLM to Amsterdam, Air France to Paris CDG, Aer Lingus to Dublin, Emirates to Dubai, plus sizeable leisure and low-cost flying from Jet2.com, easyJet, Ryanair and TUI, and regional flying from Loganair. For the city, the Tyne and Wear Metro is usually the simplest choice: the airport station is connected to the terminal, and trains take around 25 minutes to Newcastle city-centre stops such as Haymarket, Monument and Central Station. NCL is not primarily built around connections, so transit passengers should be conservative on separate tickets, especially when immigration, baggage reclaim and a fresh security screening are involved.

Timezone: Europe/London

Nonstop from here

Carrier network (who flies) — not availability or price; tap an airport for its awards.

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://www.newcastleairport.com/

As of 2026-06-21 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

EGNT

Elevation

266 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

1

Longest runway

7644 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Metro → Newcastle city centre (Haymarket, Monument or Central Station) · around 25 min · Trains run approximately 05:30 (Sundays 06:20) to midnight.

Bus / coach

Routes listed by the airport include 777 Morpeth-Newcastle Airport-Kingston Park, 787 Newcastle Newgate Street-Newcastle Airport, and X77/X78/X79 Newcastle Eldon Square-Ponteland.

Taxi

Official on-site taxi service is Arrow Cars; booking office in arrivals hall, manned 24/7; phone 0191 2449966.

Train / metro

Airport is connected to Newcastle Central Station via the Metro green line; journey from Newcastle Central Station to Newcastle Airport takes around 25 minutes.

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport